New motor vehicle revenue tumble 26.5% on back of most current lockdown

New vehicle revenue have been down 26.5 for each cent around the 1st 10 days of this yr, strike by Covid constraints and delays because of to the administration of new Brexit rules.

In what is typically the busiest gross sales month of the yr, 9,765 new cars were registered in the Republic by January 10th, down 3,523 on the same interval past 12 months.

The latest Covid-19 lockdown means seller showrooms are closed, with profits restricted to click-and-produce operations, though servicing departments stay open up. Most of the new autos registered would have been on buy by shoppers from the stop of previous 12 months.

On top rated of the Covid constraints, improved administration because of to Brexit has prompted some delays in deliveries. In unique, dealers are reporting that pieces supplies have been impacted, though a lot of experienced constructed up stock concentrations prior to January 1st.

In accordance to Robert Man, director aftersales for Volkswagen Team Eire, their setting up has mitigated some of the challenge, but significant delays continue being.

“We have finished significant work due to the fact 2016 to approach for the recent problem. On the other hand, it is truthful to say that there are delays in all stakeholders’ programs. About 50 for each cent of our vans – which equates to about 15 vehicles per 7 days – are now held up in Dublin Port. ”

The 1st three months typically account for up to 57 for each cent of complete yearly new car or truck gross sales. Volkswagen Group Ireland and Ford have identified as on the Authorities to prolong the existing VAT reduction – from 23 per cent to 21 for every cent – until the conclusion of June. The decrease rate is thanks to expire at the end of February.

VW Group suggests this would permit the Irish car or truck market place to counteract the effects of a curtailed current market at the get started of this calendar year.

The team accounted for 28.4 for each cent of the Irish new car market place very last yr.

Volkswagen Group Ireland taking care of director Carla Wentzel said: “Limited assortment and shipping and delivery of cars and trucks will keep on within Govt guidelines at shops that elect to do so, and our shops can now do the the vast majority of the product sales approach, from buying a auto to finance approval remotely. But constraints will still mean a drastically diminished market place, and for that reason a reduction in crucial tax-acquire from our marketplace.

“The continuation of the VAT reduction will go some way to incentivising new automobile product sales over and above the regular January hurry.”

Diesel engines

Figures for the initially 10 days of this yr exhibit a substantial change away from diesel to petrol-electric powered hybrids. Diesel engines make up 34.6 for every cent of new car or truck profits, only marginally forward of petrol with 34 for every cent.

Petrol-electrical hybrids, nonetheless, now account for 21 for every cent, up from 15 per cent this time previous yr. Plug-in hybrid income have also elevated, now generating up 4.4 for each cent of profits, though completely-electrical autos make up 3.25 per cent. In the first 10 days 317 entirely electrical vehicles have been sold.

In terms of brands, Toyota is out in front with 1,515 registrations, ahead of Hyundai with 1,193, Ford with 1,052 and Nissan with 760. The finest-promoting design is the new Hyundai Tucson, with 627 registrations.

Applied vehicle imports fell 7.7 for each cent as new tariffs were used to British imports from January 1st. Some 1,804 used imports have been registered in the Republic this yr.

Along with custom declaration kinds, customs responsibility of 10 for every cent is billed on cars and trucks from Britain, alongside with the normal Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) and NOX emissions Levy. VAT is also billed on imports no matter of the age of the vehicle. Previously VAT was only billed on new cars and trucks, or applied cars and trucks much less than 6 months old or with much less than 6,000km on the clock.

An exception to these expenses is for autos imported from the North, which are exempt from the 10 for every cent customs responsibility. It is also not charged on autos that are constructed in the British isles.