Gill Stedman
23,085 new electric cars have been sold so far this year, up almost 40% on the same period last year.
When all engine types are included, 123,858 new cars were sold in the fist ten months of the year, up 3.4% on 2024.
The figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that petrol cars continue to dominate the new car market, accounting for over 25% of new car sales during the period.
This was followed by hybrid petrol electric cars at 22.5%, electric at 18.6%, diesel at 17% and plug in electric at almost 15%.
“While October new car registrations declined by 9% when compared to the same month last year, year-to-date new car sales remain over 3% ahead, with a total of 123,858 new cars registered,” said Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General.
“October’s new battery electric car registrations indicate growth in every county, with 709 units registered, an increase of 34% when compared to October 2024, marking the tenth consecutive month of growth in EV sales.
“Year-to-date EV registrations have now reached 23,085 units, a 39% increase on the same period last year,” he added.
Toyota is the overall top selling new car brand so far this year, followed by Volkswagen, Skoda, Hyundai and Kia.
The most popular models are the Hyundai Tucson, Skoda Octavia, Kia Sportage, Toyota Yaris Cross and the Toyota RAV 4.
Volkswagen is the top selling EV brand, followed by Kia, Hyundai, Tesla and Skoda.
The Volkswagen ID.4 is the most popular EV model, followed by Tesla Model 3, Kia EV3, Tesla Model Y and Kia EV6.
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