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Number of 2022 car sales in Kilkenny revealed

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2022 0

A total of 536 new cars were registered in Kilkenny city and county last month, an increase of just two on January 2021. They are among 25,000 new vehicles that were registered across the country in the first month of the year, new figures published by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) reveal. New cars registrations […]

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Rise in e-car sales help put Kilkenny motor dealers on road to recovery

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2022 0

New car sales are on the rise in the Kilkenny, according to new figures. Stats released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) this week reveal new vehicle registrations rose by 4.3% last year when compared to 2020. However, the rate of recovery seen in the sector locally lagged behind the overall 19% […]

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Green highway: Sales of electric cars in Kilkenny almost doubles

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2021 0

The sales of electric vehicles in Kilkenny has almost doubled over the past 12 months, new figures reveal. Overall new car sales in the city and county rose by just under 5%, from 1,723 to 1,817 in the 12 months to September. The latest vehicle registrations provided by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry […]

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Kilkenny car sales move up a gear after Covid crash

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2021 0

After a very difficult year for the motor trade, car sales in Kilkenny are beginning to rise again. New figures published by the Society of the Ireland Motor Industry (SIMI) this week reveal 1,122 new car registrations locally between January and April this year. This is an increase of just over 6% on the 1,058 […]

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Covid car crash: Lockdown sees slump in motor sales in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2020 0

By Jayde Maher The pandemic is continuing to hit car sales in Kilkenny, with registrations of new vehicles down by almost 14%. The number of car registrations in Kilkenny slumped by 13.72% when compared to the same period last year, according to latest figures published by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). A […]