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AUGUST saw a significant 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 181 new car registrations in the county in August compared to 155 in the same month in 2022, a rise of nearly 17%.
So far this year there’s been a 7% increase in new car sales in Kerry compared to the same period last year with 2,295 new cars sold in the first eight months compared to 2,145 in the same period last year.
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Nationally, there were 8,119 new car sales last month, a tiny decrease on August 2022 when there were 8,154 sold. There has been a 17.6% rise in new car sales nationally so far this year on 2022.
So far this year, Hyundai is the most popular make of car in Kerry with 342 units sold, with Toyota next at 321, Kia on 257, Volkswagen at 216 and Skoda on 215 making up the top 5.
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular model with 1790 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (107), Hyundai Kona (67), Toyota Yaris Cross (60) and Toyota Corolla (58) making up the top five.
Petrol is the most popular engine type with 722 units sold (+13% on the first eight months of 2022) with 644 diesel engine cars sold (-17%).
Next is 411 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold (+16%); 297 Electric vehicles (up 43%); 146 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (+22%) and 74 diesel electric hybrid (+184%). There’s been one Diesel/Plug-In Electric Hybrid sold.
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