New car registrations down slightly in Mayo so far this year

New car registrations are down 1.58% in Mayo so far this year, figures released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry have revealed.

Up to the end of September, 1,987 units were registered in Mayo. In same period last year, a total of 2,019 units were registered.

Nationwide, new car registrations year to date are down 1.4% (117,264) on the same period in 2023 (118,926).

Last month, registrations were down 10.3% (5,137) when compared to September 2023 (5,727).

Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) increased by 6.6% (2,025) compared to September last year (1,900). Year to date LCVs are up 9.1% (28,972). Heavy goods vehicles (HGV) registrations are up 7.1% (166) in comparison to September 2023 (155), and year to date are up 10.8% (2,629).

Imported used cars have seen a 18.2% (5,116) rise in September 2024 when compared to September 2023 (4,328). Year to date imports are up 24.5% (47,738) on 2023 (38,338).

In September 1,010 new electric cars were registered, which was 30.8% lower than the 1,460 registrations in September 2023. So far this year, 16,133 new electric cars have been registered, representing a 25.7% decrease compared to the same period in 2023, when 21,726 electric cars were registered.

The reduction in electric car registrations in Mayo so far this year is just over 45% (134 this year compared to 244 last year).

In the new car market share by engine type for 2024, petrol cars continue to lead the new car market at 30.99%, followed by diesel at 22.98%, then hybrid (petrol-electric) at 21.0%, electric at 13.76%, and plug-in electric hybrid at 9.71%.

The five top selling new car brands so far this year are Toyota, Volkswagen, Skoda, Hyundai and Kia, while the five top new car model are Hyundai Tucson, Skoda Octavia, Kia Sportage, Toyota RAV4 and Toyota Yaris Cross. The top selling car last month was the Skoda Kodiaq.