1.2m cars to change hands by year’s end

Over 1m used cars will have changed hands in Ireland by the end of the year, a new study shows.

In the region of 303,750 were sold during the first three months of 2015, an increase of 11% on the same period last year, according to the fifth Carzone.ie Motoring Report.

Based on the rate for the first quarter, the total number of used car transactions for the year could exceed 1.2m.