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THERE was a drop in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to April 2023, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
There were 144 new car registrations in the county in April compared to 159 in the same month in 2023, a decrease of 9.4%.
Nationally, there were 8,591 new car sales last month, while in April 2023 there were 8,912, a decrease of 3.6%. Despite the drop last month, sales of new cars in the first four months of this year are up 7.29% in Kerry.
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Volkswagen was most popular make of car in Kerry in April with 22 units sold each, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Kia (19), Toyota (17) Skoda (15) and Hyundai (15).
The Skoda Octavia was the most popular model with 10 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (7), Toyota Rav 4 (15), Hyundai Kona (7) and Hyundai Tucson (6) made up the top five.
Petrol was the most popular engine type with 49 units sold (same as in April 2023) while 46 diesel engine cars were sold (up 39.3%).
Next is 25 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, down +19% on April 2023; 12 Electric vehicles (-60%), 10 Petrol/Plug-In Electric Hybrid (-37%) and two Diesel Electric (Hybrid) (-77%).
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