1,064 New Cars Purchased In County Tipperary Last Month An Increase of 7.8% On Sales In January 2025 – Tipp Mid West Radio
There were 1,064 new cars purchased in County Tipperary last month, an increase of 77 units or 7.8% on sales in January 2025. 199 of the new cars were EV showing a huge increase of 69% compared to January 2025 when 118 units were purchased.
Overall new car registrations nationwide are up 3.3% on average in January 2026 compared to the same month last year. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) says 34,604 new cars were registered last month compared to January 2025 (33,499).
Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) increased by 21.6% while Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) registrations are down 16.6% (392) in comparison to January 2025 (470).
Imported Used Cars have seen a 43.5% (8,041) rise in January 2026, when compared to January 2025 (5,604).
In January 7,319 new electric cars (battery electric cars) were registered, which was 48.7% higher than the 4,923 registrations in January 2025. This growth represents the highest number of electric car registrations to date.
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