The Ford Escort was #1 in Ireland in 1974 18/04/2024 update: Now with brands data for 1972 (1 new article). 20/08/2019 update: Now with information for 1983 and 1985 (2 new articles). 18/07/2019 update: Now with an annual All-brands ranking from 1990 to 2000 (7 new articles). The direct links…
The Toyota Corolla is now #1 YTD in Ireland. The Irish new car market has its bi-annual license plate change in July and as a result sales jump to the 2nd largest monthly volume in the year below January at 24.701, albeit down year-on-year for the first time since March…
The Opel Astra is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in June. New car sales in Ireland traditionally fall to a trickle in June just before mid-year licence plates are released in July. However this month's result marks an encouraging third consecutive year-on-year gain at +12.6% to 1.407 units, reducing the…
The 3 Series (+419.4%) helps BMW up 194.6% in Ireland in May. The Irish new car market is showing signs of recovery with May marking the 2nd consecutive year-on-year gain at +4.2% to 6.331, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -7.6% at 79.361. Volkswagen (+18.4%) brilliantly reclaims the brands…
The new Toyota Camry already knocks at the Irish Top 20's door. New car sales in Ireland score their first year-on-year gain of the year with April deliveries up a sturdy 10.7% to 8.913, leading to a year-to-date tally down -8.5% to 73.030. Toyota (+192.4%) spectacularly multiplies its April 2018…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in March. The Irish new car market has managed to contain its year-on-year decline into the single-digits for the first time this year with March deliveries down 6% to 16.696, leading to a Q1 tally down -10.8% to 64.042. Volkswagen (-9.2%)…
The Hyundai Kona ranks #2 in Ireland in February. The Irish new car market continues on a horrendous start of 2019 with February sales down another 11.3% to 15.088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down 12.3% to 47.380. Volkswagen (+14.9%) and Skoda (+5.3%) buck the negative trend to…
The Karoq (+137.5%) helps Skoda up 3.5% in January in Ireland. January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Ireland as it corresponds to a bi-annual license plate change. Irish license plate feature the year of registration. But this year is off to a wobbly start, with new…
The Hyundai Tucson remains #1 in Ireland despite losing 18% year-on-year. Consult 45 years worth of Irish Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of decline for Irish new car sales in 2018 at -4.4% to 125.557 registrations, and the origin of this prolonged depression is to be found…
The BMW 5 Series is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in November. Traditionally, the Irish new car market shuts down towards the end of the year, awaiting new licence plates in January. As such, November figures, at 643 sales (-5.7%) are so tiny they aren't representative. The year-to-date tally is…
BMW sales soar 70% year-on-year in October in Ireland. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 190 All-models by clicking on the title * It is now time for the Irish new car market to slow down to an almost standstill as the year-end approaches, awaiting the new 2019 license…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in September. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 205 All-models by clicking on the title * Post-WLTP rush means Irish new car sales drop 18.3% year-on-year in September to 3.187 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down 4.3% to 123.087…
A large stock of non WLTP-compliant Renault Kadjar was cleared before the arrival of the facelift. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * The Irish new car market jumps back into positive in August at +2.9% to 5.922 registrations, yet the…
Peugeot sales are up 34% year-on-year in July, partly thanks to the 3008. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Ireland drop 2.9% year-on-year in July to 26.923 units, still the second largest month of the year…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in June. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 180 All-models by clicking on the title * Now that new licence plates are distributed in July, the Irish market slowly dies down beforehand with June deliveries down 10.4% year-on-year to…