Nicosia, Cyprus. Motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus rose to 9,020 in January and February 2026, a 15.1% increase year on year, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The share of hybrid passenger cars also increased during the period.
Overall registrations
Motor vehicle registrations reached 9,020 during January and February 2026, up from 7,834 in the corresponding period of 2025.
In February 2026 alone, total motor vehicle registrations rose to 4,670, a 24.3% increase from 3,757 in February 2025.
Passenger saloon cars
Passenger saloon car registrations increased to 3,600 vehicles in February 2026, up 23.8% from 2,908 in the same month a year earlier.
For January to February 2026, passenger saloon car registrations rose to 6,917 vehicles, compared with 6,084 during the same period in 2025, an increase of 13.7%.
Of the total passenger cars registered during the period, 2,401 vehicles, or 34.7%, were new, while 4,516 vehicles, or 65.3%, were used.
Rental cars
Rental car registrations declined to 502 vehicles in the first two months of 2026, down from 555 in the same period of 2025.
Fuel type shares
The share of hybrid passenger cars increased to 49.6% in January to February 2026, up from 43.9% a year earlier.
Over the same period, the share of petrol-powered passenger cars fell to 36.2%, down from 41.6% in January to February 2025.
What do you think is driving the rise in hybrid passenger car registrations in Cyprus?