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There were 4,364 Irish new private cars licensed in September 2008, compared with 6,674 in September 2007, a decrease of 34.6%, according to the CSO.
In the first nine months of 2008, there were 141,930 new private cars licensed, a decrease of 17.1% on the corresponding period in 2007. In the same period in 2008 there were 47,575 second-hand private cars licensed, an increase of 5.1% on the corresponding period in 2007.
The number of new goods vehicles licensed in September 2008 was 1,451 compared with 2,624 in the corresponding month last year - a decrease of 44.7 %.
The vehicle licensing figures also show that:
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In September 2008, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 14,292 compared with 17,379 during the same month in 2007 - a decrease of 17.8%.
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The total number of all new vehicles licensed during September 2008 was 6,838 compared with 10,539 during the same month in 2007 - a decrease of 35.1%.
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In September 2008, of the 4,364 new private cars licensed, 2,491 (57.1%) were diesel and 1,795 (41.1%) were petrol.
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The highest number of new private cars licensed in September 2008, classified by make, was Ford (526) followed by Toyota (438), Volkswagen (410), Opel (357) and Nissan (339).
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The licensing figures refer to vehicles taxed for road use only and classified by taxation class.
