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13/01/2010
Dramatic Drop In December Car Sales
There has been a decrease of close to a third in new private cars licensed last month across the Irish State.
Only 474 new private cars were licensed in December 2009, compared with 667 in December 2008, a decrease of 28.9%.
The number of new goods vehicles licensed in December 2009 was 251 compared with 426 in the corresponding month last year - a decrease of 41.1%.
Decrease of 62.8% in new private cars licensed in 2009
The December figure brings the total number of new private cars licensed in 2009 to 54,432 vehicles. This compares to 146,470 new private cars licensed in 2008, a decrease of 62.8%.
In total, 10,051 new goods vehicles were licensed in 2009. This compares to 31,459 in 2008 - a decrease of 68.1%.
The vehicle licensing figures for the full year also show that last year, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 149,389 compared with 282,557 during 2008 - a decrease of 47.1% and the total number of all new vehicles licensed during 2009 was 73,125 compared with 194,817 during 2008 - a decrease of 62.5%.
In 2009, of the 54,432 new private cars licensed, 22,802 (41.9%) were petrol and 30,645 (56.3%) were diesel.
The highest number of new private cars licensed in 2009, classified by make, was Toyota (7,746) followed by Ford (7,738), Volkswagen (6,127) and Nissan (4,761).
The licensing figures refer to vehicles taxed for road use only and classified by taxation class.
The figures were released by the Central Statistics Office, in Cork, this week.
(BmcC/GK)
Only 474 new private cars were licensed in December 2009, compared with 667 in December 2008, a decrease of 28.9%.
The number of new goods vehicles licensed in December 2009 was 251 compared with 426 in the corresponding month last year - a decrease of 41.1%.
Decrease of 62.8% in new private cars licensed in 2009
The December figure brings the total number of new private cars licensed in 2009 to 54,432 vehicles. This compares to 146,470 new private cars licensed in 2008, a decrease of 62.8%.
In total, 10,051 new goods vehicles were licensed in 2009. This compares to 31,459 in 2008 - a decrease of 68.1%.
The vehicle licensing figures for the full year also show that last year, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 149,389 compared with 282,557 during 2008 - a decrease of 47.1% and the total number of all new vehicles licensed during 2009 was 73,125 compared with 194,817 during 2008 - a decrease of 62.5%.
In 2009, of the 54,432 new private cars licensed, 22,802 (41.9%) were petrol and 30,645 (56.3%) were diesel.
The highest number of new private cars licensed in 2009, classified by make, was Toyota (7,746) followed by Ford (7,738), Volkswagen (6,127) and Nissan (4,761).
The licensing figures refer to vehicles taxed for road use only and classified by taxation class.
The figures were released by the Central Statistics Office, in Cork, this week.
(BmcC/GK)
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