Car sales increase for the first time since the onset of the pandemic

More than 7,000 new cars were licensed in August with Volkswagen the most popular make

A total of 7,360 new private cars were licensed in August. File Picture: Bloomberg

There was a rise of 2.2% in the number of new cars licensed in August compared to the same month in 2019, Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.

This is the first month since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis that the number of new cars licensed increased year-on-year.