The Society of the Irish Motor Industry has released their official new vehicle statistics to the end of March and Kerry Motorsport News can now, exclusively, list every car sold in Kerry for the first three months of 2021.
The Hyundai Tucson remain the county’s favourite new car with 76 versions sold in Kerry so far this year.
But the current closure so how much car sales in the county are effect. At the end of March, 73 new Tucson’s were registered in Kerry meaning just three hit the road in the last month.
The Ford Focus remains at two, the five units sold in Kerry in the last month bring the total to 51.
There is a new make in at number three – the Kia Sportage added eight units to brings the total to 44 and at the expense of Toyota’s Corolla which added three to its February tally of 40 cars.

To present a more accurate picture of the new vehicle registrations it is important to point out that many cars sold in Kerry could end up in neighbouring counties like Limerick, Cork or Clare and that some, especially high end models end up with Dublin registration plates.
This table presents an accurate figure of the number of cars registered in Kerry for the first three months of the year but not the number sold!
Nationally it is important to compare registrations totals with the same period in 2019 (pre-COVID) when businesses were fully operational.
Light Commercials vehicles (LCV) are up 110.2% (3,008) compared to March last year (1,431) and down 1.1% (3,042) for the same month in 2019. Year to date new LCVs are up 22.41% (11,346) on last year (9,269) and up just 2.63% (11,055) on 2019.
HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are up 11.54% (319) in comparison to March 2020 (286) and 19.03% (268) March 2019. Year to date HGV’s are down 2.9% (882) on 2020 (908) and down 0.23% on 2019 (884).
Used car imports for March (5,842) have seen an increase of 25.61% on 2020 (4,651) and a decrease of 34.87% (8,970) on March 2019. Year to date imports are up 5.46% (18,420) on 2020 (17,466) and down 31.35% (26,832) on 2019.
For the month of March 1,046 new electric vehicles were registered compared to 369 in March 2020.
So far this year 2,831 new electric cars have been registered in comparison to 1,650 on the same period 2020. Electric Vehicle and Plug-in Hybrids and Hybrids continue to increase their market share, with their combined market share now over 11%.
Diesel now accounts for 36.58%, Petrol 32.68%, Hybrid 17.04%, Electric 5.87% and Plug-in Electric Hybrid 5.51%

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Rank | Make | Model | 2021 Units | |
1 | HYUNDAI | TUCSON | 76 | |
2 | FORD | FOCUS | 51 | |
3 | KIA | SPORTAGE | 44 | |
4 | TOYOTA | COROLLA | 43 | |
5 | FORD | KUGA | 39 | |
6 | VOLKSWAGEN | TIGUAN | 37 | |
7 | TOYOTA | YARIS | 35 | |
8 | TOYOTA | C-HR | 35 | |
9 | PEUGEOT | 3008 | 31 | |
10 | TOYOTA | RAV 4 | 30 | |
11 | HYUNDAI | I20 | 30 | |
12 | PEUGEOT | 2008 | 27 | |
13 | SKODA | OCTAVIA | 26 | |
14 | HYUNDAI | KONA | 25 | |
15 | FORD | PUMA | 23 | |
16 | FORD | FIESTA | 20 | |
17 | SKODA | KAROQ | 19 | |
18 | SKODA | KODIAQ | 19 | |
19 | PEUGEOT | 5008 | 19 | |
20 | SKODA | KAMIQ | 17 | |
21 | VOLKSWAGEN | T-ROC | 17 | |
22 | NISSAN | QASHQAI | 17 | |
23 | KIA | NIRO | 17 | |
24 | VOLKSWAGEN | GOLF | 16 | |
25 | KIA | CEE’D | 15 | |
26 | VOLKSWAGEN | POLO | 14 | |
27 | BMW | 5 SERIES | 13 | |
28 | DACIA | DUSTER | 12 | |
29 | KIA | SORENTO | 12 | |
30 | NISSAN | MICRA | 12 | |
31 | SKODA | FABIA | 11 | |
32 | SKODA | SUPERB | 11 | |
33 | VOLKSWAGEN | ID.3 | 11 | |
34 | VOLKSWAGEN | T-CROSS | 10 | |
35 | VOLKSWAGEN | ID.4 | 10 | |
36 | TOYOTA | AYGO | 8 | |
37 | KIA | STONIC | 8 | |
38 | SEAT | ARONA | 8 | |
39 | NISSAN | JUKE | 7 | |
40 | PEUGEOT | 208 | 7 | |
41 | RENAULT | KADJAR | 7 | |
42 | CITROEN | C5 AIRCORSS | 6 | |
43 | AUDI | A3 | 6 | |
44 | SEAT | IBIZA | 6 | |
45 | NISSAN | LEAF | 6 | |
46 | HYUNDAI | I30 | 6 | |
47 | SEAT | ATECA | 5 | |
48 | RENAULT | CLIO | 5 | |
49 | VOLKSWAGEN | PASSAT ESTATE | 5 | |
50 | RENAULT | CAPTUR | 5 | |
51 | AUDI | Q3 | 5 | |
52 | KIA | RIO | 5 | |
53 | BMW | 2 SERIES | 4 | |
54 | VOLVO | XC60 | 4 | |
55 | BMW | X5 | 4 | |
56 | CITROEN | C3 | 4 | |
57 | OPEL | GRANDLAND X | 4 | |
58 | HONDA | HR-V | 4 | |
59 | SEAT | TARRACO | 4 | |
60 | SUZUKI | VITARA | 4 | |
61 | BMW | 3 SERIES | 4 | |
62 | MERCEDES-BENZ | E CLASS | 4 | |
63 | OPEL | CORSA | 4 | |
64 | HONDA | CIVIC | 4 | |
65 | HYUNDAI | I10 | 4 | |
66 | SKODA | SCALA | 4 | |
67 | DACIA | SANDERO | 4 | |
68 | LAND ROVER | EVOQUE R | 3 | |
69 | KIA | PICANTO | 3 | |
70 | OPEL | CROSSLAND X | 3 | |
71 | TOYOTA | CAMRY | 3 | |
72 | AUDI | A6 | 3 | |
73 | SEAT | LEON | 2 | |
74 | MITSUBISHI | ECLIPSE CROSS | 2 | |
75 | VOLVO | XC40 | 2 | |
76 | MAZDA | CX-5 | 2 | |
77 | RENAULT | ZOE | 2 | |
78 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLB | 2 | |
79 | BMW | X3 | 2 | |
80 | MAZDA | CX-30 | 2 | |
81 | FORD | MONDEO | 2 | |
82 | OPEL | INSIGNIA | 2 | |
83 | BMW | X1 | 2 | |
84 | MITSUBISHI | SPACESTAR | 2 | |
85 | HYUNDAI | IONIQ | 2 | |
86 | OPEL | ASTRA | 2 | |
87 | BMW | 4 SERIES | 1 | |
88 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA CLASS | 1 | |
89 | MERCEDES-BENZ | A CLASS | 1 | |
90 | MAZDA | MAZDA2 | 1 | |
91 | AUDI | Q5 | 1 | |
92 | KIA | SOUL | 1 | |
93 | VOLKSWAGEN | ARTEON | 1 | |
94 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA CLASS | 1 | |
95 | RENAULT | MEGANE | 1 | |
96 | PEUGEOT | EXPERT | 1 | |
97 | PEUGEOT | 308 | 1 | |
98 | MAZDA | MAZDA3 | 1 | |
99 | RENAULT | KOLEOS PASS | 1 | |
100 | CITROEN | C4 PICASSO | 1 | |
101 | FORD | S-MAX | 1 | |
102 | AUDI | S3 | 1 | |
103 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE CLASS | 1 | |
104 | FIAT | 500 | 1 | |
105 | AUDI | A1 | 1 | |
106 | CITROEN | C4 CACTUS | 1 | |
107 | HYUNDAI | SANTA FE | 1 | |
108 | LEXUS | UX | 1 | |
109 | PEUGEOT | 108 | 1 | |
110 | AUDI | A8 | 1 | |
111 | PEUGEOT | RIFTER | 1 | |
112 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC | 1 | |
113 | AUDI | A5 | 1 | |
114 | HONDA | JAZZ | 1 | |
115 | CITROEN | BERLINGO PASS | 1 | |
116 | AUDI | A4 | 1 | |
117 | AUDI | Q2 | 1 | |
118 | DACIA | LOGAN MCV | 1 | |
119 | CITROEN | C3 AIRCROSS | 1 | |
120 | VOLVO | S90 | 1 | |
121 | PEUGEOT | 508 | 1 | |
122 | MINI | MINI HATCH | 1 | |
123 | LEXUS | NX | 1 | |
124 | VOLVO | V90 | 1 | |
125 | TOYOTA | PRIUS HYBRID | 1 | |
126 | HONDA | CR-V | 1 |