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THERE was a rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to January 2023, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
There were 714 new car registrations in the county in January compared to 623 in the same month in 2023, a rise of 14.61%.
Nationally, there were 31,470 new car sales last month, while in 2023 there were 27,337 , an increase of 15.12%.
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Toyota was most popular make of car in Kerry in January with 112 units sold each, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Hyundai (105), Kia (77), Volkswagen (64) and Skoda (60).
The Hyundai Tucson was the most popular model with 70 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (42), Toyota Yaris Cross (25), Toyota Corolla (23) and Toyota RAV4 (20) making up the top five.
Petrol is the most popular engine type with 222 units sold (up 5.71% on Jan 2023) while 219 diesel engine cars were sold (up 25.14%).
Next is 162 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, up 36% on January 2023, 58 Electric vehicles (-14%); 46 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (+48%) and seven diesel electric hybrid (-65%).
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