New car registrations on an upward trend in Mayo

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry's official 261 new vehicle registration statistics show a booming market in Mayo.

So far this year, 970 vehicles have been registered in the county – which represents a 14.79% change on the same period last year, and gives Mayo a 1.96% share of the Irish market.

Nationwide, new car registrations for February were up 7.4% (15,033) compared to February 2025 (13,994). Registrations year to date are up 4.3% (49,557) on the same period last year (47,493).

Light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations have increased by 15% (3,635) compared to February last year (3,160) and year to date are up 19.3% (11,201). However, heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations are down 4.8% (277) in comparison to February 2025 (291). Year to date, HGVs are down 12.1% (669).

Imported used cars have seen a 36.5% (7,639) rise in February 2026 when compared to February 2025 (5,596). Year to date, imports are up 40% (15,679) on 2025 (11,200).

Last month, 2,871 new electric cars (battery electric cars) were registered, which was 14.4% higher than the 2,510 registrations in February 2025. So far this year, 10,172 new electric cars have been registered, representing a 36.9% increase compared to the same period in 2025, when 7,433 electric cars were registered.

In the new car market share by engine type, hybrid (petrol-electric) leads at 27.26% as the most popular engine type, followed by petrol at 21.84%, electric at 20.53%, plug-in hybrid at 14.51%, and diesel at 13.27%.

Brian Cooke, Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) director general, welcomed the positive trend in passenger vehicle registrations but noted the mixed results in the commercial sector.

The five top selling new car brands so far this year are Toyota, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Skoda and Kia. The five top selling new car models are Hyundai Tucson, Toyota Yaris Cross, Kia Sportage, Toyota Corolla Cross and Hyundai Kona.