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In what the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) says is a 'promising start' to the year, new car registrations for the month of January were up 7pc (33,521) compared to January 2024 (31,407), writes Brian Byrne.
Light Commercial vehicles (LCV) are down 16pc (6,270) compared to January last year (7,478). While HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are showing an increase of 8pc (489) in comparison to January 2024 (454).
Imported Used Cars saw a 5pc (5,604) rise in January 2025, when compared to January 2024 (5,325).
Electric Vehicle (EV) sales experienced the highest monthly sales recorded to date, 4,925 registrations in January, representing 20pc increase when compared to 4,093 in January 2024.
Petrol cars remain the most popular powertrain at 28.24pc, followed by Hybrid (Petrol Electric) 24.89pc, Diesel at 16.31pc, Electric at 14.69pc and Plug-in Electric Hybrid at 14.17pc.
Automatic transmissions account for 71.71pc of market share, while manual transmissions continue to see a decline.
