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New car sales in Kilkenny still stuck in second gear

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2022 0

New car sales in Kilkenny are still struggling in the wake of the pandemic. New figures released by the The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) reveal a drop from the 818 car registration recorded in February to 770 for last month, an overall drop of just under 6%. But the sales locally are […]

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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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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 motorists go green as electric and hybrid cars drive motor sales

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2021 0

A surge in car sales in Kilkenny city and city county in the first six-months of the year has been driven by growing demand for electric and hybrid vehicles. More than 27% of all new registrations in Kilkenny so far this year have been either an electric or hybrid vehicle. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) […]

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Kilkenny’s most popular new cars revealed as motor sales turn a corner

By Kilkenny Now 3rd June 2021 0

Car sales in Kilkenny are showing promising signs of recovery as the country slowly emerges from the pandemic. A total of 1,195 new car were registered in Kilkenny up until the end of May, according to figures published by the Society of the Ireland Motor Industry (SIMI) this week. This is a significant 10.4% increase  […]

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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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Kilkenny car sales show signs of recovery after Covid crash

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2021 0

New car sales in Kilkenny have increased year on year by 8% for the month of February, new figures reveal. Overall, there are positive signs for the car industry as new car sales are up 6% nationally on the same period last year. New vehicle registration figures released by The Society of the Irish Motor […]

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Pandemic puts brake on new car sales in Kilkenny: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2021 0

New car sales in Kilkenny have dropped by 20% in just one year. New vehicle registration figures released by The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show there were just 535 new registrations in Kilkenny in January. This compares to 666 sales recorded in January 2020, a 19.7% decrease. Nationally, new cars registrations for […]

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Covid puts handbrake on car sales in Kilkenny: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2021 0

New car sales in Kilkenny have fallen by almost a quarter in the space of just two years. A total of 1,785 new cars were registered in the city and county in 2020, according to new figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). This represents a 13.6% drop on the 2019 […]

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Kilkenny car sales on the right road despite national slump

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2020 0

Sales of new cars in Kilkenny are falling – but the local market is performing better than most other counties. A total of 1,765 new cars were registered in the city and county in the 12 months to October. This is a 14% drop on the 2,057 recorded for the same period last year, according […]