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The figures show a 25% increase in used car imports last month, compared to March last year.

New car sales up 54% last month, compared to March 2020

New car sales were up 54% last month when compared to March 2020, according to figures published by the Society for the Irish Motor Industry.

Business • 01 Apr 21

Car sales have been particularly challenging for the Industry over the past number of years

Calls to reinstate click & collect for motor industry

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) is calling on the Government to reinstate a 'click & collect' service for car sales from the start of next month.

Business • 22 Mar 21

SIMI says that new cars registrations for January are down 17.8% when compared to the same month in 2020

New car registrations down 17.8% in January - SIMI

New cars registrations for January are down 17.8% when compared to the same month last year, the latest figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show.

Business • 01 Feb 21

Toyota said its group-wide global sales fell 11.3% to 9.5 million vehicles in 2020.

Toyota overtakes VW to become top selling car brand

Japan's Toyota overtook Germany's Volkswagen in vehicle sales last year, regaining pole position as the world's top selling automaker for the first time in five years.

Business • 28 Jan 21

PSA posts 27.8% drop in 2020 sales due to Covid crisis

French carmaker PSA said today that its worldwide sales slumped 27.8% in 2020 in a global automotive market hammered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 14 Jan 21

Volkswagen brand's sales drop in 2020

German carmaker Volkswagen said today that sales of its core brand dropped by 15% to 5.3 million vehicles in 2020 as the outbreak of coronavirus and lockdowns imposed to restrict infections hit car dealerships around the world.

Business • 12 Jan 21

Renault said global total sales last year stood at 2.949 million vehicles, a fall of over 21% on 2019

Renault sales fell 21% in 2020, but turnaround on track

French automaker Renault said today its worldwide sales fell by 21.3% last year, underperforming a decline in the global automotive market triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and a slowdown in world economies.

Business • 12 Jan 21

The number of new hybrid and electric cars licensed in the first 11 months of 2020 exceeds the number licensed for all of 2019 by 14.5%

New car sales slow down by 12.4% in November - CSO

The number of new cars licensed for the first time in November fell by 12.4% compared to the same time last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 09 Dec 20

Brendan Keary - Director, Keary Motor Group

Contactless car sales a success during the restrictions

Two car dealerships who successfully moved their car sales pitch online in order to deliver fully contactless car sales.

Boost My Business • 01 Dec 20

914 new cars were registered last month, compared to 761 in November 2019.

New car sales up 20% in November - SIMI

New figures show that new car sales rose by 20% in November when compared to the same month last year, however registrations year to date remain 25% lower on the same period in 2019.

Business • 01 Dec 20

New SIMI figures show that car sales rose by 6.2% in October, but remain over 25% lower than the same time last year

Car sales down 25% compared to last year - SIMI

New figures show that car sales rose by 6.2% in October, but remain over 25% lower than the same time last year.

Business • 02 Nov 20

Sales of electric cars raced 477% higher in September, new SIMI figures show

New car registrations race 66% higher in September

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry has again called on the Government to reduce Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) in this month's Budget.

Business • 01 Oct 20

European car registrations dropped in July and August but not as steeply as in previous months, new figures show

New European car sales fall by 17.6% in August

European car registrations dropped in July and August but not as steeply as in previous months, industry data showed today, pointing to a slow recovery in Europe's auto sector that was hit hard by the coronavirus crisis.

Business • 17 Sep 20

15,329 cars were registered last month, according to the CSO.

New car registrations down 18% in July - CSO

The number of new cars registered in July dropped by 18% compared to the same month last year, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 10 Aug 20

July was the first full month that showrooms were allowed to reopen

UK new car sales rise in July for first time in 2020

British new car registrations rose by roughly 11% year on year in July, according to preliminary industry data.

Business • 05 Aug 20

New car sales down 14% in July

New car registrations posted an annual fall of 14% in July, a key month for sales where registration plates change, the Society of the Irish Motor Industry said.

Business • 04 Aug 20

New car sales in Europe slow down by 24% in June, an improvement on the 56.8% slump in May

European new car sales down 24.1% in June - ACEA

European passenger car sales slumped in June compared to a year ago but showed an improvement since May with the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures across the region, industry data showed today.

Business • 16 Jul 20

Electric and hybrid vehicles accounted for 18.7% of new private cars licensed in the first six month of the year, new CSO figures show

New car sales down over 43% in June - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show a slight recovery in cars sales in June compared to April and May sales figures.

Business • 08 Jul 20

The unexpected delivery numbers come a day after Tesla became the highest-valued car maker, surpassing the market capitalistion of former front-runner Toyota

Tesla beats vehicle delivery estimates for Q2

Tesla outpaced analyst estimates for second-quarter vehicle deliveries today, defying a trend of plummeting sales in the wider auto industry as coronavirus-linked lockdown orders kept shoppers at home.

Business • 02 Jul 20

New car registrations for June were down by 28.2% compared to the same month last year, the latest SIMI figures show

Car sales slow down by 28% in June - SIMI

New car registrations for June slowed down by 28.2% compared to the same month last year, new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show today.

Business • 01 Jul 20

Croatia, Portugal and Spain reporting the biggest drops of 76.2%, 74.7% and 72.7%, respectively

European new car sales fall 56.8% in May - ACEA

European passenger car sales slumped in May but the drop was not as sharp as in the previous month because of an easing of restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, industry data showed today.

Business • 17 Jun 20

New CSO figures show that just 1,490 new cars were licensed in May compared to 9,126 the same time last year

New car sales sink by 83.7% in May - CSO

The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on car sales continued to be felt last month, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

Business • 08 Jun 20

Dealers have been putting measures in place to reduce the risk to customers and staff

Car sales showrooms to reopen from Monday

The motor sector has welcomed the news that showrooms can reopen on Monday.

Business • 15 May 20

Toyota, Japan's biggest car maker, grapples with the impact of the coronavirus which has sapped global demand for cars

Toyota expects profit to drop 80% this year

Toyota said today it expects its profits to drop 80% to its lowest in nine years, as Japan's biggest automaker grapples with the impact of the coronavirus which has sapped global demand for vehicles.

Business • 12 May 20

The CSO said the number of new cars licensed for the first time in April fell to 1,338 from 13,794 the same time last year

New car sales sink by 90% in April - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new cars licensed for the first time in April sank by 90.3% as the outbreak of Covid-19 forced car salesrooms to close all around the country.

Business • 11 May 20

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