Registration of new cars falls by massive 67%

THE first official figures for car registrations in 2009have shown a fall in new car registrations by two-thirds over the same period last year.

A total of 10,997 new private cars were registered last month compared to almost 33,000 vehicles in January 2008 — a decrease of 66.6%.

Figures compiled by the CSO show the number of new goods vehicles also fell by 77% over the same period.