Electric models surge to an 18.4% share as Toyota heads for another year on top

EVs now account for 17 per cent of new car sales but it varies from 10 per cent in Mayo to 25 per cent in Wicklow

Motor Distributors Limited (MDL) has announced the appointment of prominent motor retailer Cunningham Autopoint as the main dealers in Galway for the BYD range of passenger cars.

Chinese automaker BYD is making waves in the Irish electric car market with the launch of three very different models in just under a year, all competitively priced.

Sales of electric vehicles are not keeping pace with the overall market growth, up just 1.4 per cent on the first two months of last year