Increase 27,9% total motor vehicle registrations in the January-July 2023 period reached 26.462, compared to 20.685 in the same period in 2022, according to data released by the Statistics Office on Tuesday.
Passenger saloon car registrations increased by 28,9% to 21.178, compared to 16.427 in the corresponding period of 2022. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 9.231 or 43,6% were new and 11.947 or 56,4% were used cars. Rental cars in particular saw a 37,7% increase to 3.962.
In addition, bus registrations increased to 211 in the January-July 2023 period, up from 47 in the same period in 2022, while freight vehicle registrations increased to 2.512, compared to 2.252 in the corresponding period in 2022, an increase of 11,5%. . Specifically, light trucks increased by 7,9% to 1.955, heavy trucks by 33,5% to 307, road tractors (trailers) by 51% to 74 and rental vehicles by 9,3% to 176.
Registrations of mopeds < 50cc fell to 162 in January-July 2023, compared to 179 in the same period in 2022, while in contrast, motorcycle registrations > 50cc increased by 33,8% to 2.090, compared to 1.562 in the same period of 2022.
In July 2023, total motor vehicle registrations reached 4.441, up 48,6% from 2.988 in July 2022. Saloon passenger car registrations increased 53,8% to 3.578 from 2.326 in July 2022.
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