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MAY saw an increase in the 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 129 new car registrations in the county in May compared to 118 in the same month in 2022, a rise of over 9%. So far this year there’s been a 7% rise in new car sales in Kerry compared to the same period last year
Nationally, there were 7,557 new car sales last month, a big increase on May 2022 when there were 5,295 sold, a rise of over 42%. There has been a 18% rise in new car sales nationally so far this year on 2022.
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Kia was the most popular make of car in Kerry in May with 20 units sold, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Toyota (19), Volkswagen/Hyundai (14 each) and Peugeot (10).
The Hyundai Tucson was the most popular model with 14 units sold, with the Toyota C-HR (6), Volkswagen ID4/Toyota Yaris/Kia Sportage (5 each) making up the top five.
Petrol was the most popular engine type with 37 units sold (-33% on May 2022) while 34 diesel engine cars were sold (+3%).
Next is 23 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, up 130% on May 2022; 23 Electric vehicles (up 91%); 9 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (+80%) and 3 diesel electric hybrid.
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