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ALMOST 24,000 MORE new vehicles are on our roads so far this year, an increase of 30.9% compared to the same period last year.
Figures published today by the CSO showed that Volkswagen remains the most popular brand in 2014, making up 12.1% of cars licensed.
For the first time, the number of used imported private cars licensed was down 3.3%.
In August alone, there was a 37.5% increase in the number of new private cars licensed, classified as when a vehicle gets a license plate, compared August 2013.
All used vehicle licensing was down slightly last month compared to 2013, but were up more than 6,000 when all of 2014 is taken into account.
There was a significant increase of 52.3% (532) in the number of new goods vehicles licensed in August, an increase in the year-to-date of 47.6%.
A rise in the number of commercial vehicles being licensed is traditionally associated with a rise in economic activity.
Tractor sales are down slightly so far this year.
The top four brands of private cars so far in 2014 are:
This was almost echoed in the figures for August, but with Nissan slipping into Hyundai’s forth position.
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Can’t wait to get my new 142 reg in 5 years time!! Hopefully
Wish I could afford a new car
Paddy, when I saw your comment I must admit that I was overcome with a great sadness, a sadness that caused me to go into convolutions of weeping for over an hour. My condition improved somewhat due to the intervention of some kind neighbours who, on hearing my continuous wailing, banded together in an effort to alleviate my shock. They told me that not being able to afford a new car was not as unusual as one might think. One neighbour told me that he knew of two others who were in a similar position and that they were located within 12 miles of where we were collectively crying. Others suggested that Sheamus the Spoofer might be exaggerating slightly. Anyway, Paddy our hearts go out to you. It was brave of you to admit publicly to your plight. We hope your condition improves soon. God bless you!
Emmmm….thanks? :/
And next year ill still be rolling around in my 99 still not a bother on o
It :) . New cars = to much electrics waaay more to go wronv.
Same as that Grainne,
The oul 06 Nissan van has 352,000km on the clock & she sailed through the test no bother.
A bit more loyalty amongst these fly by nights wouldn’t go amiss, them and their 142 regs!
Isn’t it just marvellous the way Ireland turns into Wonderland in the last year before elections?
No election next year as far as I know Tony.
Yeah but how many of these cars are working on jobsbridge?
Is this a sign of the ‘great divide’ between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’?
Good to hear. In about 3 year time when I want to trade up there be a better choice. Wanted to buy a 10 or 11 car earlier this year and there was very few available of that vintage and anything there is was very expensive. Had to import from England in the end.
€951 car tax for my 10 yr old car, subsidising the wealthy who can afford new cars and who pay just €280 per annum for a new equivalent car. Ireland a lobby ridden disgusting place to live.
There are a lot more new cars registered, not sold. Give it a couple of weeks and you will see all the 141 & 142 reg’s on forecourts back from lease. Same old bulls@$t different day.
As soon as you buy and drive the car they are used so strictly speaking there are no new cars on the road.., queue the red thumbs
It just goes to show that there are plenty of people not affected by the economic client. What an unfair society.
Anybody know why they continued on using the ‘ 141 and 142 ‘ on the reg plates and not just revert back to using ’14′ ?
They don’t know themselves., worst idea ever.
Plan was always to stay with the UK model of splitting the year in 2 and spread out the income so that 40% of cars sold in Ireland in 1 year were not all bought in January.
Someone’s already mentioned it as the reason so few used cars being sold. It’s because so few were sold as new in 2010 and 2011. Cannot sell what doesn’t exist.
Regarding VW as number one it’s because of their financing bank based in Germany. Easier to get finance with VW than an Irish bank. What a coup for VW to get ahead in the market by just having a big bank.
Thanks for that
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