EV sales power ahead in April – SIMI

There were a total of 1,870 new electric vehicles registered last month, a 46.1 per cent increase on this time last year, according to new figures released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

The figures show that so far this year 11,164 new electric cars have been registered in comparison to 7,515 (+48.6%) on the same period 2022.

SIMI stats also show that new car sales for April were up 14 per cent (8,941) when compared to April 2022 (7,857). Registrations year-to-date are up 16 per cent (67,018) on the same period last year (57,762).

Imported used cars for April seen a 9.1 per cent (3,839) drop on April 2022 (4,222). Year-to-date imports are up 2.8 per cent (16,312) on last year (15,861).

Electric vehicle, plug-in hybrids and hybrids continue to increase their market share, with a combined market share now of 42 per cent.

Petrol continues to remain dominant 32.85 per cent, with diesel accounting for 22.34 per cent, hybrid 17.44 per cent, electric 16.66 per cent and plug-in electric hybrid 7.90 per cent.

2023 total new vehicle stats:

Top selling car brands:
1. Toyota; 2. VW; 3. Hyundai; 4. Skoda; 5. Kia

Top car models:
1. Hyundai Tuscon; 2. Kia Sportage; 3. Toyota Corolla; 4. Toyota Yaris Cross; 5. Toyota C-HR.

Top 5 selling EV brands:
1. VW; 2. Hyundai; 3. Kia; 4. Tesla; 5. BMW.

Top 5 selling EVs:
1.VW ID.4; 2. Hyundai Ioniq 5; 3. Tesla Model Y; 4. Skoda Enyaq; 5. Kia EV6.

Top selling car (April):
Dacia Sandero

Top selling EV (April):
VW ID.4

Meanwhile, light commercial vehicle (LCV) sales are up 33.3 per cent (2,153) compared to April last year (1,615) and year-to-date are up 25.3 per cent (13,734).

Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations are also showing an increase of 35 per cent (243) in comparison to April 2022 (180). Year-to-date this segment is also up 41 per cent (1,207).