Car dealers await new year surge as sales fall

NEW cars licensed in Ireland last month fell 7% while new goods vehicles licensed plunged close to 15%, according to figures just released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

There were 2,858 new private cars licensed last month, compared with 3,073 in November 2006.

The number of new goods vehicles licensed in November 2007 was 2,144, compared with 2,511 in the corresponding month last year. The total number of all new vehicles licensed last month was 5,873, compared with 6,619 during November 2006 — a decrease of about 11%.