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53% increase in electric cars licensed in August - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal a 53% increase in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in August compared with the same month in 2024.

Business • 10 Sep

New electric cars licensed in July jump by 64% - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office today show a 64% jump in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in July compared to the same time last year.

Business • 13 Aug

New electric vehicles licensed in May up 12% on last year

New Central Statistics Office figures show a 12% increase in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in May with new EVs increasing to 1,382 compared with 1,234 the same month in 2024.

Business • 11 Jun

The share of EVs among new private cars from January to April was 16% compared with 13% during the same time last year, new figures show

New EVs licensed in April rose by 23% on last year - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new electric vehicles licensed in April increased by 23% on the same time last year - rising to 1,783 from 1,444.

Business • 12 May

The share of EVs among new private cars increased to 17% in March compared with 13% in the same month in 2024, today's CSO figures show

New EVs licensed in March jump by 31% - CSO

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show a 31% increase in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in March compared to the same month last year.

Business • 10 Apr

Tesla registered in March 3,157 car sales in France and 911 in Sweden - down 36.83% and 63.9% from last year

Tesla car sales in France, Sweden drop in first quarter

Tesla's sales in key European markets fell again in March, data showed today, adding to signs that drivers are shunning Elon Musk's electric car brand as competition from China stiffens and some protest against his political views.

Business • 01 Apr

the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in February rose to 2,853 from 2,067 in February last year - a jump of 38%

New EVs licensed in February up 38% on same time in 2024

New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal a 38% increase in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in February of this year compared with the same month last year.

Business • 25 Mar

SIMI said new electric cars registrations jumped by 36% to 2,524 in February from 1,856 the same month last year

New car sales down 15% in February, but EV sales jump 36%

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that new car registrations fell in February, but new electric car registrations increased.

Business • 04 Mar

The CSO said that 15% of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric compared with 14% in the same period in 2024

New plug-in electric hybrid car sales doubled in January

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in January rose by 20% to 3,386 from 2,829 in January of last year.

Business • 14 Feb

15% of all new cars licensed for the first time in 2024 were electric compared with 19% in 2023, new CSO figures show

New electric cars licensed in 2024 fell by 24% on 2023

New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal a 24% decrease in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in 2024 when compared with 2023, with the number of EVs falling to 17,191 from 22,493.

Business • 14 Jan

15% of all new cars licensed for the first time during the first 11 months of 2024 were electric compared with 19% the same time last year

25% fall in new electric car sales so far this year - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show a 25% decrease in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time during the first 11 months of this year compared to the same time in 2023 - continuing the trend of the last few months.

Business • 10 Dec 24

SIMI said today that 516 new electric cars were registered last month - a 59.3% jump on the 324 registrations in November 2023

New car registrations up 22% in November - SIMI

The latest figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that new car registrations for November were up 22% compared to the same month last year - rising to 1,123 from 921.

Business • 02 Dec 24

New car registrations so far this year are down 1.2% to 119,668 on the 121,134 cars registered the same time last year, new SIMI figures show today

October new car registrations up 9.7%, but EVs down 12%

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that new car registrations for October rose by 9.7% to 2,423 when compared to the figure of 2,208 the same month last year.

Business • 01 Nov 24

New CSO figures show that 15,460 new electric cars were licensed in the first nine months of 2024 compared with 20,517 the same time last year

Electric car sales down 25% in first nine months of 2024

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show a 25% decrease in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in the first nine months of this year.

Business • 09 Oct 24

New car registrations for September were down 10.3% to 5,137 from 5,727 the same time last year

September car registrations slow down by 10% - SIMI

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that the new electric vehicle market experienced another month of decline in registrations in September - marking the eighth consecutive month of this trend.

Business • 01 Oct 24

Toyota was the most popular make of new private car licensed in August, the latest CSO figures show

New electric cars licensed so far this year down 25%

New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal a 25% slow down in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in the first eight months of 2024 when compared with the same time last year.

Business • 10 Sep 24

Toyota's outlook has been complicated by a tough market in China and the fall-out from a certification scandal

Toyota posts 17% increase in Q1 profit but shares tumble

Toyota Motor has today posted a 17% increase in first-quarter profit, as cost-cutting and a weaker yen helped offset lower sales and a decline in production at home.

Business • 01 Aug 24

Renault said it sold 1,154,700 vehicles globally in the first half of 2024, compared to 1,133,478 units last year

Renault posts 1.9% rise in first-half sales volume

French automaker Renault said today that its first-half sales volume rose 1.9% from the year-ago period on strong performance for its hybrids in Europe, its key region.

Business • 18 Jul 24

Skoda was the most popular make of new private car licensed in April, new CSO figures show

New car sales speed up by 10% in April - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that in the first four months of this year, 13% of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric compared with 17% the same time last year.

Business • 10 May 24

Volvo Cars' said its sales hit 78,970 in March - an all-time high for global sales in a single month

Volvo Cars' sales motor 25% higher in March

Volvo Cars sold a record number of cars in March, boosted by the launch of its fully electric small SUV, the Swedish company said today.

Business • 04 Apr 24

New car sales in the European Union rose 10.1% on an annual basis in February

EU new car sales rise 10.1% in February, ACEA says

New car sales in the European Union rose 10.1% year-on-year in February, with the bloc's main markets all recording solid growth, Europe's automakers association said today.

Business • 21 Mar 24

Volkswagen said its deliveries to customers rose 12% to 9.24 million vehicles in 2023

Volkswagen sees slowdown in car sales growth

Volkswagen expects a 3% rise in its car sales this year, down sharply from 2023 amid a gloomy economic outlook and growing competition.

Business • 13 Mar 24

The number of new cars licensed in January 2024 rose by 24% to 20,861 from 16,787 the same month last year

New car sales speed up by 24% in January - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new cars licensed in January 2024 rose by 24% to 20,861 from 16,787 the same month last year.

Business • 14 Feb 24

Prices of used cars are still 85% higher now than they were at the start of 2020, DoneDeal's latest car price index shows

Used car price inflation slows again in 2023 - DoneDeal

The average quarterly rate of used car inflation slowed to 2.2% last year, the latest price index from car site DoneDeal shows.

Business • 08 Feb 24

Electric vehicle (EV) sales continued to grow, with a record 4,109 new EVs registered during the month, up 12% on the same time last year.

New car sales up 15% in January, EV sales hit new high

New car sales were up 15% in January when compared to the same time last year, new figures show.

Business • 02 Feb 24

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