The number of cars registered in Kerry is down over 65% in a year.
That’s according to figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), for twelve months to the end of November.
The report shows a 200% rise in Diesel Electric Hybrid vehicles registered in the county in the same period.
A total of 2,430 new cars have been registered in Kerry between January and November this year.
This represents a rise of over 6% on the same period last year, when 2,284 vehicles were registered.
8 cars were registered in the county in November, down from 65 in 2022, a 65% reduction.
Of these 4 cars were petrol engines; 2 were petrol electric hybrid; 1 car was electric; while 1 was petrol/electric plug in hybrid.
So far in 2023, 673 Diesel engines have been registered in Kerry, a drop of almost 19% on last year.
Meanwhile, 78 Diesel Electric Hybrid cars have been registered in the county, up from 26 in 2022, a 200% increase.
