In September 2023, motor vehicle registrations surged by 35% to 4,607, up from 3,412 the previous year. Specifically, registrations of passenger saloon cars experienced a 35.9% hike, totaling 3,722 compared to 2,738 in September 2022, as reported by the Statistical Service.

For the January-September 2023 span, there was a 29.0% growth in total registered vehicles, reaching 34,280, compared to 26,581 in 2022. Within this category, passenger saloon cars saw a 29.8% rise to 27,499. Of these, 41.8% (11,487) were new, and 58.2% (16,012) were used. The rental car segment particularly stood out with a significant 38.3% growth to 4,811.

Further details for January-September 2023 include:

• Motor coach and bus registrations increased to 266, a significant jump from 68 in 2022.

• Goods conveyance vehicle registrations rose by 12.5% to 3,226. Within this:

  • Light goods vehicles went up by 8.7% to 2,514.

  • Heavy goods vehicles surged by 37.2% to 398.

  • Road tractors (trailers) skyrocketed by 68.3% to 106.

  • Rental vehicles had a modest rise of 3.5% to 208.

On the two-wheeler front:

• Mopeds under 50 cc saw a rise in registrations to 230, up from 199 in 2022.

• Motorcycles over 50 cc witnessed a significant 33.3% growth to 2,651, compared to 1,989 in the previous year.