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Donegal new car sales down 11.8%
03.09.19
OFFICIAL statistics
released today by the Society of the Irish Motor
Industry (SIMI) show that the total new car
registrations in Ireland for the month of August
(5,131) are
down 13.3% when compared with August 2018
(5,921). New car registrations year to date
(110,572) are down
7.9% on the same period last year
(120,003).
In Donegal new car registrations for January -
August 2019 (2,233) are down 11.8% when compared
with same period in 2018 (2,514).
However, imported used cars in Ireland saw an
increase with year to date figures up 5% (72,211)
ahead of 2018 (68,784).
New electric vehicle registrations also continue to
grow month on month with 172 vehicles registered for
the month of August an increase of 4.2% on August
2018 (165) while a total of 2,860 EV cars were
registered so far this year. |
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New car sales in Donegal, year to date, in
2019 are down 11.8% compared with same period last
year. |
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Brian Cooke, SIMI
Director General comments: “Despite the strong
economic growth, the new car market continues to
contract this year, with registrations for the month
of August following this trend. In this business
context and with the increasing likelihood of a hard
Brexit, SIMI is calling on the Minister for Finance
not to increase taxes on new cars in Budget 2020. It
is important that our new car market is as strong as
possible from both an environmental and employment
view point. Instead the current Brexit and taxation
mix only encourages people to hold on to their older
higher emitting cars for longer. New car sales need
to increase if Ireland is to see the real benefit of
improvements in emissions from new technologies, and
taxation systems should support not hinder this.” |
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