At the end of March 2015, the stock of licensed motor vehicles stood at 337,506, a slight increase over the previous quarter, the National Statistics Office said.

Out of a total of 337,506 licensed motor vehicles, 79.3 per cent were passenger cars, 14.1 per cent were commercial vehicles and 5.6 per cent were motorcycles. Buses and minibuses accounted for less than one per cent.

New licences - majority for imported second hand cars

New licences issued between January and March amounted to 4,855. The majority (3,936 or 81.1 per cent of the total) were issued to passenger cars, followed by goods-carrying vehicles at 413. Newly-licensed ‘new’ motor vehicles amounted to 2,100, or 43.3 per cent of the total, and new licences in respect of ‘used’ motor vehicles totalled 2,755.

Exported, garaged and scrapped

In the fi rst quarter of 2015, 44 vehicles were exported. Garaged vehicles amounted to 2,187, while scrapped vehicles totalled 1,105.

Engine type

As at the end of March this year, 204,483 vehicles had petrol engines, making up 60.6 per cent of the total. At 131,854 diesel-powered vehicles accounted for 39.1 per cent.