New car sales up 20% so far this year

New car sales have increased by almost 20% in the first seven months of the year compared to last 2015.

Figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show new car registrations are up 19% (131,264) on the same period last year (109,931).

The total number of new cars registered to the end of July this year has already surpassed the number of new cars registered for the whole of 2015 (124,947).