SIMI: New Car Sales In Kildare Have Surged.

Tuesday, 1 June 2021 13:29

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

Up 11%, year-on-year.

There was a surge in new car registrations in Kildare between January and May

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry reports that 2,614 new vehicles were registered in the county in that period.

That's an 11% increase on the same period in 2020.

That rise is below the state-wide increase, of 17.9% in new car sales.

61,147 new cars were registered year to date compared to 51,879 for the same period in 2020

Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General, says “New vehicle registrations for May were encouraging, with strong growth in both the passenger and commercial vehicle sectors when compared to last year. However, new car sales year to date are still 23% behind pre-COVID 2019. The re-opening of car showrooms to customers and the expected boost to consumer spending has allowed for the completion of deals previously in the pipeline and sees retailers optimistic for both new and used vehicle sales for the balance of this year and into 2022.”

New Car Registrations by County Year to Date (January -May 20201)
County	2021 Units	2020 Units	% Change	2021 % Share	2020 % Share
Carlow	704	625	12.64	1.15	1.2
Cavan	706	618	14.24	1.15	1.19
Clare	1334	1142	16.81	2.18	2.2
Cork	7609	6677	13.96	12.44	12.87
Donegal	1479	1230	20.24	2.42	2.37
Dublin	23874	19402	23.05	39.04	37.4
Galway	2462	2163	13.82	4.03	4.17
Kerry	1345	1168	15.15	2.2	2.25
Kildare	2614	2353	11.09	4.27	4.54
Kilkenny	1195	1082	10.44	1.95	2.09
Laois	796	721	10.4	1.3	1.39
Leitrim	244	244	0	0.4	0.47
Limerick	2214	1941	14.06	3.62	3.74
Longford	323	240	34.58	0.53	0.46
Louth	1425	1290	10.47	2.33	2.49
Mayo	1083	1016	6.59	1.77	1.96
Meath	2026	1704	18.9	3.31	3.28
Monaghan	568	450	26.22	0.93	0.87
Offaly	722	700	3.14	1.18	1.35
Roscommon	616	514	19.84	1.01	0.99
Sligo	654	573	14.14	1.07	1.1
Tipperary	1699	1524	11.48	2.78	2.94
Waterford	1594	1249	27.62	2.61	2.41
Westmeath	932	761	22.47	1.52	1.47
Wexford	1578	1312	20.27	2.58	2.53
Wicklow	1351	1180	14.49	2.21	2.27