New car registrations on the increase in Roscommon

New car registrations are on the increase in the county, according to new figures.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry figures show that car registrations for the month of November were down 4% (947) nationally when compared to November 2022 (985). However, registrations year to date are up 15% (121,430) on the same period last year (105,189).

In County Roscommon new car figures for January to November 2023 show a rise of 12 from 100 to 112 when compared with last year. In terms of the numbers of electric cars the figures increased from 107 to 123.

Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) are down 12.7% (764) compared to November last year (875) and year to date are up 27.0% (29,408). HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are showing a decrease for November of 10.2% (106) in comparison to November 2022 (118). Year to date HGVs are up 20.1% (2,605).

Imported Used Cars saw an increase of 47.1% (4,847) in November 2023, when compared to November 2022 (3,295). Year to date imports are up 7.4% (47,308) on 2022 (44,047).

For the month of November 355 new electric vehicles were registered compared to 343 in November 2022 (+3.50%). So far this year 22,629 new electric cars have been registered in comparison to 15,590 (+45.15%) on the same period 2022.

Electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hybrids continue to increase their market share, with a combined market share (year to date) now of 45.48%. Petrol remains dominant at 30.17%, with diesel accounting for 22.11%, electric 18.64%, hybrid 18.57% and plug-in electric hybrid 8.27%. The top five selling new car brands for 2023 were Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Skoda and Kia.