Spring arrives early for the Motor Industry as February car sales blossom
Official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that new car registrations for the month of February were up 37%( 21,625) compared to February 2015 (15,778) while total new car sales are up 35% (61,350) on the same period last year (45,586). Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV), are currently up 50% […]
Car Sales Up 33% In January 2016
• New car sales total in 2015 (124,945) up 30 % on 2014 • €1.19 Billion Exchequer contribution in 2015 from car sales • Employment currently 43,400 2016 forecast new jobs to increase by 3% • Petrol prices down -8.2 %, Diesel prices down -11.4%, Insurance Costs up +30.7 % • January 2016 car sales […]
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 […]
Huge Consumer Support for Motor Industry Swappage Scheme
Budget Proposal is a “Win-Win” and will “GUARANTEE” €126million for Exchequer Consumer research has shown emphatic support for the Society of the Irish Motor Industry’s (SIMI)Budget submission scheme, Swappage, which proposes a reduction of €2,000 in VRT for any new car purchased in 2014 when a car aged 6 years or older is traded in. […]
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 […]
