New car sales show a rise in Sligo in March but electric vehicles show a decrease over last year.
New car registrations for Sligo in March were up compared to this time last year. New car sales in the county were 635, up from 513 in March 2023, a 16.94% rise. However, the picture nationally is downwards.
Sligo drivers continue to be lukewarm towards electric vehicles this year. There were just 59 electric vehicles registered in March, compared to 75 in the same month last year.
New car sales were down 16% (14,936) when compared to March 2023 (17,685). Registrations year to date are up 8.0% (62,807) on the same period last year (58,151). Light Commercial vehicles (LCVs) increased by 31.7% (4,410) compared to March last year (3,348). Year to date LCVs are up 34.1% (15,356). HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are up 28.2% (350) in comparison to March 2023 (273). Year to date HGVs are up 15.0% (1,110). Imported Used Cars have seen an 11.0% (5,216) rise in March 2024, when compared to March 2023 (4,698). Year to date imports are up 24.2% (15,487) on 2023 (12,473).
In March 2,009 new electric cars were registered, which was 41.1% lower than the 3,412 registrations in March 2023.
So far this year 7,971 new electric cars have been registered which is a 14.3% decrease compared to the same period in 2023 when 9,297 electric cars were registered.
In the new car market for 2024, petrol cars lead the new car market at 33.37%, followed by diesel at 23.05%, then hybrid (petrol electric) at 21.33%, electric at 12.69%, and plug-in Electric Hybrid at 7.92%.
