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EV sales help exceed interim Climate Action Plan target

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that 4,913 new electric cars were registered in July, a jump of 57% from the 3,129 registrations in July of last year.

Business • 01 Aug

Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien, with Brian Cooke, Director General of SIMI, at the recent launch of the 252 new green registration plate

New electric car sales up 27% in first half of 2025: SIMI

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show a continued increase in the number of new electric vehicle registrations in June, while overall new car registrations also saw a big jump.

Business • 01 Jul

New car registrations down 8.8% in May, but EVs up 5.3%

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that while new car registrations overall slowed in May, the number of new electric car registrations increased.

Business • 03 Jun

11,311 new electric cars have been registered so far this year, marking a 25.5% increase compared to the same time in 2024

New electric car registrations up 25.5% so far this year

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that new car registrations rose by 1.9% in April, while registration of battery electric cars jumped by 23.7%.

Business • 01 May

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

SIMI said a total of 4,925 EVs were registered in January, a 20% increase when compared to the 4,093 EVs registered the same month last year

New electric vehicle registrations up 20% in January

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that electric vehicle (EV) sales had a record-breaking month in January.

Business • 04 Feb

17,459 new electric cars were registered last year

Electric Vehicle sales dropped 24% in 2024 - SIMI

The number of new cars bought in 2024 was 121,195, according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.

Business • 02 Jan

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 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

The latest SIMI figures show that 3,147 new electric cars were registered in July, 24.7% lower than the 4,117 registrations in July of last year

July new car registrations slow down by 5.9% - SIMI

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that new car registrations continued to slow down in July on the back of a near 25% fall in new electric cars registered.

Business • 01 Aug 24

SIMI figures show that 692 new electric cars were registered in June - a drop of 52% on the 1,432 registrations in June 2023

New car registrations slow down by 50% in June

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that car sales, including electric vehicles, slowed down in June.

Business • 02 Jul 24

Petrol cars continue to lead the new car market

New electric car sales drop for fourth month in a row

Just over 1,000 new electric cars were sold here in May, down over 39% on the same month last year.

Business • 04 Jun 24

So far this year, 9,028 new EVs have been registered, down over 19% on the same period last year

New electric vehicle sales drop over 40% in April

The number of new electric vehicles sold in April dropped over 41% when compared to the same month last year, new figures show.

Business • 01 May 24

1,866 new EVs were registered last month

New electric car sales drop in February as market slows

The number of new electric cars sold in February dropped over 15% when compared to the same month last year, new figures show.

Business • 01 Mar 24

947 cars were registered in November, down from 985 in the same month a year ago, new SIMI figures show

New cars registered in November slows by 4% - SIMI

The number of new cars registered in November fell 4% according to new data from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Business • 01 Dec 23

118,369 new cars have been registered so far this year, the data shows.

SIMI: New car sales up 16% so far this year

New car sales are up 16% so far this year when compared to the same period last year, new figures show.

Business • 02 Oct 23

SIMI said today that the top selling car in August was the Hyundai Tucson

New car sales up 18% so far this year - SIMI

New car registrations for the month of August were down 0.3% to 8,131 in August when compared to the same time last year, new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show today.

Business • 01 Sep 23

MG owners Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) are expanding sales in Ireland and the UK

The drive to deliver affordable electric vehicles

The drive to deliver affordable electric vehicles is a priority for car makers and it is being accelerated by competition from China.

Business • 06 Aug 23

Electric car sales are 65.2% higher so far this year, today's SIMI figures show

New car registrations up 23.9% in July - SIMI

There were 27,148 new cars registered last month, according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, that marked an increase of 23.9% year-on-year.

Business • 02 Aug 23

7,557 new cars were sold last month, compared to 5,295 in May 2022.

SIMI: New car sales edge closer to pre-Covid levels

New car registrations jumped almost 43% in May when compared to the same month last year, according to new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Business • 01 Jun 23

Tesla only opened its first Irish sales outlet and showroom in Sandyford in south Co Dublin in April 2017

Pre-tax profits at Irish arm of Tesla motor 75% higher

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of electric car marker Tesla last year increased by 75% to €985,786.

Business • 17 Apr 23

3,421 new electric vehicles were registered in March 2023 compared to 1,924 in March last year

Electric car sales up 49% so far this year - SIMI

A total of 9,303 new electric cars were registered in the first three months of this year - an increase of 49% on the 6,235 electric cars registered during the same time in 2022.

Business • 03 Apr 23

3,682 EVs were registered throughout the month

Record number of new electric cars sold in January

New electric car registrations reached their highest month on record in January, according to new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Business • 01 Feb 23

Petrol remained the most popular engine type for 2022, accounting for 30% of all cars registered

105,253 new cars registered in 2022, down 10% on 2019

105,253 new cars were registered last year, up marginally on 2021, but down 10% on the pre-Covid levels recorded in 2019, according to new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Business • 03 Jan 23

2,738 new electric vehicles were registered in July

New car registrations down 17% in July - SIMI

It is normally the second highest sales period in any given year, but new car registrations for July were down 17.3% when compared to July 2021, according to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.

Business • 02 Aug 22