Motor sales soar

There has been a huge increase in new cars on Irish roads after it was revealed that sales have increased by nine per cent from this time last year.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) shows that February is up 4% from last year with 25,636 cars sold during the second month of the year.
In all there has almost been six thousand extra cars sold this year compared to 2005 when 62,945 were sold. Toyota holds the number one spot in sales.

SIMI Chief Executive Cyril McHugh said: “The commissioner said that the Irish government should start to phase out VRT over a 10-year period as it is a gross interference in the free movement of goods in the single market.”