'This will be the future': Motor dealers report a surge in online vehicle sales

One dealer has sold and delivered more than 1,000 cars online 

Brendan Keary of Kearys Motors who have sold more than 1,000 cars online since the beginning of the lockdown.

The second wave of Covid-19 has seen car showrooms across Munster shut their doors again but the coronavirus is already causing a sea-change in the industry.

Sales are going through a difficult year with new vehicle registrations down more than 25% compared to 2019. The easing of restrictions in the summer allowed showrooms to reopen and pent up demand led to a surge of sales in September. However, with the Level 5 restrictions now in place, the industry is expecting total sales for 2020 to be significantly below previous years.