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Official figures released today show a strong recovery in new Irish car sales in February compared with the dip in February 2009.
The Central Statistics Office said 11,707 new cars were licensed in the month, up 33% from a year earlier.
The number of new goods vehicles licensed also jumped, rising 36% to 1,494. The scrappage scheme that introduced in the Budget is seen has having boosted new business.
The number of new goods vehicles licensed in February 2010 was 1,494 compared with 1,097 in the corresponding month last year - an increase of 36.2%.
The licensing figures also show that:
1. In February 2010, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 19,496 compared with 18,604 in the corresponding month last year - an increase of 4.8%.
2. The total number of all new vehicles licensed during February 2010 was 14,061 compared with 10,922 during the same month in 2009 - an increase of 28.7%.
3. In February 2010, of the 11,707 new private cars licensed, 4,317 (36.9%) were petrol and 6,804 (58.1%) were diesel.
4. The highest number of new private cars licensed in February 2010, classified by make, was Toyota (1,663) followed by Volkswagen (1,460), Ford (1,402) and Renault (1,094).
Tables
Table 1: Number of vehicles licensed for the first time classified by taxation class
Taxation Class
February
January-February
2008
2009
2010
2008
2009
2010
New Vehicles
New Private Cars
24,290
8,793
11,707
57,251
19,789
22,176
New Goods Vehicles
5,181
1,097
1,494
9,447
2,073
2,510
New Tractors
556
219
142
1,049
438
238
New Motor Cycles
311
158
111
586
387
188
New Exempt Vehicles
811
469
520
1,488
897
872
New Other
460
186
87
853
422
139
Total New Vehicles
31,609
10,922
14,061
70,674
24,006
26,123
Used (imported) Vehicles
Used Private Cars
5,049
5,530
3,827
9,539
10,001
6,289
Used Goods Vehicles
1,156
1,234
839
2,196
2,180
1,444
Used Tractors
297
249
192
594
447
331
Used Motorcycles
266
243
203
461
475
310
Used Other Vehicles
502
426
374
878
836
594
Total Used vehicles
7,270
7,682
5,435
13,668
13,939
8,968
Total All Vehicles
38,879
18,604
19,496
84,342
37,945
35,091
Footnotes:
Note: The information in this table is available in much greater detail in Databank Direct (see Release Links above)
Table 2: Number of new private cars licensed for the first time by CO2 emission band and fuel type, February 2010
Band
Fuel Type
Total
Petrol
Diesel
Petrol & Electric
Petrol & Ethanol
Other
A
795
2,692
86
0
0
3,573
B
2,194
2,676
24
460
0
5,354
C
420
873
8
0
0
1,301
D
795
231
0
3
0
1,029
E
75
217
0
2
0
294
F
22
51
0
2
0
75
G
14
33
0
1
0
48
Not available1
2
31
0
0
0
33
Total
4,317
6,804
118
468
0
11,707
Footnotes:
Note: The information in this table is available in much greater detail in Databank Direct (see Release Links above)
1: Emission bands are only available for vehicles registered as category A (see Background Notes for more information).
Table 3: Number of new and used (imported) private cars licensed for the first time by make, Febuary 2010
