There were 2,227 new car registrations in the Northern Sound region from the start of the year. The Society of Irish Motor Industry data shows 1251 new registrations for Cavan and 976 in County Monaghan from January to the end of November this year.
The same number of registrations were recorded in Cavan for the same period last year, while 43 more new cars have been registered in Monaghan compared to this time last year.
Petrol cars continue to lead the new car market at 30.38% followed by Diesel at 22.86%, then Hybrid (Petrol Electric) at 20.95%, Electric at 14.21%, and Plug-in Electric Hybrid at 10.05%.