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MARCH 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 311 new car registrations in the county in March compared to 275 in the same month in 2022, a rise of 13%.
Nationally, there were 17,676 new car sales last month, a big increase on March 2022 when there were 12,907 sold, a rise of nearly 37%.
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Toyota was the most popular make of car in Kerry in March with 41 units sold, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Volkswagen (36), Skoda (35), Kia (33) and Hyundai (31).
The Toyota Corolla was the most popular model with 17 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (13), Volkswagen ID4 (13), Hyundai Tucson (12), Hyundai 120 (11) and Skoda Octavia (11) making up the top five.
Petrol was the most popular engine type with 110 units sold (up 46% on March 2022) while 71 diesel engine cars were sold (down 35%).
Next is 54 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, up 45% on March 2022; 46 Electric vehicles (up 31%); 20 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (+25%) and 10 diesel electric hybrid.
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