The Society of the Irish Motor Industry today released the official 221 new vehicle registration figures for May, with Donegal figures from January-May up compared to 2021.
The figure has went up by 2.7%, rising from 1,479 to 1,519, but are down 6.92% (1,632) compared to the last pre-Covid year of 2019.
Nationally, registrations year to date are up 3.2% (63,045) on the same period last year (61,091) but are -20.5% behind (79,350) that of pre-Covid levels.
• 5 Top selling car brands year to date are: 1. TOYOTA, 2. HYUNDAI, 3. VOLKSWAGEN, 4. KIA, 5. SKODA
• 5 Top car model’s year to date are 1. HYUNDAI TUCSON, 2. TOYOTA COROLLA, 3. TOYOTA C-HR, 4. TOYOTA RAV 4, 5. TOYOTA YARIS
• Top Selling Car May 2022: TOYOTA COROLLA
• 5 Top new Electric Vehicle car model’s year to date: 1. VOLKSWAGEN ID.4, 2. HYUNDAI IONIQ 5, 3. KIA EV6, 4. NISSAN LEAF, 5. TESLA MODEL 3
• Market share by engine type 2022: Petrol 27.96%, Diesel 26.46%, Hybrid 22.87%, Electric 13.10%, Plug-In Electric Hybrid 7.17%
Table below shows new car registrations by county for January-May 2022.
| NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS BY COUNTY JANUARY-MAY 2022 | |||||
| County | 2022 Units | 2021 Units | % Change | 2022 % Share | 2021 % Share |
| Carlow | 732 | 704 | 3.98 | 1.16 | 1.15 |
| Cavan | 674 | 705 | -4.4 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| Clare | 1304 | 1333 | -2.18 | 2.07 | 2.18 |
| Cork | 8056 | 7604 | 5.94 | 12.78 | 12.45 |
| Donegal | 1519 | 1479 | 2.7 | 2.41 | 2.42 |
| Dublin | 23764 | 23845 | -0.34 | 37.69 | 39.03 |
| Galway | 2787 | 2461 | 13.25 | 4.42 | 4.03 |
| Kerry | 1392 | 1343 | 3.65 | 2.21 | 2.2 |
| Kildare | 2871 | 2615 | 9.79 | 4.55 | 4.28 |
| Kilkenny | 1217 | 1193 | 2.01 | 1.93 | 1.95 |
| Laois | 786 | 794 | -1.01 | 1.25 | 1.3 |
| Leitrim | 263 | 244 | 7.79 | 0.42 | 0.4 |
| Limerick | 2153 | 2214 | -2.76 | 3.42 | 3.62 |
| Longford | 340 | 323 | 5.26 | 0.54 | 0.53 |
| Louth | 1514 | 1423 | 6.39 | 2.4 | 2.33 |
| Mayo | 1173 | 1084 | 8.21 | 1.86 | 1.77 |
| Meath | 2279 | 2027 | 12.43 | 3.61 | 3.32 |
| Monaghan | 523 | 567 | -7.76 | 0.83 | 0.93 |
| Offaly | 764 | 721 | 5.96 | 1.21 | 1.18 |
| Roscommon | 611 | 614 | -0.49 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
| Sligo | 670 | 654 | 2.45 | 1.06 | 1.07 |
| Tipperary | 1767 | 1697 | 4.12 | 2.8 | 2.78 |
| Waterford | 1593 | 1592 | 0.06 | 2.53 | 2.61 |
| Westmeath | 929 | 932 | -0.32 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| Wexford | 1817 | 1574 | 15.44 | 2.88 | 2.58 |
| Wicklow | 1547 | 1349 | 14.68 | 2.45 | 2.21 |
