15 percent drop in new car sales across Galway during 2020

Galway Bay fm newsroom - There was a drop of more than 15 percent in car sales recorded across Galway during 2020.

3,632 vehicles were sold in the county last year - compared to 4,300 sold during 2019.

Galway had a 4.1 percent share of the national market.

Nationwide, over 88 thousand cars were sold between January and December - a drop of 25 percent on the figure recorded in 2019.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry says like many other sectors, 2020 was a difficult year for the motor industry - with Covid-19 compounding a drop in sales in recent years due to Brexit.