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# Society of the Irish Motor Industry

This year
2024
Most cars registered in 2023 fuelled by petrol or diesel, despite large rise in new electric cars
Last year
2023
Half of fire stations could close today as a result of strike action by retained firefighters
All time
New car registrations down 17% in the past year
117,000 new cars registered in Ireland in 2019 and just 3% were electric
More Irish people are buying used cars in the UK
The cost of buying a car has gone down, but fewer new ones were sold last month
And Ireland's bestselling car brand is...
2016 was the biggest year for new cars since the recession, but which maker sold the most?
Bouncing back: The SIMI/DoneDeal review of Ireland's motor industry
Almost 40,000 new cars were sold in January
We're buying a lot of new cars... the most since 2009
The 142 reg plate is so far twice as popular as the 132 last year
New car sales up 28 per cent as market continues to speed ahead
New '132' reg system drives huge increase in August car sales
Further fall in car sales as industry pins hopes on '132' numberplate
Car sales down 14 per cent in first quarter
VIDEO: Motoring industry explains reasons for new number plates
Motoring industry reports 11.5pc drop in new cars sold in 2012
September car sales down 10pc on last year
Column: The horrible consequences of telling men how 'real' men behave
Lisa McInerney
YouTube top 10: because one GAA backheel isn't enough
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