Irish Car Market Sales for August
Car Market Overview August 2021
The Nissan Qashqai was once again the best-selling car in Ireland sold by Independent dealers during the month of August, also coming in seventh and tenth places in the top ten.
The Audi A4 came in second place with the Ford Focus in third and fourth positions at Independent dealerships.
The top-ten cars sold by Independent traders were all diesels, which continues to be the most popular engine type in Ireland.
The Hyundai Tucson was again the best selling car at Franchise dealerships and also came in second place as well as eight places in the top ten. Again, nine out of ten cars sold at franchise dealerships were diesels.
The quickest selling car from Independent dealers in August 2021 was the 2018 Diesel Peugeot 508, with the 2010 Diesel Volkswagen Jetta coming in second. The quickest selling car from the franchise dealers was the 2010 Petrol Volkswagen Polo. The quickest selling cars in August were mostly petrol engines, so these cars are being snapped up.
The August report reveals that of the top ten cars sold privately, the top three were the 2007 Petrol Ford Focus, the 2011 Diesel BMW 5 Series and the 2007 Petrol Volkswagen Golf.
Of the top-ten cars valued during the month of August, the 2015 Diesel Volkswagen Golf not only came out in first place but also sixth place and tenth place in the overall cars valued category.
Top 10 Used Cars Sold by Independent Dealers
2017 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
2017 Diesel Audi A4
2017 Diesel Ford Focus
2016 Diesel Ford Focus
2017 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
2016 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
2016 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
2015 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
2017 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
2018 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
Top 10 Used Cars Sold by Franchise Dealers
2016 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
2017 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
2018 Diesel Skoda Octavia
2018 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
2018 Diesel KIA Sportage
2018 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
2018 Petrol Ford Fiesta
2019 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
2018 Diesel Volkswagen Tiguan
2018 Diesel Ford Focus
Top 10 Quickest Sellers Independent Dealers
2018 Diesel Peugeot 508
2010 Diesel Volkswagen Jetta
2016 Petrol MINI One
2015 Diesel Mazda 6
2012 Petrol Mercedes-Benz C-Class
2008 Diesel Audi A6
2008 Petrol Honda Civic
2015 Petrol Nissan Qashqai
2010 Petrol Volkswagen Passat
2009 Diesel Toyota Corolla
Top 10 Quickest Sellers sold by Franchise dealers
2010 Petrol Volkswagen Polo
2015 Petrol KIA Rio
2006 Petrol Volkswagen Polo
2015 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
2016 Petrol Volkswagen Passat
2010 Petrol Volkswagen Golf
2007 Petrol Peugeot 207
2020 Petrol Peugeot 208
2017 Diesel Ford Edge
2019 Petrol Honda CR-V
Top 10 Used Cars Sold Privately
2007 Petrol Ford Focus
2011 Diesel BMW 5 Series
2007 Petrol Volkswagen Golf
2006 Petrol Ford Focus
2007 Petrol Opel Astra
2008 Diesel BMW 5 Series
2006 Petrol Volkswagen Golf
2008 Petrol Ford Focus
2008 Petrol Opel Astra
2005 Petrol Toyota Corolla
Top 10 Overall Cars Valued
2015 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
2017 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
2016 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
2016 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
2017 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
2016 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
2017 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
2015 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
2016 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
2018 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
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