Nicosia, Cyprus. Hybrid cars made up more than half of Cyprus’ passenger saloon car registrations in the first quarter of 2026, while electric vehicles remained below 5 per cent. Petrol and diesel cars continued to lose market share, according to official data.
Market shares in January-March 2026
According to the Statistical Service’s January-March 2026 motor vehicle data (Cystat), hybrid saloon cars accounted for 50.3 per cent of registrations, up from 42.9 per cent in the same period last year. Electric cars held steady at 4.9 per cent.
Of the 10,627 passenger saloon cars registered between January and March, 5,342 were hybrids.
Petrol-powered cars saw their share fall to 36 per cent from 43.2 per cent a year earlier, while diesel slipped to 8.8 per cent from 9 per cent.
Overall registrations
The same release reported that total motor vehicle registrations rose 12.9 per cent in the quarter. Passenger saloon car registrations increased 10.9 per cent.
Top brands for hybrid saloon car registrations
Toyota recorded 1,966 hybrid saloon car registrations in the first quarter, followed by Nissan with 606. Mercedes ranked third with 247, ahead of BMW with 223 and Honda with 221.
Mazda, Lexus, Volvo, Hyundai and Renault also featured in the top ten.
New hybrid saloon cars
In new hybrid saloon cars, Toyota led with 248 registrations, narrowly ahead of Nissan with 238.
Mercedes followed with 161, then BMW with 134 and Hyundai with 129. Renault, Jeep, Land Rover, BYD and Dacia completed the top ten.
Electric saloon car registrations
Cyprus registered 521 electric saloon cars in the first quarter, of which 425 were new and 96 were used.
Which type of passenger saloon car do you expect to gain market share in Cyprus over the rest of 2026?
