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 […]
Poor Year for New Car Sales Continues But Industry Gears Up for 132
Figures released from SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) today show a decline in new car sales in May of 22.5%. There were 5,963 new cars sold in May, 1,734 fewer than in May 2012. Alan Nolan, Director General of SIMI says; “The May figures are continuing the trend of what has been a […]
Car sales for the first quarter of the year are down 14% on last year
Car sales for the first quarter of the year are down 14% on last year. 39,511 new cars were sold in the first 3 months of the year, compared to 45,840 last year, a decline of 6,329. Sales in March were down 10% with 1,356 fewer cars sold in the month. Alan Nolan, SIMI’s Director […]
New ‘131’ Registration Plate Rolls Out Today
From today on, all new cars bought in Ireland will have a new number plate. Instead of 13-D the new number plate will be 131-D Alan Nolan, Director General of SIMI says: “While it is too early to tell how new car sales are doing, given that today is only the first day of sales, there […]
