21 Jan Vehicle registration increased by 2024 but it went down in the case of passenger cars
By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias By type of vehicles, passenger cars were the ones that led the number of registrations, con
49.984 units, but it was also the only sector that fell compared to 2023, con una caída del 7
por ciento. Por el contrario, increased the number of registered motorcycles by almost one 12 por
hundred. The registration of motorcycles represents the 18,6 percent of total vehicles. This data
It is the highest of all those published.
The registration of vehicles with electric traction has increased by 1,7 percent in 2024. Los
electric passenger cars are the ones that have increased the most (a 6,9 percent more), while those who
They have gasoline traction, they dropped one 17 percent with respect to 2023.
Por islas, Enrollment increased significantly in El Hierro (a 53 % more than in the year
anterior) and in Fuerteventura (21,3%). Gran Canaria was the island that presented the greatest number of
matriculaciones (35.915) and also presented the most pronounced decrease with respect to 2023, with a
fall of 4%. In Tenerife, The number of registrations increased by 4%. The sum of registrations
on both islands it represents the 82 percent of the total of the Canary Islands.
Rental vehicles
During the year 2024 vehicle registration for driverless rental services fell by
6,3 por ciento. In total they were 19.922 vehicles intended for this service, what it means 26 por
percent of total units registered.
During the same period the number of transfers increased, that is to say, vehicles that changed
owner. This process grew 8 percent with respect to 2023. In total there were more than 200.000
ownership changes, the highest value of the last 10 years old.
The data for updating this operation comes from the General Directorate of Traffic.
(DGT). This operation collects vehicle registration data from 2003. further, desde 2015
It also incorporates data on changes in ownership and cancellations for each of the islands and municipalities of
Canarias. To access all this data in a faster and more accessible way, can be consulted
our visualizations.
Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias







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