The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today released their official new vehicle registrations statistics for 2021. Total new car registrations fo.
New car registrations were up last year in Laois, according to the official vehicle registration statistics for 2021, released by The Society of the Irish Motor.
Nearly 4,000 people bought new cars in Kildare during 2020
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Nearly 4,000 new cars were bought in Co Kildare during 2020, according to new figures.
A total of 3,893 vehicles were sold and registered at sales showrooms across the county.
This figure compares to 4,452 vehicles purchased during 2019 which is a decline of -12.56%.
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) said overall new car registrations for 2020 finished at 88,324 or 25% down on 2019 (117,109).
New Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) registrations in 2020 saw a decrease of 14.2% (21,732) compared to 2019 (25,336). While New Heavy Commercial Vehicle registrations (HGV) saw a decrease of 22.3% (2,066) in comparison to 2019 (2,659).
Imported Used Cars saw 79,969 registrations in 2020 - a decrease of 29.8% on 2019 (113,926).
New car sales in Laois dropped 12% in 2020
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Laois had 1,180 new cars registered in 2020, according to figures released from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
This represented a drop of 12.07% on the 1,342 cars registered the previous year. Nationally, new car registrations for 2020, finished at 88,324 -25% down on 2019 (117,109).
New Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) registrations in 2020 saw a decrease of 14.2% (21,732) compared to 2019 (25,336). While New Heavy Commercial Vehicle registrations (HGV) saw a decrease of 22.3% (2,066) in comparison to 2019 (2,659).
Imported Used Cars saw 79,969 registrations in 2020 a decrease of 29.8% on 2019 (113,926).
4,013 new electric cars were registered in 2020 in comparison to 3,444 in 2019.
Other stats of note show a changing market place in 2020. Diesel accounted for 43.29%, Petrol 36.91%, Hybrid 11.86%, Electric 4.54%, and Plug-In Hybrid 2.78%. Diesel remains the most popular engine type, while hy