Car sales rise by big percentage in first month of the new year according to figures

New car sales in Tipperary have risen significantly with recent figures showing an increase of 15 percent higher in January when compared to January of 2023.

There were 891 sales recorded compared with 774 for the first month of 2023, with the split showing that 282 were petrol-engined cars with the same number of diesel-powered cars.

Other types sold included 59 fully electric cars, with electric vehicles accounting for 12 percent of sales nationally but just under 7 percent in Tipp.

Director General of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry Brian Cooke says more than €1 billion was generated in sales across the country.

“Over 31,000 new cars sold in January of this year – that’s about €1.3 billion in sales so that’s a significant amount of business and it generates a lot of trade-ins.

“So we’re up 15% on last year. If you look at the new car market in 2019 which is pre-Covid it’s still slightly behind that.