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Thursday 6 November 2014

IRELAND - OCTOBER SALES - Dacia Sandero stars as Irish #1 seller.

Figures just released from SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show that car sales were up 21% for the month of October (2,042) compared with this month last year (1,692).


So far this year, 95,217 new cars have been sold, an increase of 30% on 2013 (73,454).  This is the first time in 5 years (2009 56,315) that new car sales have reached 95,000.
Top Selling Models
RankMake / Range2014 Units2014 % Share
1Dacia SANDERO1075.23%
2Volkswagen GOLF1075.23%
3Renault CLIO753.67%
4GM(Opel) INSIGNIA753.67%
5Dacia DUSTER713.47%
6Nissan QASHQAI643.13%
7Skoda OCTAVIA572.79%
8Volkswagen POLO412%
9Toyota YARIS401.96%
10Kia SPORTAGE371.81%

YEAR TO DATE

Rank



2014 Units



2014 % Share
1Volkswagen11,50912.09%
2Toyota10,08010.59%
3Ford9,3839.85%
4Hyundai8,1068.51%
5Nissan6,9557.3%
6Skoda6,2556.57%
7GM(Opel)6,2116.52%
8Renault4,8365.08%
9Audi4,2534.47%
10Kia4,2124.42%
11BMW4,0024.2%
12Peugeot2,8813.03%
13Dacia2,6232.75%
14Seat2,3972.52%
15Mercedes-Benz2,0632.17%
16Mazda1,7861.88%
17Citroen1,3781.45%
18Honda1,3531.42%
19Volvo1,1871.25%
20Suzuki6410.67%
21Fiat5840.61%
22Mitsubishi5830.61%
23Land Rover5310.56%
24MINI4710.49%
25Lexus3510.37%
26Jaguar1880.2%

The Commercial Vehicle market is even more positive, with light commercial/van sales up 51% (15,900) this year in comparison to 2013 (10,555), with the month of October (1,370) recording a strong sales increase up 79% compared with October last year (766). 

HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are also up 12% for the month of October and 23% year to date.

Alan Nolan, Director General SIMI commenting on these figures;

“The positive registration figures for all sectors is a welcome sign of recovery for our Industry particularly the light commercial registrations indicate a more general recovery in the wider economy. While the new car sales figures are encouraging, we must remember that we are still starting from a very low base. 

For sustainability the new car registration market needs to be operating at an annual level of 130,000 however these figures are a sign of continued progress and that sales are currently moving in the right direction.   


"The Industry has also seen improved business levels through commercial sales and the rise in car sales also reflects improved consumer confidence both demonstrating strong indicators of economic recovery.”

Stats in short:

  • New car sales in October up 21% on last year
  • 95,217 cars were sold v 73,454 2013
  • LCV sales in October up 79% on last year
  • Top 3 selling car brands were Volkswagen, Toyota & Ford
  • Top 3 selling models were the  VW Golf, Nissan Qashqai & Ford Focus
  • Top selling van was the Ford Transit

  • Total Car Registrations
  • 2013= 73,454
  • 2012= 78,375
    2011= 88,768
    2010= 86,491
    2009= 56,315

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