2019 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS DISAPPOINTING AS ATTENTION TURNS TO 201 PLATE
New vehicle registration statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), show that the total new car registrations for November are up 19.2% (769) when compared with November 2018 (645). New car registrations year to date are down 7% (116,888) on the same period last year (125,529).
New Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) registrations are up 50.4% (856) on November 2018 (569), however registrations year to date are down 0.2% (25,179). While New Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HGV) increased 51.3% (121) in comparison to November 2018 (80) and year to date are up 2.6% (2,603).
Imported Used Cars for November saw an increase of 14.7% (10,011) on the same month last year (8,729). Year to date imports are up 9.2% (103,902) surpassing the total for 2018 (100,755).
Currently 3,420 new electric vehicles have been registered so far this year compared to 1,224 last year.
Commenting on the new vehicle registrations figures Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General
“Despite a small increase in November, new car registrations are down 7% on 2018, underlining what has been a disappointing year for the Irish Motor Industry. For the second consecutive year, used car imports have exceed 100,000, which is having a dampening impact on new car sales.
With the 201 registration plate on the horizon, focus has already turned to January. With generous incentives for customers to buy a new car across all brands and across all market segments, members are hopeful for the busy start to 2020”.
192 November New Vehicle Stats
- New car sales total year to date (2019) 116,888 v (2018) 125,529 -6.9%
- New Car sales total November (2019) 769 v (2018) 645 +19.2%
- Light Commercial Vehicles sales year to date (2019) 25,179 v (2018) 25,224 -0.2%
- Light Commercial Vehicles sales total November (2019) 856 v (2018)569 +50.4%
- Heavy Goods Vehicle total sales year to date (2019) 2,603 v (2018) 2,538 +2.6%
- Heavy Goods Vehicle total sales November (2019) 121 v (2018) 80 +51.3%
- Used Car Imports total year to date (2019) 103,902 v (2018) 95,146 +9.2%
- Used Car Imports total November (2019) 10,011 v (2018) 8729 +14.7%
- New Electric Vehicles sales total year to date (2019) 3,420 v (2018) 1,224 +179.41%
- 5 Top Selling Car Brands year to date are: 1. Volkswagen 2. Toyota 3. Hyundai 4. Ford 5. Skoda
- 5 Top car model’s year to date 1. Toyota Corolla 2. Hyundai Tucson 3. Nissan Qashqai 4. Volkswagen Tiguan 5. Skoda Octavia
- Top Selling Car November 2019: Tesla Model 3
- More stats info visit https://stats.beepbeep.ie/
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New Car Registrations by County January-November 2019 |
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County |
2019 Units |
2018 Units |
% Change |
2019 % Share |
2018 % Share |
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Carlow |
1250 |
1547 |
-19.2 |
1.07 |
1.23 |
|
Cavan |
1163 |
1251 |
-7.03 |
0.99 |
1 |
|
Clare |
2241 |
2669 |
-16.04 |
1.92 |
2.13 |
|
Cork |
13950 |
15209 |
-8.28 |
11.93 |
12.12 |
|
Donegal |
2330 |
2608 |
-10.66 |
1.99 |
2.08 |
|
Dublin |
51968 |
52616 |
-1.23 |
44.46 |
41.92 |
|
Galway |
4289 |
4766 |
-10.01 |
3.67 |
3.8 |
|
Kerry |
2305 |
2660 |
-13.35 |
1.97 |
2.12 |
|
Kildare |
4451 |
5308 |
-16.15 |
3.81 |
4.23 |
|
Kilkenny |
2062 |
2345 |
-12.07 |
1.76 |
1.87 |
|
Laois |
1341 |
1508 |
-11.07 |
1.15 |
1.2 |
|
Leitrim |
393 |
484 |
-18.8 |
0.34 |
0.39 |
|
Limerick |
3874 |
4319 |
-10.3 |
3.31 |
3.44 |
|
Longford |
510 |
599 |
-14.86 |
0.44 |
0.48 |
|
Louth |
2646 |
2794 |
-5.3 |
2.26 |
2.23 |
|
Mayo |
1935 |
2168 |
-10.75 |
1.66 |
1.73 |
|
Meath |
3290 |
3705 |
-11.2 |
2.81 |
2.95 |
|
Monaghan |
884 |
995 |
-11.16 |
0.76 |
0.79 |
|
Offaly |
1263 |
1540 |
-17.99 |
1.08 |
1.23 |
|
Roscommon |
929 |
1050 |
-11.52 |
0.79 |
0.84 |
|
Sligo |
1052 |
1086 |
-3.13 |
0.9 |
0.87 |
|
Tipperary |
2970 |
3326 |
-10.7 |
2.54 |
2.65 |
|
Waterford |
3097 |
3290 |
-5.87 |
2.65 |
2.62 |
|
Westmeath |
1584 |
1786 |
-11.31 |
1.36 |
1.42 |
|
Wexford |
2763 |
3174 |
-12.95 |
2.36 |
2.53 |
|
Wicklow |
2348 |
2726 |
-13.87 |
2.01 |
2.17 |