More than 28 lakh new vehicles were registered in Maharashtra in 2024, a rise of 12.32 percent from 25.63 lakh registrations in 2023, according to official data.
In all, 28.79 lakh vehicles were registered, including 20.50 lakh two-wheelers and 4.50 lakh autos, a jump of 12.32 percent from the 25.63 lakh vehicles registered in 2023.
Other vehicles include over 1.20 lakh trucks, over 9,800 public buses, 87,300 wheelers, and 84,500 tractors.
At 3.02 lakh, the highest number of vehicles was registered at Pune RTO (Regional Transport Office), followed by 1.26 lakh at Thane RTO and 1.19 lakh at Pimpri-Chinchwad RTO.
Pune RTO saw a 3.23 percent increase in enrollment to 2.92 lakh by 2023, while Thane and Pimpri-Chinchwad recorded an increase of 12.62 percent and 7.77 percent, respectively.
Maharashtra Transport Commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar told PTI that they have to regularly open new series of vehicle registrations at Pune RTO due to high registrations.
“Almost every two weeks we open a new chain (vehicle registration) at Pune RTO,” said Bhimanwar.
In Mumbai, 2.79 lakh new vehicles were registered at the four RTO offices, showing an increase of 9.89 percent from 2.54 lakh in 2023.
The highest number of registrations was recorded at Wadala RTO (76,623), followed by Borivali RTO (71,135), Tardeo RTO (71,602), and Andheri RTO (60,362).
While Wadala RTO saw a 14.91 percent increase in enrollment, Borivali, Tardeo, and Andheri recorded an increase of 9.79 percent, 6.64 percent, and 7.91 percent, respectively.
