New car sales up 51% despite modest scrappage scheme uptake

The latest new car registration statistics from the Motorcheck.ie Car Index shows a rise of 180% for April 2010 when compared to the same month in 2009.

The statistics show that the overall total for new passenger cars registered in 2010 (51,450) is up 51% against last year and now just over 4,000 registrations behind those registered for the entire year in 2009 (55,578).