Volkswagen still No 1 despite scandal

Volkswagen was the most popular car brand sold in Ireland last month — despite the company admitting that it fitted 11m cars worldwide with emissions-cheating software.

The latest figures from the CSO show that Volkswagen (845) was the most popular make of new private cars licensed in September, followed by Ford (545), Toyota (494), Nissan (488) and Opel (427).

The figures show Volkswagen car sales have not been hit here despite the company’s Irish headquarters admitting that almost 80,000 of its cars could be part of a recall.