Traffic Number licensed vehicles up by 0.8% in 2022

The number of licensed motor vehicles in Macau totaled 249,581 at the end of December 2022, representing an increase of 0.8% year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reported in a statement.

In the same statement, DSEC noted that the average number of heavy motorcycles also rose (+2.1%) while the number of light automobiles number grew by 0.6%.

December 2022 was an exceptional month, with new registrations of motor vehicles increasing by 9.3% year-on-year to 1,225, of which 46.5% (570) were electric vehicles (EVs).

Although there was an increase in the total number of vehicles in Macau, new vehicle registrations have been slowing down in 2022, with the number of motor vehicles registered last year dropping 15.1% year-on-year to 10,603.

Among these, DSEC notes that 2,647 vehicles registered last year were EVs, while the number of light, fuel-powered automobiles dropped by almost 26%.

Cross-border traffic in 2022 (3,786,449 trips) also decreased by 6.6% year-on-year, of which light automobile trips (3,424,523) fell by 7.2%.

Conversely, the handling of containerized cargo by land surged by 58.1% year-on-year, with cargo passing through the checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge making up 97.9% of the total. RM