Car sales up 1.5% in January but sales likely to slip back as Motor Industry predicts a 15% drop in 2012
01 February 2012
The SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) has today released the January car sales figures which show a 1.5% increase on last year.
There were 21,313 new cars sold in January, an increase of 314 January 2011 (20,999). 3,057 of which were bought under the Government Scrappage Scheme which ended last June.
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SIMI warns on Consequences of VAT increase Timing
21 November 2011
Today SIMI Director General Alan Nolan warned the Government about the potentially devastating impact of the proposed 2% VAT increase in December’s Budget.
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SIMI launches Budget Submission - call for changes to registration plate
01 November 2011
The SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) today launched its 2012 Budget Submission in Dublin.
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SIMI urges the Government not to increase motor related taxes in Budget 2012
04 October 2011
The SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) is today urging the government not to increase motor related taxes in the upcoming budget.
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Car Market Still Extremely Fragile
01 September 2011
Figures released today from the SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show a decline in new car sales of 36% in August (3242) compared to August last year (5035). For the year though, new car sales are up 7%. Light Commercial Vehicle registrations are also down 19% in August (709) but are up year on year while Heavy Goods Vehicle registrations have seen an increase of 6% in August.
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New car sales down in July following Scrappage but remain ahead for the year
02 August 2011
Figures just released from the SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show that in July 2011, 4,067 new cars were sold, a decrease of 2,231 on last year, that’s a fall of 35% on July 2010.
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SIMI launches Bank Holiday Blood Drive
29 July 2011
To coincide with the upcoming bank holiday weekend, the SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) and the IBTS (Irish Blood Transfusion Service) today launched a campaign to encourage more people to come forward to give blood.
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Review of the government Scrappage Scheme
04 July 2011
The government Scrappage Scheme, which ended on the 30th June saw 29,371 cars bought.
· 17,683 last year
· 11,688 this year so far (the total figure is likely to be closer to 15,000 as the last 2 days of June have yet to be compiled)
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New car sales up 31%
03 July 2011
The SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) has just released June sales figures which show that new car sales were up 31% compared to last June.
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800 more people working in the Motor Industry
17 June 2011
Figures just released from the CSO show that an extra 800 people are employed in the Motor Industry*
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