Car retail prices rose 3.9%

Average retail prices for new cars in Ireland rose 3.9% during the 12 months to March, according to latest figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers and eurocarprice.com.

Their monthly index of new car prices showed that average retail car prices in Ireland last month were 29% higher than the average for Western Europe and 31% higher than the average for the eurozone. The survey blames higher taxation for the difference.