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THERE was a rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to January 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
There were 624 new car registrations in the county in January compared to 558 in the same month in 2022, a rise of 11.83%.
Nationally, there were 27,363 new car sales last month, while in 2022 there were 25,014, an increase of 9.39%.
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Toyota and Hyundai were the joint most popular make of car in Kerry in January with 96 units sold each, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Skoda (63), Kia (58) and Peugeot (57).
The Hyundai Tucson was the most popular model with 48 units sold, with the Toyota Yaris Cross (27), Toyota Yaris (26), Hyundai Kona (21) and Kia Sportage (18) making up the top five.
Petrol cars overtook diesel as the most popular engine type with 212 units sold (up 28% on Jan 2022) while 174 diesel engine cars were sold (up 4%).
Next is 119 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, exactly the same as January 2022, 68 Electric vehicles (+38%); 31 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (-16%) and 20 diesel electric hybrid (+54%). No petrol/gas cars were sold compared to eight in January 2022.
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