With new car registrations for April up by 10 per cent on last year, Toyota is the best-selling brand with 9,946 registrations, closely followed by Hyundai with 9,823. Despite the emissions scandal, Volkswagen was a close third on 9,813. Ford is in fourth place with 9,312 sales. Citroen was the only brand to record a drop in sales compared to last year.
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling model on 4,818, followed by VW Golf on 3,325 and Ford Mondeo with 3,111. Audi is Ireland’s top premium car brand with 3,216 registrations, while the BMW 5 Series is the top premium model. Dublin is Ireland’s biggest car market with 34,881 sales, up 23 per cent, with Cork second on 12,163 sales.
Topping the new car registrations league is good news for Toyota following the recent ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) to uphold the complaint against its slogan, ‘The Best Built Cars in the World’. Managing director Steve Tormey described the ruling as baffling and said they would be considering their options.
Pictured is Toyota ambassador, Leinster and Ireland rugby player Jonathan Sexton
