Almost 1,400 New Car Registrations In Wicklow This Year.

Tuesday, 2 April 2024 12:34

By Max Kane

There was a 16% decrease nationally in March 2024

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today released their official 241 new vehicle registrations statistics for March.

New car registrations for March were down 16% (14,936) when compared to March 2023 (17,685). Registrations year to date are up 8.0% (62,807) on the same period last year (58,151).

Light Commercial vehicles (LCVs) increased by 31.7% (4,410) compared to March last year (3,348). Year to date LCVs are up 34.1% (15,356). HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are up 28.2% (350) in comparison to March 2023 (273). Year to date HGVs are up 15.0% (1,110).

Imported Used Cars have seen an 11.0% (5,216) rise in March 2024, when compared to March 2023 (4,698). Year to date imports are up 24.2% (15,487) on 2023 (12,473).

In March 2,009 new electric cars were registered, which was 41.1% lower than the 3,412 registrations in March 2023. So far this year 7,971 new electric cars have been registered which is a 14.3% decrease compared to the same period in 2023 when 9,297 electric cars were registered.

In the new car market share by engine type for 2024, Petrol cars lead the new car market at 33.37%. followed by Diesel at 23.05%, then Hybrid (Petrol Electric) at 21.33%, Electric at 12.69%, and Plug-in Electric Hybrid at 7.92%.

New Car Registrations by County 2024 (January- March)
County	2024 Units	2023 Units	% Change	2024 % Share	2023 % Share
Carlow	669	657	1.83	1.07	1.13
Cavan	704	648	8.64	1.12	1.11
Clare	1323	1237	6.95	2.11	2.13
Cork	7239	6891	5.05	11.53	11.85
Donegal	1438	1252	14.86	2.29	2.15
Dublin	26290	24044	9.34	41.86	41.35
Galway	2479	2431	1.97	3.95	4.18
Kerry	1379	1218	13.22	2.2	2.09
Kildare	2822	2461	14.67	4.49	4.23
Kilkenny	1137	1037	9.64	1.81	1.78
Laois	790	689	14.66	1.26	1.18
Leitrim	267	212	25.94	0.43	0.36
Limerick	2059	1933	6.52	3.28	3.32
Longford	318	263	20.91	0.51	0.45
Louth	1446	1306	10.72	2.3	2.25
Mayo	1090	1004	8.57	1.74	1.73
Meath	2075	1985	4.53	3.3	3.41
Monaghan	523	464	12.72	0.83	0.8
Offaly	711	632	12.5	1.13	1.09
Roscommon	618	587	5.28	0.98	1.01
Sligo	635	543	16.94	1.01	0.93
Tipperary	1583	1558	1.6	2.52	2.68
Waterford	1389	1466	-5.25	2.21	2.52
Westmeath	907	822	10.34	1.44	1.41
Wexford	1526	1486	2.69	2.43	2.56
Wicklow	1390	1325	4.91	2.21	2.28

New Electric Car Registrations by County 2024 (January-March)
County	2024 Units	2023 Units	% Change	2024 % Share	2023 % Share
Carlow	66	87	-24.14	0.83	0.94
Cavan	38	75	-49.33	0.48	0.81
Clare	113	179	-36.87	1.42	1.93
Cork	803	989	-18.81	10.07	10.64
Donegal	110	130	-15.38	1.38	1.4
Dublin	3901	4225	-7.67	48.94	45.44
Galway	253	371	-31.81	3.17	3.99
Kerry	110	144	-23.61	1.38	1.55
Kildare	458	497	-7.85	5.75	5.35
Kilkenny	114	119	-4.2	1.43	1.28
Laois	95	95	0	1.19	1.02
Leitrim	22	28	-21.43	0.28	0.3
Limerick	182	244	-25.41	2.28	2.62
Longford	27	28	-3.57	0.34	0.3
Louth	174	183	-4.92	2.18	1.97
Mayo	77	110	-30	0.97	1.18
Meath	332	423	-21.51	4.17	4.55
Monaghan	37	37	0	0.46	0.4
Offaly	44	68	-35.29	0.55	0.73
Roscommon	46	60	-23.33	0.58	0.65
Sligo	59	75	-21.33	0.74	0.81
Tipperary	101	191	-47.12	1.27	2.05
Waterford	196	190	3.16	2.46	2.04
Westmeath	89	130	-31.54	1.12	1.4
Wexford	224	245	-8.57	2.81	2.64
Wicklow	300	374	-19.79	3.76	4.02

Almost 1,400 New Car Registrations In Wicklow This Year.

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