The latest Central Statistic Office figures released on Monday show that car sales in February up 33 per cent compared with the same period a year ago. Some 11,707 new cars were licensed in the month of February. The majority of which were diesel cars (58.1%; 6,804) and 4,317 (36.9%) were petrol.
In 1986 Peter Gabriel penned the following lyric in the song ‘Mercy street’ which aptly applies here - ‘All of those cars were once just a dream in somebody’s head.’ A new car for me is still just a dream but for many people in Ireland they purchased their dream car last February.
So what sold in February?
The highest number of new private cars licensed last February were……….. Drum roll please!!
- Toyota (1,663)
- Volkswagen (1,460)
- Ford (1,402)
- Renault (1,094)
For more details on February car sales check out the RTE or the Central Statistics Office websites
If you splashed out on a new car last month, remember AXA offers new car replacement on its car insurance policies. To find out more about new car replacement, have a look at page 18 of our online policy document.
Also if you have availed of the government scrappage scheme check out my blog ‘Bangers and Cash’ on the €100 discount for new & existing AXA customers.
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