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JUNE saw a 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 50 new car registrations in the county in June compared to 68 in the same month in 2022, a fall of over 26%.
So far this year there’s been a 3.6% decrease in new car sales in Kerry compared to the same period last year with 1,555 new cars sold in the first six months compared to 1,614 in the same period last year.
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Nationally, there were 2,991 new car sales last month, a big increase on June 2022 when there were 2,154 sold, a rise of over 38%. There has been a 10% 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 215 units sold, with Toyota next at 213, Kia on 178, Skoda on 152 and Volkswagen at 145 making up the top 5.
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular model with 125 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (72) Toyota Yaris (44), Toyota Corolla (43) and Toyota Yaris Cross (41) making up the top five.
Petrol was the most popular engine type with 495 units sold (+6% on the first six months of 2022) with 427 diesel engine cars sold (-28%).
Next is 263 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold (-1%); 215 Electric vehicles (up 41%); 94 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (-1%) and 60 diesel electric hybrid (+200%).
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