There were 948 new Irish private cars licensed in November 2009, compared with 1,174 in November 2008, a decrease of 19.3%, according to the CSO.

The number of new goods vehicles licensed in November 2009 was 476 compared with 983 in the corresponding month last year - - a decrease of 51.6%.

The vehicle licensing figures also show that:

• In November 2009, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 6,302 compared with 8,708 during the same month in 2008 - a decrease of 27.6%.
• The total number of all new vehicles licensed during November 2009 was 1,674 compared with 2,707 during the same month in 2008 - a decrease of 38.2%.
• In November 2009, of the 948 new private cars licensed, 357 (37.7%) were petrol and 558 (58.9%) were diesel.
• The highest number of new private cars licensed in November 2009, classified by make, was Ford (132) followed by Renault (95), BMW (94) and Opel (82).

The licensing figures refer to vehicles taxed for road use only and classified by taxation class. Complementary figures for vehicle registrations are available separately: Vehicles Registered

Table 1: Number of vehicles licensed for the first time classified by taxation class

Taxation Class	November			January-November
	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009
New vehicles
Private Cars	2,857	1,174	948	179,450	145,803	53,958
Goods Vehicles	2,143	983	476	45,232	31,033	9,800
Tractors	217	128	61	4,341	4,078	1,841
Motor Cycles	213	140	67	3,439	3,130	1,841
Exempt Vehicles	261	182	92	7,270	6,104	3,641
Other	181	100	30	4,111	3,151	1,173
Total new vehicles	5,872	2,707	1,674	243,843	193,299	72,254
Used (imported) vehicles
Private Cars	4,960	4,175	3,013	55,300	56,616	47,059
Goods Vehicles	1,161	973	950	13,883	12,270	13,027
Tractors	278	195	167	3,325	3,234	2,672
Motor Cycles	241	234	166	3,753	4,137	4,275
Other	489	424	332	6,309	6,413	5,492
Total used (imported) vehicles	7,129	6,001	4,628	82,570	82,670	72,525
Total all vehicles	13,001	8,708	6,302	326,413	275,969	144,779

Table 2: Number of new private cars licensed for the first time by CO₂ emission band and fuel, November 2009

Emission Band	Fuel
	Petrol	Diesel	Petrol & Electric	Petrol & Ethanol	Other	Total
A	37	101	8	0	0	146
B	125	248	0	14	0	387
C	43	115	2	0	0	160
D	102	31	0	2	0	135
E	36	46	0	2	0	84
F	11	8	0	5	0	24
G	2	3	0	0	0	5
Not available1	1	6	0	0	0	7
Total	357	558	10	23	0	948

Table 3: Number of new and used (imported) private cars licensed for the first time by make, November 2009

Make	New	Used (imported)		Make	New	Used (imported)
Audi	33	295		Nissan	44	82
BMW	94	309		Opel	82	8
Chevrolet	1	1		Peugeot	21	141
Citroen	17	50		Renault	95	99
Fiat	19	19		Seat	11	18
Ford	132	338		Skoda	28	50
Honda	15	151		Subaru	12	16
Hyundai	21	20		Suzuki	4	11
Kia	3	10		Toyota	62	391
Lexus	4	27		Vauxhall	0	159
Mazda	44	33		Volkswagen	77	441
Mercedes Benz	50	91		Volvo	41	54
Mitsubishi	10	28		Other makes	28	171
				Total	948	3,013