It comes as The Society of the Irish Motor Industry today released its official new vehicle registration statistics for June.
New car registrations nationwide for June have decreased by 9.7%, while figures in Kildare have increased.
It comes as The Society of the Irish Motor Industry today released its official new vehicle registration statistics for June.
This June saw 2,200 registrations compared to 2,436 in the same month of 2025.
In Kildare, there were 3,989 cars registered in June 2026, compared to 3,642 in June 2025.
It's an increase of 9.53%.
Overall, Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) increased by 2.9% (1,082) compared to June last year (1,052).
Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) registrations experienced a decrease of 25% (96) in comparison to June 2025 (128). Year to date, HGVs are down 5.9% (1,553).
Imported Used Cars have seen a 42.7% (8,149) increase in June 2026, when compared to June 2025 (5,712).
Year to date imports are up 39% (47,109) on 2025 (33,895).
In June 1,123 new electric cars (battery electric cars) were registered, which was a 9.7% decrease from the 1,244 registrations in June 2025. So far this year, 20,164 new electric cars have been registered, representing a 48.0% increase compared to the same period in 2025, when 13,629 electric cars were registered.
In the new car market share by engine type, Hybrid (Petrol Electric) continues to lead the market at 25.89% as the most popular engine type, followed by Electric 23.67%, Petrol 21.06%, Plug-In Hybrid 14.21%, and Diesel 12.87%.
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