July Was A Good Month For New Car Sales In Kerry

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JULY 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 559 new car registrations in the county in July compared to 518 in the same month in 2022, a rise of nearly 8%.

So far this year there’s been a 6.71% increase in new car sales in Kerry compared to the same period last year with 2,144 new cars sold in the first seven months compared to 1,981 in the same period last year.

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Nationally, there were 27,143 new car sales last month, a big increase on July 2022 when there were 21,904 sold, a rise of nearly 24%. There has been a 20% rise in new car sales nationally so far this year on 2022.

So far this year, Toyota is the most popular make of car in Kerry with 307 units sold, with Hyundai next at 298, Kia on 228, Volkswagen at 204 and Skoda on 197 making up the top 5.

The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular model with 172 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (94) Toyota Yaris Cross (60), Toyota  Yaris (57) and Toyota Corolla  (57)  making up the top five.

Petrol was the most popular engine type with 674 units sold (+16% on the first seven months of 2022) with 591 diesel engine cars sold (-20%).

Next is 377 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold (+13%); 278 Electric vehicles (up 55%); 128 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (+17%) and 65 diesel electric hybrid (+170%). There’s been one Diesel/Plug-In Electric Hybrid sold.

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