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    Ireland car sales 2026: new car registrations by month, brand and fuel type (SIMI data)

    How many new cars were registered in Ireland in 2026?

    Ireland registered 130,754 new cars from January to October 2026, up 5.6% on the same period of 2025, according to SIMI's 2 November release. October added 2,501 registrations, up 14.7%. Release note: Ireland car sales October 2026.

    Electric cars are the story of the year: 36,270 battery-electric cars have been registered so far in 2026, up 57.1%, and electric now accounts for 27.7% of the year, ahead of petrol-electric hybrids on 23.5%, petrol on 19.4%, plug-in hybrids on 15.0% and diesel on 12.3%. October's 1,092 battery-electric registrations were up 54.7%. The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling car of the year and Toyota leads the brands on 17,865 (The Irish Times, 2 November). The brand, model, county and fuel tables on this page are SIMI Motorstats January to September 2026 and will move to October when Motorstats, offline for its monthly update, returns (Yaris Cross 3,830 and Toyota 17,600 on that basis). Irish registrations cluster in January and July because the number plate carries the year and half-year, so most of 2026's volume is already in. This dashboard covers every SIMI year since 2010, with county, brand, model and fuel breakdowns. Last checked on 3 November 2026 against SIMI's 2 November release, RTE and The Irish Times; SIMI revises its database after release, so monthly figures can move by a car or two.

    What is the 262 registration plate in Ireland, and how many 262 cars have been sold?

    The 262 registration plate is for cars first registered in Ireland from 1 July to 31 December 2026 ("26" is the year, "2" the second half). Cars registered from January to June carry the 261 plate, and the 271 plate begins on 1 January 2027. From July to October the 262 plate has put 45,594 new cars on Irish roads (July 28,989, August 7,785, September 6,319, October 2,501), up 8.3% on the 252 plate in the same four months of 2025. Full breakdown: New 262 reg cars in Ireland.