New plug-in vehicle registrations amounted to 29.4% in January, comprised of:
This is the best January performance for both BEV & PHEV in Ireland, so far, though we also note that it’s only January, will be some months before we’ll have greater confidence as to demand recovery / improvement.
Additional registrations from used imports for the month amounted to:
The top 5 most-registered new BEVs in January were the:
Provided below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in January, & registrations for 2024:
Make |
Model |
2025 (Jan) |
% sales 2025 (Jan) |
2024 (Jan - Dec) |
% sales 2024 (Jan - Dec) |
Volkswagen |
ID.4 |
537 |
10.9% |
1,514 |
8.7% |
Kia |
EV3 |
300 |
6.1% |
22 |
|
Hyundai |
Kona |
294 |
6.0% |
746 |
4.3% |
Kia |
EV6 |
279 |
5.7% |
759 |
4.3% |
Nissan |
Leaf |
261 |
5.3% |
440 |
2.5% |
Skoda |
Enyaq |
161 |
3.3% |
536 |
3.1% |
MG |
MG4 |
148 |
3.0% |
597 |
3.4% |
Ford |
Explorer |
144 |
2.9% |
79 |
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq 5 |
141 |
2.9% |
475 |
2.7% |
Kia |
Niro |
133 |
2.7% |
445 |
2.5% |
Volkswagen |
ID.3 |
130 |
2.6% |
558 |
3.2% |
Volkswagen |
ID.7 |
127 |
2.6% |
288 |
1.6% |
BYD |
Seal |
126 |
2.6% |
693 |
4.0% |
Toyota |
BZ4X |
118 |
2.4% |
399 |
2.3% |
Volvo |
EX30 |
111 |
2.3% |
333 |
1.9% |
Peugeot |
3008 |
111 |
2.3% |
175 |
|
Peugeot |
5008 |
105 |
2.1% |
4 |
|
Nissan |
Ariya |
101 |
2.1% |
250 |
1.4% |
Cupra |
Born |
88 |
1.8% |
285 |
1.6% |
Hyundai |
Ioniq 6 |
79 |
1.6% |
232 |
1.3% |
Tesla |
Model Y |
72 |
1.5% |
1,279 |
7.3% |
Tesla |
Model 3 |
71 |
1.4% |
1,647 |
9.4% |
Cupra |
Tavascan |
64 |
1.3% |
9 |
|
Mini |
Mini Cooper |
56 |
1.1% |
||
BYD |
ATTO 3 |
55 |
1.1% |
415 |
2.4% |
Dacia |
Spring |
54 |
1.1% |
5 |
|
Audi |
Q4 e-tron |
50 |
1.0% |
461 |
2.6% |
Kia |
EV9 |
50 |
1.0% |
289 |
1.7% |
Fiat |
500 |
49 |
29 |
||
Porsche |
Macan |
48 |
27 |
||
Volvo |
EX40 |
48 |
|||
Opel |
Mokka |
46 |
65 |
||
Peugeot |
2008 |
44 |
67 |
||
Volvo |
XC40 |
41 |
278 |
1.6% |
|
Citroën |
C4 |
39 |
59 |
||
BMW |
iX1 |
38 |
354 |
2.0% |
|
Audi |
Q6 e-Tron |
38 |
25 |
||
BMW |
I4 |
37 |
216 |
1.2% |
|
Ford |
Capri |
34 |
|||
Polestar |
Polestar 2 |
31 |
250 |
1.4% |
|
Citroën |
EC4X |
30 |
53 |
||
BYD |
Dolphin |
27 |
298 |
1.7% |
|
Volkswagen |
ID.5 |
26 |
111 |
||
MG |
ZS |
25 |
213 |
1.2% |
|
Renault |
SCENIC |
24 |
65 |
||
Opel |
Grandland X |
19 |
|||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE SUV |
18 |
114 |
||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE |
17 |
170 |
||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQB |
17 |
115 |
||
Citroën |
Ami |
16 |
6 |
||
Volvo |
C40 |
14 |
100 |
||
Porsche |
Taycan |
14 |
81 |
||
Mini |
Aceman |
14 |
1 |
||
BMW |
I5 |
13 |
55 |
||
BMW |
iX3 |
12 |
207 |
1.2% |
|
Volvo |
EX90 |
12 |
2 |
||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQA |
11 |
67 |
||
Polestar |
Polestar 4 |
10 |
38 |
||
Smart |
Smart 3 |
10 |
15 |
||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS SUV |
9 |
24 |
||
MG |
MG5 |
8 |
152 |
||
Lexus |
RZ |
8 |
|||
Xpeng |
G6 |
8 |
|||
Jeep |
Avenger |
7 |
22 |
||
BMW |
iX2 |
6 |
26 |
||
Citroën |
Berlingo Pass |
6 |
25 |
||
Smart |
Smart 1 |
6 |
20 |
||
Mazda |
MX |
6 |
19 |
||
MG |
Cyberster |
6 |
4 |
||
Ford |
Mach-E |
5 |
21 |
||
Fiat |
600 |
5 |
4 |
||
Volkswagen |
ID Buzz PC |
4 |
105 |
||
Mini |
Mini Countryman |
4 |
31 |
||
BMW |
iX |
4 |
29 |
||
Opel |
Astra |
4 |
25 |
||
Alfa Romeo |
Stelvio |
4 |
|||
Peugeot |
308 |
3 |
40 |
||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS |
3 |
16 |
||
Ssangyong |
Torres |
3 |
9 |
||
Peugeot |
208 |
2 |
40 |
||
Audi |
E-Tron GT |
2 |
26 |
||
Jaguar |
I-Pace |
2 |
26 |
||
Citroen |
Space Tourer |
2 |
16 |
||
Subaru |
Solterra |
2 |
13 |
||
Mercedes-Benz |
AMG |
2 |
8 |
||
Alfa Romeo |
Junior |
2 |
|||
Volvo |
EC40 |
2 |
|||
Opel |
Corsa |
1 |
11 |
||
Audi |
A6 |
1 |
|||
Renault |
Megane |
279 |
1.6% |
||
Audi |
Q8 e-tron |
104 |
|||
Volkswagen |
Up |
91 |
|||
Mini |
Mini Coupe |
78 |
|||
GMW |
Ora 03 |
46 |
|||
Polestar |
Polestar 3 |
26 |
|||
Mini |
Mini Hatch |
23 |
|||
Audi |
E-Tron |
23 |
|||
Peugeot |
Rifter |
15 |
|||
BMW |
7 Series |
10 |
|||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQV |
5 |
|||
Ssangyong |
Korando |
5 |
|||
Opel |
Combo Pass |
5 |
|||
Honda |
NY1 |
5 |
|||
Peugeot |
Expert |
4 |
|||
Lotus |
Electre |
3 |
|||
BMW |
4 Series |
2 |
|||
Fiat |
Doblo |
2 |
|||
DS |
DS3 |
2 |
|||
Honda |
Honda E |
1 |
|||
Audi |
SQ8 |
1 |
|||
Citroen |
C4 X |
1 |
|||
Total |
4,915 |
17,459 |
Source: SIMI Motorstats
Note: SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations.