Electric car sales up despite slow month for sector

Of the 2,192 new cars registered last month, 709 were battery electric cars, an increase from 528 last year

During October, there were 2,192 new cars registered, a fall of 9.3% year-on-year.

In a slow month for the sector, overall new car registrations dropped by more than 9% compared to the same month last year, but electric car registrations saw an increase, new data from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) shows.

During October, there were 2,192 new cars registered, a fall of 9.3% year-on-year. Registrations so far this year stood at 123,858, an increase of 3.4%, compared to the same period in 2024.