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Electric vehicles power ahead as new car registrations catch up on last year

The Society of the Irish MOTOR INDUSTRY (SIMI), today released the official 222 new vehicle registration figures for September. New car registrations for September were up 42.5% (6,340) when compared to September 2021 (4,449). Registrations year to date are up 0...

03 Oct 2022 at 17:57

National News

New car registrations down 17% in past year, figures show

...have declined by 17% in the past year, figures have shown. Brian Cooke, director general of the Society of the Irish MOTOR INDUSTRY (SIMI), described the registrations as “disappointing”. “This means the new car market is now 4% behind year to date and 17%...

02 Aug 2022 at 16:28

National News

Extra 100,000 charge points needed to reach Ireland's electric vehicle targets

...will also have to be increased significantly. The independent report which was commissioned for The Society of the Irish MOTOR INDUSTRY (SIMI) stated that in order to deal with this older legacy fleet, help will be required for those with the least economic...

21 Feb 2022 at 17:28

Motoring

Sales of new electric cars double despite overall market decline

The Society of the Irish MOTOR INDUSTRY has released the official 221 new vehicle registration figures for February. New car registrations for February were down 12.2% (12,031) when compared to February 2021 (13,698) but electric car sales grew. Overall car...

01 Mar 2022 at 18:10

Motoring

Motorcyclist seriously injured in suspected hit and run in the Midlands

Gardaí have closed a busy midlands road after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a suspected collision. Gardaí also issued an appeal to motorists who may have been travelling on the Sleaty Road in county Laois at around 4.30pm on Sunday ...

03 Apr 2022 at 23:16

Local News

'Passport emergency' looming with huge demand in applications

A Fine Gael Senator has said that Ireland can expect a "passport emergency" within the coming months. Senator Garret Ahearn made the comments while speaking to Newstalk FM radio station, where he called on more staff to be deployed to the ...

02 Feb 2022 at 17:27

National News

'Passport emergency' looming with huge demand in applications

02 Feb 2022 at 13:48

Motoring

Tesla doubles down with record-setting vehicle deliveries in 2021

Tesla’s sales performance massively outperformed projections in 2021, with 936,172 vehicles delivered. This was an 87 per cent increase on 2020’s figures, when the firm sold about 500,000 vehicles. Finance experts Finbold, which ...

04 Jan 2022 at 13:39

Laois Live

'Passport emergency' looming with huge demand in applications

03 Feb 2022 at 09:33

Motoring

Hybrid and electric car sales saw unprecedented growth in January

...and hybrid cars in Ireland in the first weeks of 2022, according to new figures from the Society of the Irish MOTOR INDUSTRY (SIMI). New cars registrations for the month of January are down slightly -0.2% (25,093) when compared to...

01 Feb 2022 at 16:38

Motoring

REVEALED: The best-selling cars in August

August represented a small glimmer of hope for the new car industry as the month’s registration figures ended five months of decline. According to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), ...

05 Sept 2022 at 12:59

Local News

Upswing in electric cars on Longford roads, new figures show

...the re-opening of the economy and strong economic growth, 2022 was another challenging year for the Irish MOTOR INDUSTRY, with new car sales as well as commercial vehicles being impacted by supply constraints,” Mr Cooke said....

13 Jan 2023 at 16:00

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