Peak car selling period sees major slump in business

The number of new cars licensed in April slumped by 15% compared with last year, as the peak car selling period for this year slowed dramatically.

Latest figures from the CSO show a total of 11,263 vehicles were licensed in April compared with 13,246 in the same period last year.

Private car registrations were down some 16% compared with April of last year, with 9,388 cars registered last month. Goods vehicle registrations were down 14.1% on Apr 2011, to 1,047.