THE NUMBER of new cars licensed in November was up 126 per cent compared to same month last year, according to Central Statistic Office figures released yesterday.
There were 2,146 new private cars licensed (taxed) in November 2010, compared with 948 in November 2009. The CSO said the relatively large increase should be seen in light of the fact the figure for November 2009 was the lowest for that month since monthly records started in 1965.
Of the 2,146 new private cars licensed last month, 34.6 per cent were petrol and 58.7 per cent were diesel. Classified by make, the highest number of new private cars licensed was Renault (376) followed by Volkswagen (266), Toyota (244) and Ford (179).
The number of new goods vehicles licensed last month was down slightly: 428 compared with 476 in the corresponding month last year, a decrease of about 10 per cent.
In November, the total number of vehicles licensed rose 13.4 per cent year on year, with 7,148 taxed compared with 6,302 in the same month last year.
The total number of all new vehicles licensed was 2,888 compared with 1,674 during the same month in 2009, an increase of 72.5 per cent.
The licensing figures related to vehicles taxed for road use only and classified by taxation class.
