Galway Bay fm newsroom – There has been a jump of almost 20 per cent in car sales in Galway in the first six months of this year, compared to the same period in 2015.
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry says new car registrations across the country were up by more than 23 per cent nationally in the first half of this year.
There were 4044 new cars registered in Galway between January and June this year compared to 3427 cars between January and June last year, a jump of 18 per cent.
The top selling make of car in Ireland so far this year is Volkswagen.
SIMI Director General Alan Nolan says it looks like car sales by the end of the year should reach levels last seen in 2008.
