New car registrations are up 12 per cent for the first four months of the year, figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI ) confirm.
So far this year, 56,676 new cars have been sold, compared to 50,591 for the same period last year.
SIMI figures show that 8,709 new cars were sold in April, an increase of three per cent on the same month last year.
LCV registrations up almost 40 per cent
Light commercial vehicle/van registrations were up almost 40 per cent in April.
Figured released this week show that 1,125 light commercial vehicles were registered in April, an increase of 39 per cent on the same month last year.
Year to date LCV registrations stood at 6,093 at the end of April, an increase of five per cent over the first four months of last year, (5,817 ) units.
Renault LCV range tops sales charts
Renault, Europe’s best selling van range, hit the number one best selling spot here in April with 14.9 per cent of the overall market.
Eric Basset, managing director of Renault Ireland, said : “Our award winning LCVs have been selling very well and we are delighted with the positive reaction to our van packages which includes our five-years unlimited mileage warranty and pioneering scrap my van options."
Renault’s ‘scrap my van’ offer applies to light commercial vehicles aged five years and older, registered on the 28th February 2006 or before.
HGV registrations up 4 per cent year to date
New heavy goods vehicle registrations soared by more than 60 per cent in April.
Figures released by SIMI this week show that 125 HGVs were registered in April - an increase of 62 per cent on April last year. To date 475 HGVs have been registered, a four per cent increase on last year.
