Top 10 for new car sales in 2014

VW Golf

In passenger vehicles Volkswagen continues to take the plaudits for Top Manufacturer and Top Make in 2014, with the VW marque ahead of the next highest manufacturers (Toyota, Ford, Hyundai and Nissan) in new car registrations. The same top marques as in 2013.

The figures from Motorcheck.ie show that the VW Golf was the market leader with sales up 23% year on year with 4,596 registrations which is 868 more than in 2013.

The rest of the Top 5 were Nissan Qashqai (3,791 units, up by 848 or 28.81% on 2013), Ford Focus (also with 3,791 sales, up 924 on 2013 or 32.23%), Ford Fiesta (3,119, up 710 on 2013 or 29.47%), and Toyota Corolla (3,008, plus 1,923 or 177.24% on 2013) respectively. The only change year-on-year was the Passat which replaced with the Toyota Corolla in fifth place.

The top five were followed by the Skoda Octavia (2,846, up 855 on 2013 or 42.94%); Hyundai ix35 (2,611 up 1,183 on 2013 or 82.84%); VW Passat (2,380, plus 198 on 2013, or 9.07% ); Toyota Yaris (2,048, up 383 on 2013, or 23.00%); and Toyota Auris (2,040, down 98 on 2013, or minus 4.58%).

Nissan Qashqai