Hyundai Tucson remains top of the Kingdom sales charts – full list of the most popular and rarest cars registered in Kerry so far in 2021

Hyundai Tucson remains top of the Kingdom sales charts – full list of the most popular and rarest cars registered in Kerry so far in 2021

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry has released their official new vehicle statistics to the end of October

To present a more accurate picture of the new vehicle registrations, it is important to compare registrations totals with the same period in 2019 (pre-COVID) when businesses were fully operational.

Light Commercials Vehicles (LCV) seen a decrease of 1,315 registrations compared to October last year 1,651 and an increase on 1,064 registrations for the same month in 2019. Year to date 27,849 new LCVs were registered an increase on last year’s 20,602 (+35.2%) and on 24,304 in 2019 (+14.6%).

Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) seen an increase of 212 registrations in October when compared to 155 in October 2020 and 137 October 2019. Year to date HGV’s registrations total 2,473 compared with 1,956 in 2020 (+26.4%) and 2,492 in 2019 (-0.8%).

4,401 used cars imported in October 2021, compared with 9,316 imports in October 2020, and a decrease on the 11,457 imports in October 2019. Year to date used imports are down -5.1% (55,538) on 2020 (58,504) and down 40.8% on 2019 (93,892).

522 new electric vehicles registered in October compared to 254 in October 2020. So far this year 8,342 new electric cars have been registered in comparison to 3,867 on the same period 2020. Electric Vehicle, Plug-in Hybrids and Hybrids continue to increase their market share, with their combined market share now over 31.52%. Diesel now accounts for 33.63%, Petrol 32.16%, Hybrid 16.14%, Electric 8.08% and Plug-in Electric Hybrid 7.3%.

Commenting Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General:

“New car registrations for October were ahead of last year for both the month and for the year to date, although new car sales continue to remain behind pre-COVID levels.

“With Climate Change at the forefront of everyone’s minds, it is hugely positive to see the year on year growth in the sales of both Electric and Plug-in Electric Hybrid Vehicles.

This is a result of the Motor Industry providing a greater selection of low emitting cars combining with the Government’s support in terms of incentives, giving motorists wider and more affordable choices.

“This is the right approach, and has led to more consumers making better environmental decisions. It is this joint effort from Industry and Government that must continue if we are to reach our decarbonisation targets.

“On the contrary the sudden removal of the grant incentive for Plug-in Electric Vehicles, only serves to undermine consumer confidence in lower emitting technologies and this incentive should be re-instated for vehicles already committed to by both the Industry and consumers.

“Looking forward to 2022 and beyond, it is vital that the current Government supports for Electric Vehicles are extended out until 2025, along with State and private investment in a countrywide charging infrastructure. If we want to rapidly electrify the Irish car and commercial fleet the Industry and Government must work together to give consumers real choice.

“The Industry can provide solutions by supplying more and more electric vehicles as the decade progresses; the consumer also needs the Government to continue its support, to help them make the transition. We all have a part to play in decarbonising our national transport fleet”.

1              HYUNDAI             TUCSON               150

2              KIA         SPORTAGE          99

3              TOYOTA               COROLLA             80

4              FORD     FOCUS  77

5              VOLKSWAGEN  TIGUAN 71

6              TOYOTA               C-HR      67

7              PEUGEOT            3008       66

8              FORD     KUGA    60

9              TOYOTA               RAV 4    60

10           TOYOTA               YARIS    55

11           HYUNDAI             KONA    53

12           PEUGEOT            2008       53

13           FORD     PUMA   51

14           HYUNDAI             I20          50

15           SKODA  OCTAVIA             46

16           NISSAN QASHQAI             39

17           SKODA  KAROQ 38

18           SKODA  KODIAQ               36

19           SKODA  KAMIQ 34

20           KIA         NIRO     33

21           PEUGEOT            5008       32

22           VOLKSWAGEN  T-ROC   31

23           KIA         CEE’D     31

24           FORD     FIESTA  29

25           VOLKSWAGEN  POLO     29

26           VOLKSWAGEN  GOLF     29

27           KIA         SORENTO            26

28           VOLKSWAGEN  ID.3        26

29           NISSAN JUKE      24

30           VOLKSWAGEN  T-CROSS               24

31           SEAT      ARONA 23

32           SKODA  SUPERB 21

33           NISSAN MICRA  21

34           VOLKSWAGEN  ID.4        20

35           BMW     5 SERIES               20

36           DACIA   DUSTER 19

37           SKODA  FABIA    18

38           KIA         STONIC 18

39           DACIA   SANDERO            14

40           OPEL      GRANDLAND X  13

41           SEAT      TARRACO            13

42           SEAT      IBIZA     13

43           KIA         RIO         12

44           NISSAN LEAF      12

45           OPEL      MOKKA 11

46           TOYOTA               AYGO    11

47           OPEL      CORSA  11

48           HYUNDAI             I30          11

49           PEUGEOT            208         11

50           SEAT      ATECA   11

51           VOLVO XC60      10

52           CITROEN              C5 AIRCROSS     10

53           SUZUKI VITARA 10

54           RENAULT             CAPTUR               9

55           OPEL      CROSSLAND X    9

56           HYUNDAI             SANTA FE             9

57           BMW     X3           8

58           VOLKSWAGEN  PASSAT ESTATE 8

59           HONDA HR-V      8

60           AUDI     Q3          8

61           BMW     3 SERIES               8

62           BMW     2 SERIES               8

63           MAZDA CX-5       7

64           MERCEDES-BENZ              GLC        7

65           RENAULT             KADJAR 7

66           RENAULT             CLIO       6

67           BMW     X5           6

68           CITROEN              C3           6

69           MAZDA CX-30    6

70           AUDI     A3           6

71           HONDA CIVIC     6

72           PEUGEOT            508         6

73           SEAT      LEON     6

74           VOLVO XC40      6

75           MAZDA MAZDA3              5

76           VOLKSWAGEN  PASSAT SALOON              5

77           BMW     X1           5

78           MERCEDES-BENZ              E CLASS 5

79           PEUGEOT            RIFTER  5

80           HYUNDAI             I10          5

81           SKODA  SCALA   5

82           OPEL      ASTRA   5

83           LAND ROVER      RANGE ROVER EVOQUE R             5

84           KIA         SOUL     4

85           MERCEDES-BENZ              GLA CLASS           4

86           OPEL      INSIGNIA             4

87           TOYOTA               CAMRY 4

88           TESLA    MODEL 3              4

89           HONDA JAZZ       4

90           SKODA  ENYAQ  4

91           HYUNDAI             IONIQ   4

92           HONDA CR-V      4

93           AUDI     A6           4

94           KIA         PICANTO             4

95           CITROEN              C4           3

96           AUDI     Q5          3

97           RENAULT             ZOE        3

98           MERCEDES-BENZ              GLB        3

99           SUZUKI IGNIS    3

100         MERCEDES-BENZ              GLE CLASS           3

101         AUDI     A4           3

102         AUDI     Q2          3

103         CITROEN              C3 AIRCROSS     3

104         MERCEDES-BENZ              CLA CLASS           3

105         MITSUBISHI        ECLIPSE CROSS  3

106         VOLKSWAGEN  TOUAREG            2

107         FORD     MONDEO            2

108         RENAULT             MEGANE             2

109         PEUGEOT            EXPERT 2

110         PEUGEOT            308         2

111         MG        HS           2

112         AUDI     Q4 ETRON           2

113         MITSUBISHI        SPACESTAR         2

114         AUDI     A5           2

115         CITROEN              BERLINGO PASS 2

116         VOLVO S90         2

117         MINI      MINI HATCH       2

118         LEXUS   NX          2

119         VOLVO V90        2

120         BMW     4 SERIES               2

121         BMW     1 SERIES               2

122         MAZDA MAZDA2              2

123         FORD     ECOSPORT          1

124         HYUNDAI             BAYON 1

125         AUDI     E-TRON 1

126         VOLKSWAGEN  ARTEON               1

127         FORD     TRANSIT CUSTOM PASSE              1

128         RENAULT             KOLEOS PASS     1

129         HYUNDAI             IONIQ 5 1

130         MAZDA MX         1

131         CITROEN              C4 PICASSO        1

132         FORD     S-MAX  1

133         AUDI     S3           1

134         VOLVO S60         1

135         FIAT       500         1

136         AUDI     A1           1

137         RENAULT             ARKANA              1

138         CITROEN              C4 CACTUS         1

139         MG        MG5      1

140         LEXUS   UX          1

141         PEUGEOT            108         1

142         AUDI     A8           1

143         TOYOTA               HIGHLANDER     1

144         FORD     HEARSE 1

145         CITROEN              GRAND C4 PICASSO        1

146         TOYOTA               YARIS CROSS      1

147         BMW     7 SERIES               1

148         DACIA   LOGAN MCV      1

149         JEEP       COMPASS           1

150         LAND ROVER      DISCOVERY SPORT           1

151         TOYOTA               PRIUS HYBRID    1

152         BMW     I3            1

153         LAND ROVER      RANGE ROVER SPORT RA              1

154         MERCEDES-BENZ              A CLASS 1

155         FORD     GALAXY 1

156         MITSUBISHI        ASX        1