Top 10: Irish car sales 2018
New car registrations in Ireland totalled 125,557 units during 2018, a drop of 4.4% compared to the previous year.
That wasn’t a particularly dramatic change, but the underlying data from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry shows that some buying habits continued to evolve. For example, while diesel was still the preferred fuel choice, its market share declined from 65.2% to 54.4%.
As can be seen from the figures below, petrol accounted for most of the substitution. However, ‘alternative’ vehicles (i.e. pure electrics and hybrids) once again rose in popularity, increasing their mix to 7.1% in the process.
The arrival of the T-Roc crossover managed to offset a reduction in Golf and Jetta deliveries, thereby keeping Volkswagen at the head of the manufacturers’ league for a second year.
New crossovers also helped the two Korean brands. Hyundai moved up one place to third position thanks to the launch of the Kona, whereas Kia got promoted to seventh mainly because of the Stonic’s introduction.
Peugeot entered the top ten after selling an additional 1,707 cars. The 3008 and 5008 – yes, more crossovers – were responsible for virtually all of that growth. Conversely, Opel slipped from ninth to eleventh spot after Corsa and Astra volumes fell by 42.1% and and 48.6% respectively.
Membership of the top ten models list was almost identical to 2017’s, although the Toyota C-HR replaced the Toyota Corolla. The Hyundai Tuscon, Volkswagen Golf and Nissan Qashqai all hung onto their top three rankings.
Significant movements included the Ford Focus and Škoda Octavia swapping around, the Volkswagen Tiguan’s elevation from tenth to joint sixth and the Ford Fiesta’s demotion from sixth to ninth.
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That wasn’t a particularly dramatic change, but the underlying data from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry shows that some buying habits continued to evolve. For example, while diesel was still the preferred fuel choice, its market share declined from 65.2% to 54.4%.
As can be seen from the figures below, petrol accounted for most of the substitution. However, ‘alternative’ vehicles (i.e. pure electrics and hybrids) once again rose in popularity, increasing their mix to 7.1% in the process.
| Irish Car Registrations 2018 - By Fuel Type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel | 2018 | 2017 | +/- | % +/- | |
| Diesel | 68,349 | 85,660 | -17,311 | -20.2% | |
| Petrol | 48,309 | 40,289 | +8,020 | +19.9% | |
| Alternative | 8,899 | 5,383 | +3,516 | +65.3% | |
| Total | 125,557 | 131,332 | -5,775 | -4.4% | |
| Figures provided by SIMI Motorstats | |||||
The arrival of the T-Roc crossover managed to offset a reduction in Golf and Jetta deliveries, thereby keeping Volkswagen at the head of the manufacturers’ league for a second year.
New crossovers also helped the two Korean brands. Hyundai moved up one place to third position thanks to the launch of the Kona, whereas Kia got promoted to seventh mainly because of the Stonic’s introduction.
Peugeot entered the top ten after selling an additional 1,707 cars. The 3008 and 5008 – yes, more crossovers – were responsible for virtually all of that growth. Conversely, Opel slipped from ninth to eleventh spot after Corsa and Astra volumes fell by 42.1% and and 48.6% respectively.
| Top 10: Irish Car Registrations 2018 - By Manufacturer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Manufacturer | 2018 | 2017 | +/- | % +/- |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 13,775 | 13,830 | -55 | -0.4% |
| 2 | Toyota | 12,037 | 12,684 | -647 | -5.1% |
| 3 | Hyundai | 11,633 | 11,916 | -283 | -2.4% |
| 4 | Ford | 11,288 | 12,243 | -955 | -7.8% |
| 5 | Nissan | 9,701 | 10,349 | -648 | -6.3% |
| 6 | Škoda | 9,116 | 9,030 | +86 | +1.0% |
| 7 | Kia | 7,326 | 7,132 | +194 | +2.7% |
| 8 | Renault | 7,176 | 8,328 | -1,152 | -13.8% |
| 9 | Peugeot | 5,596 | 3,889 | +1,707 | +43.9% |
| 10 | Audi | 4,919 | 5,544 | -625 | -11.3% |
| Figures provided by SIMI Motorstats | |||||
Membership of the top ten models list was almost identical to 2017’s, although the Toyota C-HR replaced the Toyota Corolla. The Hyundai Tuscon, Volkswagen Golf and Nissan Qashqai all hung onto their top three rankings.
Significant movements included the Ford Focus and Škoda Octavia swapping around, the Volkswagen Tiguan’s elevation from tenth to joint sixth and the Ford Fiesta’s demotion from sixth to ninth.
| Top 10: Irish Car Registrations 2018 - By Model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Model | 2018 | 2017 | +/- | % +/- |
| 1 | Hyundai Tucson | 4,026 | 4,892 | -866 | -17.7% |
| 2 | Volkswagen Golf | 4,012 | 4,733 | -721 | -15.2% |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 4,004 | 4,196 | -192 | -4.6% |
| 4 | Ford Focus | 3,777 | 3,850 | -73 | -1.9% |
| 5 | Škoda Octavia | 3,357 | 3,980 | -623 | -15.7% |
| 6= | Kia Sportage | 2,875 | 3,066 | -191 | -6.2% |
| 6= | Volkswagen Tiguan | 2,875 | 2,480 | +395 | +15.9% |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris | 2,855 | 2,881 | -26 | -0.9% |
| 9 | Ford Fiesta | 2,724 | 3,217 | -493 | -15.3% |
| 10 | Toyota C-HR | 2,505 | 1,966 | +539 | +27.4% |
| Figures provided by SIMI Motorstats | |||||
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