New car sales fall 10.3% this year

Car sales fell over 10% in the first nine months of the year as Brexit continues to affect the motor trade.

Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show, in the year to September, 121,595 new cars were licensed — a drop of 10.3% on the same period last year.

However, the number of imported used private cars licensed increased by 40.5%, to just over 69,000, compared with the corresponding nine months of 2016.