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Increase In October 2019 Registrations.

OCTOBER SEES IMPROVEMENT IN NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS BUT YEAR TO DATE MARKET STILL DOWN 7%.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today release their official new vehicle registration statistics, which show that the total new car registrations for October are up 29.3% (2,184) when compared with October 2018 (1,689). New car registrations year to date are down 7.0% (116,129) on the same period last year (124,884).

New Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) registrations are up 8.09% (1,069) on October 2018 (989), however registrations year to date are down 1.3% (24,324). While New Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HGV) increased 4.65% (135) in comparison to October 2018 (129) and year to date are slightly up 1.06% (2,484)

Imported Used Cars for October saw an increase of 25.4% (11,460) on the same month last year (9,139) and year to date imports are up 8.65% (93,893) ahead of 2018 (86,417).

New electric vehicle registrations continue to grow month on month with a total of 3,222 EV cars registered so far this year compared to 1,211 last year.

Commenting on the new vehicle registrations figures Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General said:
“New car registrations for the month of October show an improvement on the same month last year, with much of this growth accounted for by an increase in the sale of Electric Vehicles. However, new car registrations year to date continue to disappoint, down 7% on 2018 and over 20% since 2016. The impact of Brexit and sterling weakness continues to drive used car imports which is impacting negatively on the new car market. Despite the uncertain trading environment facing our Industry, focus is quickly turning to next year and the 2020 registration plate, with some recovery in the new car market vital in reducing Ireland’s emissions from transport.” 

192 October New Vehicle Registration Stats;

  • New car sales total year to date (2019) 116,129 v (2018) 124,884 -7.0%
  • New Car sales total October (2019) 2,184 v (2018) 1,689 +29.3%
  • Light Commercial Vehicles sales year to date (2019) 24,324 v (2018) 24,655 -1.3%
  • Light Commercial Vehicles sales total October (2019) 1,069 v (2018) 989 +8.09%
  • Heavy Goods Vehicle total sales year to date (2019) 2,484 v (2018) 2,458 +1.06%
  • Heavy Goods Vehicle total sales October (2019) 135 v (2018)129 +4.65%
  • Used Car Imports total year to date (2019) 93,893 v (2018) 86,417 +8.65%
  • Used Car Imports total October (2019) 11,460v (2018) 9,139 +25.4%
  • New Electric Vehicles sales total year to date (2019) 3,222 v (2018) 1,211 +166.06%
  • New Electric Vehicles sales total October (2019) 247 v (2018) 37 +567.57%
  • 5 Top Selling Car Brands year to date are: 1. Volkswagen 2. Toyota 3. Hyundai 4. Ford 5. Skoda
  • 5 Top car model’s year to date 1. Toyota Corolla 2. Hyundai Tucson 3. Nissan Qashqai 4. Volkswagen Tiguan 5. Skoda Octavia
  • Top Selling Car October 2019: Toyota Corolla
  • Table below shows new car registrations by county year to date (January-October 2019)

New Car Registrations by County January-October 2019

 

County

2019 Units

2018 Units

% Change

2019 % Share

2018 % Share

Carlow

1247

1544

-19.24

1.07

1.24

Cavan

1157

1249

-7.37

1

1

Clare

2235

2659

-15.95

1.92

2.13

Cork

13857

15138

-8.46

11.93

12.12

Donegal

2318

2602

-10.91

2

2.08

Dublin

51555

52245

-1.32

44.39

41.83

Galway

4268

4747

-10.09

3.68

3.8

Kerry

2299

2658

-13.51

1.98

2.13

Kildare

4411

5288

-16.58

3.8

4.23

Kilkenny

2056

2338

-12.06

1.77

1.87

Laois

1330

1502

-11.45

1.15

1.2

Leitrim

392

482

-18.67

0.34

0.39

Limerick

3858

4296

-10.2

3.32

3.44

Longford

507

596

-14.93

0.44

0.48

Louth

2633

2782

-5.36

2.27

2.23

Mayo

1927

2160

-10.79

1.66

1.73

Meath

3278

3696

-11.31

2.82

2.96

Monaghan

880

990

-11.11

0.76

0.79

Offaly

1257

1537

-18.22

1.08

1.23

Roscommon

928

1049

-11.53

0.8

0.84

Sligo

1048

1078

-2.78

0.9

0.86

Tipperary

2958

3308

-10.58

2.55

2.65

Waterford

3086

3281

-5.94

2.66

2.63

Westmeath

1568

1781

-11.96

1.35

1.43

Wexford

2746

3166

-13.27

2.36

2.54

Wicklow

2330

2712

-14.09

2.01

2.17

             

 

 

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