Brexit blamed as car sales down 10% in first nine months

Car sales have slumped by over 10% in the first nine months of the year as Brexit continues to hurt the motor trade.

According to the third quarterly review of the sector by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), sales up to the end of September hit 128,578 — a drop of 10.2% on the same period last year.

Imports, by contrast, jumped by more than 37% to 70,821 between January and September.