
According to data by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased by 3,322 in the third quarter of 2022 over the previous quarter.
At the end of September 2022, the stock of licensed motor vehicles stood at 422,576.
Out of this total, 74.9% were passenger cars, 13.6% were commercial motor vehicles, 10.3% were motorcycles/quadricycles/E-kick scooters and 1% were buses and mini-buses.
During the quarter under review, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased at a net average rate of 36 motor vehicles per day. Newly licensed motor vehicles put on the road during the same period amounted to 6,013.
During the third quarter of 2022, 6,845 motor vehicles were taken off the road due to restrictions. Out of these, 35.7% were scrapped, 31.5% were resold, while 30.7% were garaged.
As at the end of September 2022, 248,505 motor vehicles (58.8%) of the total had petrol-powered engines. Diesel-powered motor vehicles reached 155,791 (36.9) of the total. Electric and plug-in hybrid motor vehicles accounted for 2.6% of the entire stock, with a total of 10,805 motor vehicles.
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