Total motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus recorded a sharp annual increase of 25.2% in September 2025, compared with September 2024, while the share of electric vehicles rose to 4.7% in 2025 from 3.6% in 2024, and hybrids to 44% from 36.7%.
According to CySTAT’s 'Motor Vehicle Registrations' report for the period January–September 2025, total registrations reached 5,544 in September, compared with 4,428 in September 2024. Passenger saloon car registrations rose by 26.8% to 4,364, from 3,442 in the same month last year.
For the first nine months of 2025, total vehicle registrations increased by 3.6% to 40,212, compared with 38,819 in the same period of 2024. Passenger saloon car registrations grew by 3.2% to 31,325, from 30,344 last year. Of these, 11,806 (37.7%) were new cars and 19,519 (62.3%) were used. Rental cars recorded a notable rise of 32.6% to 4,559.
By fuel type, the share of petrol cars fell to 42.8% in January–September 2025 from 49.7% in 2024, and diesel cars to 8.5% from 9.9%. In contrast, electric cars rose to 4.7% from 3.6%, and hybrids to 44% from 36.7%.
Bus registrations increased to 132 in January–September 2025 from 119 in the same period of 2024. Goods transport vehicles rose by 6% to 4,569, compared with 4,311 last year. Specifically, rental vehicles increased by 17.5% to 215, heavy trucks by 6% to 534, light trucks by 5.7% to 3,650, while road tractors (trailers) remained unchanged at 170.
Moped registrations (<50cc) fell to 170 in January–September 2025 from 603 in the same period of 2024, while motorcycle registrations (>50cc) rose by 20.1% to 3,522, compared with 2,933 last year.
(Source: CNA)
