Tesla Sales in Ireland Rise 31% Despite Declines in Other Major European Markets

Tesla sales are down 20.3 per cent this year

While Toyota remains the best-selling new car brand, Audi has climbed into sixth position overall this year

Audi is now outselling several big-name mainstream rivals such as Nissan, Peugeot, Ford, Dacia and Renault

Sales of new electric cars are down 20 per cent so far this year, with EV registrations for April falling by over 41 per cent on last year

While sales of new all-electric cars continued to grow - with 4,109 registrations compared to 3,674 in January 2023 - their share of the new car market remained at 13 per cent.

The number of new cars registered in Mayo has risen to over 2,000 this year. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) released their official new vehicle registrations statistics for October.