New car sales speeding ahead

New car sales jumped by almost a third last month compared to 2014 — with more than 15,000 cars sold.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show 15,384 cars were licensed for the first time in February — a rise of 29.2% compared to the same month last year.

In total, 35,489 new private cars were licensed in the year to the end of February, a rise of 27.3% on the same period in 2014.