Hybrid cars increase from 26.6% to 37.3% of total in January-May 2024

The share of hybrid cars rose from 26.6% to 37.3% during the period of January-May 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, according to Cystat.

At the same time, the share of petrol powered passenger cars dropped to 49.3%, from 60.8% in the corresponding period of 2023.

The total registrations of motor vehicles during this period increased by 22.1% to 21,881, from 17,927 in January-May 2023.

Passenger saloon cars increased to 17,176 from 14,434 in January-May 2023, recording a rise of 19%. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 7,374 or 42.9% were new and 9,802 or 57.1% were used cars. Rental cars in particular recorded a fall of 29.4% to 1,860.

The share of petrol powered passengers’ cars to the total of this category of vehicles decreased in January-May 2024 to 49.3% (from 60.8% in the corresponding period of the preceding year) and that of diesel powered cars to 10% in 2024 from 10.6% in 2023. On the other hand, the share of electric cars rose from 2.1% in 2023 to 3.4% in 2024 and of hybrid cars from 26.6% to 37.3%.

Motor coaches and buses registered in January-May 2024 decreased to 83, from 115 in the same period of 2023. Goods conveyance vehicles increased by 42.6% to 2,471 in January-May 2024, compared to 1,733 in January-May 2023. In particular, light goods vehicles increased by 46.1% to 1,955, heavy goods vehicles by 35.3% to 291, road tractors (units of trailers) by 70.4% to 92 and rental vehicles by 5.6% to 133.

Mopeds of less than 50cc registered in January-May 2024 increased to 381 compared to 61 in the corresponding period of the previous year. Motorcycles of over 50cc increased by 7.7% to 1,479 in January-May 2024, compared to 1,373 in the same period of 2023.

In May 2024, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 4,292, recording a decrease of 9.6% compared to 4,747 in May 2023.

Passenger saloon cars registered a decrease of 14.5% to 3,325, from 3,888 in May 2023.