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THERE was a significant rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to February 2023, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
There were 364 new car registrations in the county in February compared to 285 in the same month in 2023, a rise of nearly 28%.
Nationally, there were 16,451 new car sales last month, while in 2023 there were 13,122, an increase of 25%.
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Hyundai was most popular make of car in Kerry in February with 78 units sold each, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Kia (36), Volkswagen (35) Toyota (34) and Skoda (33).
The Hyundai Tucson was the most popular model with 53 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (23), Toyota RAV4 (17), Hyundai I20 (13) and Skoda Octavia (13) making up the top five.
Diesel is the most popular engine type with 129 units sold (up 30% on Feb 2023) while 119 petrol engine cars were sold (up 48%).
Next is 67 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, up 59% on February 2023, 29 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (+81%); 17 Electric vehicles (-43%) and three diesel electric hybrid (-83%).
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