Another month of declining new car sales: Motor Industry calls on Government for no tax increases on new cars

Official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that the total new car registrations for the month of August are down 13.3% (5,131) when compared with August 2018 (5,921). New car registrations year to date are down 7.9% (110,572) on the same period last year (120,003). New Light Commercial […]

New Car & Commercial Vehicle Sales continuing to perform strongly, with car sales up 28% year to date

Official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that new car registrations for the month of March were up 14% (21,597) compared to March 2015 (18,933). Total new car registrations year to date (82,882) are currently 28% ahead of the same period last year (64,519). Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV), were […]

January car sales building strongly on last year’s recovery

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI ) official statistics show that new car registrations in January are 31%(29,948)up on January 2014 which should see sales comfortably exceed 100,000 at the end of the year, for the first time since 2008. Current Industry projections indicate that new car sales should be close to 115,000 with […]

New Car Sales Up 6% In May; Sales Up 24% For The Year

New car sales continue to grow in 2014 with May seeing a 6% increase on May last year. So far this year, 64,031 new cars have been sold, an increase of 12,481 on 2013. Commenting on the results, Alan Nolan, Director General SIMI, said: “We expected May to slow a little, in advance of the new […]

Best Quarter For Car Sales Since 2008

Figures just released by the SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) for vehicle sales for the first quarter of this year show that new car sales are up by 26% on last year. At almost 50,000 cars sold, the first quarter of this year has outperformed all other periods since 2008. Sales in March […]

New Car Sales Down 7% on Last Year as Motor Industry Calls for Swappage

The SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) released new car sales for September showing a rise of 28% on the same month last year. For the year, new car sales are down 7% on last year. Alan Nolan, Director General of SIMI: “The market in 2013 has been very difficult for the new car sales market […]

New Car Sales Were up 20% in August While Sales are Down 8% For the Year

New car sales were up again in August. 3,698 cars were sold, compared to 3,092 last August, an increase of 20%. Alan Nolan, SIMI Director General: “With the momentum from July carrying over to August, and the introduction of the new number plate, we are pleased with the increase in sales in August. July and […]

More Than 11,500 New Cars Were Sold in July Following the Introduction of 132 Plate

Alan Nolan, Director General of SIMI: “Sales of cars on the new 132 plate have exceeded the Industry’s expectations. We have consistently said that this is a long-term project, seeking to shift some activity into the second half of the year, and honestly we expected it would take a number of years for car buyers […]

Car Sales in First Week of July Exceed Sales in the Whole of July Last Year

In the first eight days of the new ‘132’ plate, 4,675 new cars have been sold, exceeding last July’s full month’s sales of 4,424. Sales have also exceeded that of July 2011. Brian Cooke, Deputy Director General of SIMI “The first day of the new 132 plate was exceptional for sales and momentum hasn’t slowed […]

More Cars Registered Yesterday Than the Whole of June

There were more new cars sold yesterday than the whole of June. Yesterday, the first day of the new ‘132’ registration plate, 1,927 new cars were sold, compared to just 1 on the same day last July. There were more cars sold yesterday than the first 18 days of July last year There were 2,095 […]

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