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OCTOBER saw a slight decrease 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 26 new car registrations in the county in October compared to 28 in the same month in 2022, an decrease of -7%.
So far this year there’s been a 7% increase in new car sales in Kerry compared to the same period last year with 2,418 new cars sold in the first ten months compared to 2,259 in the same period last year.
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Nationally, there were 2,174 new car sales last month, a decrease on October 2022 when there were 2,617 sold (-17%). There has been a 15.6% 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 348 units sold, with Toyota next at 331, Kia on 277, Skoda on 225 and Volkswagen at 222 making up the top 5.
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular model with 193 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (115), Hyundai Kona (69), Toyota Corolla (64) and Toyota Yaris Cross (60) making up the top five.
Petrol is the most popular engine type with 770 units sold (+14% on the first ten months of 2022) with 669 diesel engine cars sold (-18%).
Next is 436 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold (+20%); 307 Electric vehicles (up 33%); 157 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (+26%) and 78 diesel electric hybrid (+200%). There’s been one Diesel/Plug-In Electric Hybrid sold.
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