New car sales in Galway up by almost a quarter

Galway Bay fm newsroom - New car sales in County Galway are up by almost 25% on last year.That's according to new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.

Last month, 564 new cars were registered, compared with 488 in February last year.So far this year, 1514 new cars were registered in Galway- an increase of over 24% on the same period last year.Nationally, new car sales are up by almost a third.The light commercial vehicle market saw an increase in sales of 41 per cent in February, while sales of Heavy Goods Vehicles saw a 68 per cent increase.