Over 400 fewer new cars have hit the roads in Clare compared to this time last year.
New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show a downward trend in car sales nationally between January and September, with 10 percent less vehicles being sold.
Clare has bucked the trend however, with an almost 14% drop in the number of new cars sold so far this year – almost 2,700 have been bought since January, compared with 3,100 in the same period last year.
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Jason Cummins of Cummins Car Centre in Ennis isn’t concerned – he says people are being more cautious ahead of the budget.
