Doha, Qatar: Qatar witnessed rise in new vehicle registrations as the total number of registered new vehicles stood at 8,172 in May 2023, recording an increase of 20.5 percent and 25.7 percent on month-on-month and year-on-year basis, according to data released by the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA).
The registration of private vehicles accounted for 71 percent of the total new private vehicles which stood at 5,868, recording a rise of 14.3 percent and 28.3 percent on monthly and yearly basis respectively. On the other hand, the registration of private motorcycles was 231 in May 2023 compared to 144 in the previous month registering a rise of 60.4 percent on month-on-month basis. Out of the total new vehicles, the private new motorcycles accounted for 3 percent as per the official data.
The rise in vehicle registrations is a sign that the country’s economy is recovering as more cars are being bought and sold. In the case of private transport vehicles the registration stood at 1,285 in May which formed 16 percent of the total new vehicles in May 2023. The registration of trailers witnessed a rise of 80 percent month-on-month and saw a decline of 35.7 percent year-on-year. While heavy equipment stood at 230 showing a rise of 103.5 percent and 26.4 percent respectively on monthly and yearly basis.
According to figures in the report, the clearing of vehicles processes stood at 135,826, showing an annual and monthly rise of 21.2 percent and 31.2 percent respectively. The renewal of vehicles stood at 8,172 while the transfer of ownership accounted for 35,351 vehicles, an increase of 22.6 percent and 25.5 percent on monthly and annual basis.
The renewal of registration was reported in 77,107 units, which saw 34.6 percent and 31.8 percent rise on yearly and monthly basis respectively in May 2023. The number of lost/damaged vehicles stood at 4,321 units, which declined 42.8 percent annually and showed a rise of 34.5 percent on a yearly basis in May 2023.
The modified vehicles’ registration amounted to 6,164, which decreased 20.7 percent on yearly basis but increased 34.9 percent year-on-year in May 2023. The number of vehicles for exports totalled at 2,406, which saw a rise of 53.2 percent on an annualised basis and 83 percent month-on-month basis in May 2023.
The total number of traffic violations registered during May 2023 were 209,394, witnessing a yearly decline of 12.1 percent.
Out of the total traffic violations registered in May 2023, included speed limit violation (radar) which accounted for 73 percent, while stand and wait rules and obligations violations were 17 percent. The speed limit violation (radar) of vehicles stood at 125,635 registering a decline of 0.5 percent and 30.4 percent monthly and annually. Whereas traffic signal violations in May 2023 were 3,984 recording a decrease of 32.6 percent year-on-year and increase of 37 percent month-on-month basis.
According to recent figures released by Mwani Qatar, the three ports (Hamad Port, Ruwais Port, Doha Port) handled 633,029 containers, 771,883 tonnes of general cargo, 274,694 tonnes of building materials, 40,162 vehicles, 294,031 heads of livestock while 1316 ships called at these ports in the first half (January to June) of 2023.
