12 January 2022

Toyota was best-selling car brand in Ireland in 2021


Toyota Ireland closed out 2021 with a 12.44pc share of the new car market, reflected by having four of its models in the Irish top ten sellers, writes Brian Byrne. More than nine in ten of the brand's sales were for its low emission self-charging hybrid electric vehicles.

Toyota sold 13,053 passenger cars in 2021, which represents more than a 30pc year-on-year increase. The second biggest selling brand was Volkswagen with 12.02pc market share, followed by Hyundai (10.24pc, Skoda (8.6pc) and Ford (7.10pc).

The top selling models were Hyundai Tucson, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Yaris, Volkswagen Tiguan, and Toyota C-HR.