The Hyundai Tucson remains the favourite of Irish customers. After a solid start of the year, Irish new car sales stumble in February at -14.8% to 14,002 units. This is enough to pull the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.8% to 47,473. Strikingly, 10 of the Top 12 brands…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #2 in Ireland in January. The Irish new car market starts the year on the right foot with January sales, traditionally the highest of the year due to the license plate change, gain 6.7% to 33,521 units. Toyota (-1.8%) can't take advantage of the market's…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland for the 4th straight year. Discover over 50 years of Irish Historical Data here. After starting the year with a bang at +14.9% in January and +25.2% in February, the Irish new car market ends 2024 in negative, down -1% year-on-year…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-seller in Ireland this month. In October, new car sales in Ireland post their first positive year-on-year result since last February at +9.7% to 2,423 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -1.2% to 119,668. Toyota (+30.4%) has a fantastic month and…
The Skoda Kodiaq scores its 2nd ever Irish win. New car sales in Ireland drop a harsh -10.4% year-on-year in September to just 5,130 units, marking a 7th consecutive month of decline. The year-to-date volume is now off -1.4% to 117,256. Strikingly the Top four carmakers all ignore the negative…
The Skoda Kodiaq is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in August. It's a 6th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for the Irish new car market in August at -8.6% to 7,552 sales. It sends the year-to-date tally down at -0.9% to 112,154. Kia (+25.1%) ignores the market gloom to score…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 105% year-on-year in July. July is the month of the bi-annual licence plate change in Ireland and traditionally corresponds to the 2nd largest monthly volume in the year. July 2024 is no exception, even if results are a little disappointing this year at -6% year-on-year…
The Tesla Model 3 holds 19.4% of the Irish new car market in June. Registrations thin out before the biannual licence plate change of July, and June Irish sales sink -50.2% year-on-year to just 1,490. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +1.7% to 78,932. As it was the…
Dacia Sandero sales are up 91.9% year-on-year in May. 6,403 new cars found an Irish buyer in May, a tough -15.1% year-on-year decline. Thanks to a strong start of the year, the YTD volume is however up 3.8% to 77,449 sales. Volkswagen (+1.4%) repeats at #1 with 12.7% share, advancing…
The VW Tiguan ranks #3 in Ireland in April. New car sales in Ireland edge down -3.6% year-on-year in April to 8,591 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 6% to 71,110. Strikingly, 6 of the Top 7 carmakers are in positive. Volkswagen (+35.7%) and Hyundai (+70.9%) stun on the…
The Nissan Juke ranks #3 in March in Ireland. The Irish market falls a steep -15.5% year-on-year in March to 14,936 units, in what is shaping up to be a poor month across Europe. As a reminder though, March 2023: was up a smashing 36.8% on the year prior. The…
The Skoda Octavia is by far the most popular vehicle in Ireland in February. New car sales in Ireland continue on their strong run in February at +25.3% year-on-year to 16,440 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 18.3% to 47,867. Skoda (+106.8%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 197.4% year-on-year in January. With new licence plates now available, January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland, typically accounting for roughly one quarter of the annual volume and setting the tone for the coming year. So it's good news this month…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland again. Discover 50 years of Irish Historical Data here. New car sales in Ireland are up a robust 15.6% year-on-year in 2023 to 121,850 units. Toyota (+3%) retains the top spot in the brands charts but sees its market share thaw…
The MG 4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in October. As the year comes to an end, the Irish new car market traditionally dwindle to just a trickle of sales, awaiting January's licence plate change. Worse, volumes accelerate their fall in October to -16.9% year-on-year and 2,174 units vs.…