New private cars licensed in October jump by 28%

Volkswagen was the most popular make of car licensed in October

Volkswagen was the most popular make of car sold in Ireland last month Pic: Bloomberg

The number of new private cars licensed for the first time in October rose by nearly 28 per cent to 3,943, the Central Statistics Office said.

The number of cars licensed over the first 10 months of the year was 31.6 per cent higher at 118,839.

Volkswagen was the most popular make of car licensed in October, followed by Ford, BMW, Opel and Skoda. More than 70 per cent of all cars licensed ...