Today’s data released from the National Statistics Office show that during the fourth quarter of 2025, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased by 3,265 over the previous quarter.

The stock of licensed motor vehicles increased at a net average rate of 35 motor vehicles per day.

The majority of newly licensed motor vehicles, 3,754 or 61.3% of the total, were passenger cars, followed by motorcycles/E-bikes/PA-bikes with 1,501 or 24.5%.

NSO data also revealed that petrol-powered engines accounted for 57.9% of the total stock, followed by diesel-powered engines (34.0%), and electric and plug-in hybrid engines (4.9%).

The NSO said that compared to the previous quarter, increases of 11.8%, 8.4% and 4.2% were registered in plug-in hybrid (diesel-electric), electric, and mild hybrid (diesel-electric) motor vehicles respectively.

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