22.3% decrease in new cars licensed in March 2008

 

The number of new cars licensed in March of this year plummeted by 22.3pc, compared to the same month last year, the latest data from the Central Statistics Office has shown.

In addition, the number of new goods vehicles licensed tumbled by a massive 39.3pc.

There were 20,190 new private cars licensed in March 2008 - compared with 25,974 in March 2007, according to the CSO's report . The total number of new private cars licensed to-date in 2008 is 77,441 - a decrease of 5.3pc on the corresponding period for 2007.

First licensing of second-hand private cars decreased by 482 (9.3pc) on the same month last year.

The number of new goods vehicles licensed in March 2008 was 3,858, compared with 6,361 in the corresponding month last year.

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