The latest official statistics released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that new car registrations for the month of April were down 24%

Sales for the month reached 7,865 compared to 10,381 in  April 2016, while new cars registrations year to date are down 10% (83,831) on the same period last year (93,205).

Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) show a decrease of 25% (1,716) on April 2016 (2,302) and year to date are down 13% (13,653). While Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HGV) are also showing a decline of 25% for the month of April (235) compared to the same month last year (313) and are down 8% (1,266) year to date.

Commenting on the figures SIMI Director General, Alan Nolan said: “From our recent SIMI/DoneDeal Quarterly Review, we commented that 2017 was proving to be unpredictable for the Motor Industry and the month of April appears to be reflecting this statement. Vehicle registrations for April show a decline in all sectors and across nearly all counties. While the economy continues to strengthen, consumers appears to have remained somewhat more cautious to date. That said the Industry is continuing to entice consumers with very strong offers to the degree that even with lower sterling values, as a result of Brexit virtually no new cars have been imported because of the value available here.”

5 Top selling car brands year to date were:
1 Toyota
2 Volkswagen
3 Ford
4 Hyundai
5 Nissan

5 Top car models year to date were:
1 Hyundai Tucson
2 Nissan Qashqai
3 Skoda Octavia
4 Ford Focus
5 Volkswagen Golf

Top Selling Car for Month of April Skoda Octavia