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THERE was a slight drop in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to March 2023, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
There were 302 new car registrations in the county in March compared to 310 in the same month in 2023, a decrease of 2.58%.
Nationally, there were 14,936 new car sales last month, while in March 2023 there were 17,685, a decrease of 15.54%. Despite the drop last month, sales of new cars in the first quarter of this year are up 13.22% in Kerry.
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Toyota was most popular make of car in Kerry in March with 51 units sold each, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Skoda (40), Kia (38) Ford (37) and Volkswagen (25).
The Skoda Octavia was the most popular model with 24 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (16), Toyota Yaris (15), Ford Puma (14) and Toyota Corolla (14) made up the top five.
Petrol was the most popular engine type with 95 units sold (down 6% on March 2023) while 83 diesel engine cars were sold (up 16.9%).
Next is 64 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, down -5% on March 2023; 35 Electric vehicles (-23%), 22 Petrol/Plug-In Electric Hybrid (+10%), two Diesel Electric (Hybrid) (-80%) and one Diesel/Plug-In Electric Hybrid.
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