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Written by Staff Reporter   
Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Toyota continued ahead of Ford in the February registration figures for new car sales issued by Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Toyota held a 14.1 per cent share of the new car market, with Ford at 12.5 per cent closely followed at 12.3 per cent by Volkswagen.

Ford was the best-selling vehicle brand in Ireland for the second month in a row.

While the vehicle market dipped 9.4 per cent on the same month last year, Ford registered a rise in sales of 8.6 per cent. Total industry sales year-to-date, at 86,718 units, are 3.3 per cent down on 2007.

Commercial vehicle sales were also down, by 9.9 per cent to 5,588 units. Ford was the leading brand with a 19.2 per cent share (1,071 units), followed by VW (833) and Toyota (647).

Car and commercial vehicle registrations, Feb 2008

 Car ( per cent) Commercials ( per cent) Combined ( per cent)
Ford 3,014 12.5 per cent 1,071 19.2 per cent 4,097 13.8 per cent
Toyota 3,405 14.1 per cent 647 11.6 per cent 4,052 13.6 per cent
VW 2,976 12.3 per cent 833 14.9 per cent 3,809 12.8 per cent
Nissan 1,810 7.5 per cent 408 7.3 per cent 2,218 7.5 per cent
GM 1,922 8.0 per cent 253 4.5 per cent 2,175 7.3 per cent
Overall 24,119  5,588  29,707 

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