SIMI: 15% Increase In New Car Sales In Kildare.

Monday, 1 November 2021 15:13

That's in line with the national figure.

There's been a 15% year on year increase in the number of new cars sold in Kildare.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry has released data for the period January to October.

4,431 new cars have been registered in Kildare in that period, as against 3,852 in the same period in 2020.

Nationally, 103,253 new cars registered year to date compared, to 86,811 for the same period in 2020 (+18.9%) and 116,124 in 2019 (-11.1%).

522 new electric vehicles registered in October compared to 254 in October 2020

County	2021 Units	2020 Units	% Change	2021 % Share	2020 % Share
Carlow	1154	1014	13.81	1.12	1.17
Cavan	1121	992	13	1.09	1.14
Clare	2070	1958	5.72	2	2.26
Cork	12201	10972	11.2	11.82	12.64
Donegal	2374	2085	13.86	2.3	2.4
Dublin	43010	33275	29.26	41.65	38.33
Galway	4056	3590	12.98	3.93	4.14
Kerry	2172	1924	12.89	2.1	2.22
Kildare	4431	3852	15.03	4.29	4.44
Kilkenny	1841	1765	4.31	1.78	2.03
Laois	1225	1162	5.42	1.19	1.34
Leitrim	384	392	-2.04	0.37	0.45
Limerick	3438	3171	8.42	3.33	3.65
Longford	509	421	20.9	0.49	0.48
Louth	2337	2090	11.82	2.26	2.41
Mayo	1799	1624	10.78	1.74	1.87
Meath	3349	2805	19.39	3.24	3.23
Monaghan	872	762	14.44	0.84	0.88
Offaly	1149	1112	3.33	1.11	1.28
Roscommon	970	836	16.03	0.94	0.96
Sligo	1040	924	12.55	1.01	1.06
Tipperary	2650	2485	6.64	2.57	2.86
Waterford	2675	2089	28.05	2.59	2.41
Westmeath	1536	1273	20.66	1.49	1.47
Wexford	2563	2199	16.55	2.48	2.53
Wicklow	2327	2039	14.12	2.25	2.35

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