SIMI: Surge In New Car Registrations In Co. Kildare.

Thursday, 1 July 2021 14:30

Registrations have risen by 13%.

There's been a surge in new car registrations in Kildare.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry reports that 2,698 new cars have been registered in the county so far this year.

That's a 13% increase on the same period in 2020.

Nationally, over 2,700 new cars were bought last month, compared with just over 1,000 last year.

It's also a large increase on pre-pandemic numbers, as about 1,400 new cars were registered in June 2019.

New Car Registrations by County Year to Date (January-June 2021)
County	2021 Units	2020 Units	% Change	2021 % Share	2020 % Share
Carlow	720	633	13.74	1.13	1.2
Cavan	715	627	14.04	1.12	1.19
Clare	1359	1164	16.75	2.13	2.2
Cork	7793	6828	14.13	12.2	12.91
Donegal	1502	1263	18.92	2.35	2.39
Dublin	25732	19840	29.7	40.29	37.52
Galway	2512	2193	14.55	3.93	4.15
Kerry	1365	1185	15.19	2.14	2.24
Kildare	2698	2382	13.27	4.22	4.5
Kilkenny	1208	1092	10.62	1.89	2.06
Laois	805	731	10.12	1.26	1.38
Leitrim	248	249	-0.4	0.39	0.47
Limerick	2257	1990	13.42	3.53	3.76
Longford	335	248	35.08	0.52	0.47
Louth	1464	1313	11.5	2.29	2.48
Mayo	1105	1027	7.59	1.73	1.94
Meath	2075	1726	20.22	3.25	3.26
Monaghan	579	460	25.87	0.91	0.87
Offaly	732	706	3.68	1.15	1.33
Roscommon	629	521	20.73	0.98	0.99
Sligo	664	576	15.28	1.04	1.09
Tipperary	1739	1540	12.92	2.72	2.91
Waterford	1679	1287	30.46	2.63	2.43
Westmeath	955	777	22.91	1.5	1.47
Wexford	1604	1323	21.24	2.51	2.5
Wicklow	1393	1204	15.7	2.18	2.28

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