Offaly's top selling cars revealed as sales of electric vehicles plummet in the county

Car sales in Offaly have increased in the first quarter of 2024 but car buyers in the county are turning away from electric vehicles. 

According to figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), car sales in Offaly increased by 12.3% in the first quarter of 2024 but sales of electric vehicles plummeted by a staggering 35.29%. 

Toyota was the best selling car brand in Offaly in the first three months of the year accounting for almost one in five of the 711 cars sold up to the end of March. 

Hyundai saw a near 9% drop in sales in Offaly from January to March but still remain the second most popular brand in the county. 

Skoda, Kia, Nissan, Dacia, Volkswagen, Audi, Peugeot and Renault round out the top ten most popular brands in Offaly so far in 2024. 

The Hyundai Tucson remains the most popular car in Offaly but the Toyota Rav4 has jumped to the second most popular spot with its sales increasing 82.35% year on year. 

The Kia Sportage is the third best selling car followed by the Toyota Yariss Cross, the Dacia Duster and the Nissan Qashqai. 

Toyota dominate most of the rest of the top ten with the Corolla, Corolla Cross and C-HR with the Dacia Sandero rounding out the top ten after seeing a 90% increase in sales from the first quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of 2024.