Car registration falls sharply in May

Victor

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Car registration falls sharply in May
From:ireland.com
Wednesday, 25th June, 2003

The number of new cars joining the congestion on Irish roads in May dropped sharply, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) this morning.The figures also show that cars licensed in the year to date are at their lowest level in five years.

There were 15,371 new private cars licensed last month, compared with 18,775 in May of last year, a decrease of just over 18 per cent.

In the first five months of this year, there were 89,686 new private cars licensed, a decrease of 2 per cent on the corresponding period last year and the lowest figure since 1998.

First licensing of second-hand private cars decreased by 69 (-5.8 per cent) on the same month last year and decreased by 562 (-10 per cent) in the year to date.

New goods vehicles licensed increased by 560 (19 per cent) last month when compared with May of last year and increased by 1,422 (9.9%) in the first five months of 2003 by comparison with the same period last year.

The CSO's vehicle licensing figures also show that:

In the period January-May 2003, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 124,730 compared with 124,470 in the same period last year, an increase of 0.2 per cent. There was an decrease of 11.9 per cent in the total number of new vehicles licensed in May, 2003 in comparison with the corresponding month last year. The highest number of new private cars licensed in May, classified by make are Toyota (2,039) followed by Volkswagen (1,744), Ford (1,605), Nissan (1,402), Opel (1,164) and Renault (1,105).

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"The number of new cars joining the congestion on Irish roads in May dropped sharply"

Did they have to say this? Surely most new cars are just replacing an older one on the road. Why pretend it's causing a bigger problem than it actually is. If anything surely its a good thing as the government now have more tax income and older cars which probably pollute more are now off the road!

Victor

Actually, total number of cars on the roads have risen sharply over the last few years, as the large number of young people buy their first car, couples buy a second car and better off people replace their cars more often.

Victor

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Irish new car sales show further decline
From:ireland.com
Tuesday, 22nd July, 2003

The number of new cars licensed in the first half of 2003 is down 6.4 per cent on the same period last year, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office.

The vehicle licensing statistics published today show 12,180 new private cars were licensed in June, 2003, compared with 13,017 in June, 2002 - a decrease of 6.4 per cent.

In the first six months of 2003, there were 101,866 new private cars licensed, a decrease of 2.6 per cent on the corresponding period last year.

Ford was the most popular brand for car buyers in June, with 1,809 vehicles licensed, followed by Toyota (1,727), Volkswagen (1,239), Nissan (929), Renault (619) and Opel (611).