The number of private cars licensed in the State in July was up by some 61.1 per cent compared to July of last year, new figures show.
Some 7,018 new private cars were licensed in the month, compared with 4,355 in July of last year. Of these, a total of 69.1 per cent were diesel-fuelled and 27.7 per cent were petrol.
The highest number of new private cars licensed in July, classified by make, was Volkswagen (911) followed by Opel (898), Ford (774) and Toyota (687).
Central Statistics Office figures show the number of new goods vehicles licensed in July was 871 compared with 839 in the corresponding month last year - an increase of 3.8 per cent.
The total number of all vehicles licensed in July was 13,928 compared to 12,411 in the same month last year – a rise of 12.2 per cent.
For new vehicles, the total number licensed in July was up 43.9 per cent to 8,648 from 6,009 last year.
