Huge fall in number of second hand diesel cars registered in Louth last year

The number of secondhand diesel cars registered in Louth last year fell by more than half compared to 2021, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office.

Today's figures show that 699 secondhand diesel cars were registered in Louth in 2022, down 50.4% on the 1,409 registered in 2021.

There was a fall in all fuel types of secondhand cars registered in Louth last year, with the exception of secondhand electric cars, which saw a small increase, from 16 in 2021 to 20 in 2022.

In total, 3,544 secondhand cars were registered in Louth in 2022, down from 5,098 in 2021, representing a fall of 30.5%.

With regards new cars, 2022 saw a slight increase of 2.4% on 2021 in the number of new cars registered in Louth. 4,822 new cars were registered in Louth in 2022, compared with 4,710 in 2021.

The number of new electric cars registered in Louth last year increased by 42% compared 2021, with 284 registered, compared with 200 in 2021.

There was a 15.8% fall in new diesel cars registered in Louth however, with 620 registered in 2022, compared with 736 in 2021. New diesel and electric hybrids fell by 54.2% also, with 22 registered last year, compared with 48 in 2021.