Updated / Monday, 1 Feb 2021
12:47
SIMI says that new cars registrations for January are down 17.8% when compared to the same month in 2020
New cars registrations for January are down 17.8% when compared to the same month last year, the latest figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show.
The latest SIMI figures show that new car registrations fell to 25,191 in January of this year from 30,650 in January 2020.
According to SIMI, light commercial vehicles sales are down 10.9% to 5,033 from 5,647 last year, while HGV (heavy goods vehicle) registrations also showed a decrease of 4.5% with sales down to 340 compared to 356 in the first month of 2020.