The figures show new car registrations have dropped but electric car registrations have risen by over 25% for the first seven months of the year

Tesla Sales in Ireland Rise 31% Despite Declines in Other Major European Markets

Tesla sales are down 20.3 per cent this year

While Toyota remains the best-selling new car brand, Audi has climbed into sixth position overall this year

Audi is now outselling several big-name mainstream rivals such as Nissan, Peugeot, Ford, Dacia and Renault

Sales of new electric cars are down 20 per cent so far this year, with EV registrations for April falling by over 41 per cent on last year

While sales of new all-electric cars continued to grow - with 4,109 registrations compared to 3,674 in January 2023 - their share of the new car market remained at 13 per cent.