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FEBRUARY saw almost the same number of new car sales in Kerry compared to the same month in 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
There were 285 new car registrations in the county in February compared to 286 in the same month in 2022.
Nationally, there were 13,161 new car sales last month, while in February 2022 there were 11,971, an increase of nearly 10%.
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Hyundai was the most popular make of car in Kerry in February with 42 units sold each, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Kia (37), Toyota (36), Skoda (34) and Volkswagen (23).
The Hyundai Tucson was the most popular model with 34 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (25), Toyota Rav 4 (13), Dacia Duster (10) and Skoda Superb (9) making up the top five.
Diesel was the most popular engine type with 99 units sold (down 12% on February 2022) while 80 petrol engine cars were sold (up 11%).
Next is 42 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, down 8% on February 2022; 30 Electric vehicles (-9%); 18 diesel electric hybrid (+800%) and 16 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (-15%). No petrol/gas cars were sold compared to one in February 2022.
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