New vehicle registrations in Mayo are speeding ahead
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New vehicle registrations in Mayo have increased by over 7% in the first 10 months of 2025, according to the latest data from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
Some 2,175 new vehicles were driven off forecourts in Mayo up to the end of October, compared to 2,030 in the first 10 months of 2024. The rise of 7.14% is more than twice the national average of 3.4% and points to a buoyant trade in new vehicles in Mayo in 2025.
There's a similarly positive picture in neighbouring County Galway where 5,117 new vehicles were registered up to October 31 compared to 4,680 in the first 10 months of 2024, an increase of 9.34%.
However, the motor trade in the rest of Connacht is struggling to match last year's figures. There has been a marginal increase (0.51%) in new vehicle registrations in Co Sligo, with 1,185 new vehicles registered compared to 1,179 for the same period last year. Meanwhile, sales have declined by 2.43% in Co Roscommon, from 1,113 in the first 10 months of 2024 to 1,086 up to October 31, 2025. In County Leitrim, new vehicle registrations have fallen by 4.12%, from 485 up to October 31 last year to 465 this year.
Nationally, there have been 123,858 new vehicle registrations so far this year, an increase of 3.4% compared to last year when 119,772 new vehicles were registered up to October 31. However, car sales were down by 9.3% in October, from 2,417 last year to 2,192 in October 2025.
Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) increased by 41.8% to 1,694, compared to October last year when 1,195 were registered. Year to date, LCVs are up 4.7% to 31,447. Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations are up 7.8% to 138 compared to October 2024 when 128 were sold. Year to date, HGVs are down 7.6% to 2,541.
Imported used cars have seen a 19% increase to 6,791 in October 2025, when compared to October 2024 when 5,709 were imported. Year to date, imports are up 13.1% to 60,452, from 53,446 for the same period in 2024.
In October, 709 new electric cars (battery electric cars) were registered nationally, which was 34.3% higher than the 528 registrations in October 2024. So far this year, 23,085 new electric cars have been registered, representing a 38.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024, when 16,653 electric cars were registered.
