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THE number of new car registrations in Kerry last month was down over 22% compared to January 2019, but this was expected due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
Figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show there were 550 new cars sold in January, compared to 707 in the same month last year (down 22.21%).
Last month, Toyota was the top selling make in the county with 84 units sold, followed by Ford (70), Hyundai (67), Volkswagen (56) and Peugeot (54).
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The Hyundai Tucson was the top selling model (46 units) followed by the Ford Focus (23) the Ford Kuga and Toyota Corolla (both 21), the Peugeot 3008 and Toyota Rav 4 (both 19) and Toyota CHR and Kia Sportage (both 18)
Diesel cars were the biggest sellers at 236 followed by petrol cars at 160, petrol-electric 97, electric 21, petrol/plug-in electric hybrid 18 and diesel-electric 18.
Sales of diesel-electric cars were up 500% on January 2020 and petrol-plug-in electric hybrid sales up 100%.
