Irish Car Market Overview for January 2022
Car Sales January 2022
The 2017 Diesel Nissan Qashqai was the best-selling car in the Republic of Ireland during the month of January at Independent dealerships.
The Diesel BMW 5 Series came in second place with the Volkswagen Passat coming in both third and fourth place at Independent dealerships.
For the first time we see hybrid vehicles coming into the top-ten list for Independent dealers. In fifth place is the 2016 Hybrid Toyota Aqua, and in eight place, the 2018 Hybrid BMW Series. Diesel continues to be the most popular engine type in Ireland.
The 2021 Petrol Volkswagen Polo was by far the best selling car at Franchise dealerships coming in both first and third place. The VW Polo, Kadjar, Tucson, Golf, Qashqai, Focus and Micra were all very popular cars at franchise dealerships.
The quickest selling cars at Independent dealerships in January was 2010 Diesel Audi A3 with the 2012 Diesel Ford Mondeo coming in second. The quickest selling car from the franchise dealers was 2017 Diesel Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class and the 2019 Hybrid Toyota Rav4 coming in second place and also the petrol version of the Rav4 in third place.
The January report reveals that of the top ten cars sold privately, the Diesel Volkswagen Golf was by far the most popular car in Ireland sold privately. The VW Golf came in first, second, fourth, eight and ninth places.
Of the top-ten cars valued during the month of January was again the 2016 Diesel Volkswagen Passat with the VW Passat and the Hyundai Tucson coming in second and third place respectively.
Top 10 Used Cars Sold by Independent Dealers
- 2017 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
- 2019 Diesel BMW 5 Series
- 2017 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
- 2018 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 Hybrid Toyota Aqua
- 2017 Diesel Ford Focus
- 2017 Diesel Ford Mondeo
- 2018 Hybrid BMW 5 Series
- 2014 Petrol Volkswagen Golf
- 2017 Diesel Audi A4
Top 10 Used Cars Sold by Franchise Dealers
- 2021 Petrol Volkswagen Polo
- 2019 Diesel Renault Kadjar
- 2019 Petrol Volkswagen Polo
- 2019 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
- 2018 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2019 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Petrol Volkswagen Golf
- 2018 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
- 2018 Diesel Ford Focus
- 2019 Petrol Nissan Micra
Top 10 Quickest Sellers by Independent Dealers
- 2010 Diesel Audi A3
- 2012 Diesel Ford Mondeo
- 2005 Petrol Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2016 Petrol Nissan Pulsar
- 2018 Petrol Mercedes-Benz E-Class
- 2016 Hybrid Volvo XC90
- 2011 Diesel Peugeot 5008
- 2014 Hybrid Honda HR-V
- 2017 Hybrid Volvo XC90
- 2012 Petrol Volkswagen up!
Top 10 Quickest Sellers by Franchise Dealers
- 2017 Diesel Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
- 2019 Hybrid Toyota Rav4
- 2019 Petrol Toyota Rav4
- 2020 Diesel Volkswagen T-Roc
- 2020 Hybrid Toyota Rav4
- 2013 Diesel Audi A6
- 2015 Petrol Audi RS3
- 2017 Petrol Toyota Corolla
- 2015 Petrol Mercedes-Benz C-Class
- 2020 Diesel Skoda Octavia
Top 10 Used Cars Sold Privately
- 2012 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Diesel Ford Focus
- 2013 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Diesel BMW 5 Series
- 2011 Diesel BMW 5 Series
- 2014 Diesel Audi A6
- 2014 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Diesel Audi A4
Top 10 Overall Cars Valued
- 2016 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
- 2017 Diesel BMW 5 Series
- 2016 Diesel Skoda Octavia
- 2017 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
- 2018 Diesel BMW 5 Series
- 2015 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
- 2018 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
- 2018 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
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