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Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant
The “Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant”, is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). If you avail of the electric vehicle home charger grant you can claim up to €600 towards the purchase and installation of an EV home charging unit. This government-funded support scheme was introduced to assist homeowners to install an electric vehicle charging point at...
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MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Market Overview for March 2019
Most popular cars in March 2019 The MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Market Overview report for March 2019 shows that of the top ten used cars sold by Independent dealers in Ireland, the number one best selling car was once again the Ford Focus. This is a change from the Opel Insignia which held the number one spot in the month of February....
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Irelands Electric Vehicle Sales Soar
EV Sales Increase More electric cars have been registered in Ireland in the first three months of the year than in the entirety of 2018. A total of 1,437 electric cars were registered so far this year but just 1,233 electric vehicles were registered in the whole of 2018. Statistics released by motor industry sources show that a...
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Irish Electric Car Sales On The Increase
EV Sales So far this year, in the first quarter, there has been as many electric cars sold than in the whole of 2018. Industry figures have revealed that 330 new electric car were registered in Ireland during the month of February, compared to just 72 in the same month last year. So far this year, 1,129 electric cars have...
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New Car Registrations Dropped by 4.4 Percent In 2018
New figures released to the public show that the number of new car registrations for the year 2018 fell by 4.4%. Over the course of 2018, there were 125,557 cars registered. This is compared to 131,332 for the previous year in 2017. In 2018, New Light Commercial Vehicle registrations (LCV) brought in 25,561. This is an increase of 5.55% for...
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UK car manufacturing at its lowest level in over a decade
UK car manufacturing has declined by 20% in November and this trend is revealing that the industry is at its lowest level in over ten years. This massive drop in manufacturing underscores the great fears that are looming mainly due to Brexit. November was the worst month in a decade in most of Britain’s car factories, with a combined drop...
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Most Popular Cars in Ireland for October 2018
Car Market Overview for October The MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Market Overview report for the month of October 2018 shows that of the top ten used cars sold by Independent car dealers in Ireland, the number one best selling car was the Volkswagen Passat. When it came to Franchise dealers, of the top-ten used cars sold, the number one spot again went...
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Most Popular Cars in Ireland for September 2018 (Nationwide)
Car Sales for September The MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Market Overview report for the month of September 2018 shows that of the top ten used cars sold by Independent dealers in Ireland, the number one best selling car was the Volkswagen Golf. When it came to Franchise dealers, of the top-ten used cars sold, the number one spot again went to the...
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Central Bank reveals there are fewer PCP’s than previously thought
The Central Bank has revealed that there are fewer PCP deals in the State than previously thought and has revised down the number of outstanding live contracts by 50,000. The Central Bank has updated their findings with regard to Personal Contract Plans and found that the PCP car finance market is considerably smaller than previously thought. Even though there...
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UK Car Imports - the Pros and Cons
Importing a UK car New car registrations in Ireland are dropping while UK car imports are soaringand the number of UK car imports has been steadily increasing year on year. Last year (2017) the number of UK imported cars hit highest levels ever with 33,000 UK cars being brought into Ireland. Of these cars, almost 1 in 10 had false...
