Ireland January 2023: Hyundai Tucson distant #1, 4 Toyotas in Top 5 in solid market (+9.4%)

The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to #2 in Ireland in January.

27,363 new cars hit Irish roads in January, a solid 9.4% improvement on January 2022. With new licence plates now available, January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland, typically accounting for one quarter of the annual volume and setting the tone for the coming year. Despite a hefty loss (-11.8%), Toyota stays on top of the brands charts with 16.2% share, ahead of Hyundai (+2.2%) at 13.5% and also trailing the market. Strikingly, the next 8 carmakers all beat the market with double-digit gains. Dacia (+69.6%), Audi (+55.7%) and Volkswagen (+46.8%) fare best followed by Skoda (+20.4%), Peugeot (+13.4%), Ford (+13.2%) and Kia (+11%).

In the models ranking, the Hyundai Tucson (-4.3%) easily retains the pole position at 6.3% share but edges down. Like in January 2022, there are four Toyotas in the Top 5: the Yaris Cross (+59.7%) jumps to #2, by far its highest ever ranking in Ireland, followed by the Yaris (+31.4%), C-HR (-2.2%) and Corolla (-47.1%). The Dacia Sandero (+79.5%) scores the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 and climbs to #6 and 2.7% share vs. #21 and 1.3% over the Full Year 2022. The Kia Sportage (+49.6%), Hyundai Ioniq 5 (+27.6%) and VW T-Roc (+16%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10. Note this the Ioniq 5’s second ever Irish Top 10 finish alongside February 2022 (#5). The Dacia Jogger (#22), Toyota bZ4X (#66) and Cupra Born (#68) are the best-selling recent launches.

Previous post: Ireland 2022: Hyundai Tucson repeats at #1 in stable market (+0.3%)

One year ago: Ireland January 2022: Hyundai Tucson leads, 4 Toyotas in Top 5 in stable market (-0.5%)

Full January 2023 Top 36 all brands and Top 215 all models below.