New Car Sales In Clare Continuing To Decline

The number of new cars being sold in Clare is continuing to decline, despite a slight improvement nationally.

Latest figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that across the month of October, 2,235 new vehicles were sold in this county – an almost 16% decrease on the 2,659 the same month last year.

Nationally, there has been a 7% slide in the number of new cars sold in the first 10 months of the year compared to that period in 2018.

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SIMI has reported an increase in electric car sales, though the impact of Brexit is still being felt and is continuing to impact on car sales in Ireland.