New car registrations are up 7% on last year.
New BEV registrations are up 20%.
https://www.simi.ie/en/news/new-car-registrations-7-in-january-2025-battery-electric-20
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10 Top Selling New Electric Vehicles (EVs) Brands 2025:
1. VOLKSWAGEN,
2. KIA,
3. HYUNDAI,
4. NISSAN,
5. PEUGEOT,
6. VOLVO,
7. BYD,
8. MG,
9. FORD,
10. SKODA
No Tesla in there.
10 Top Selling New Electric Vehicle Models (EVs) 2025:
1. VOLKSWAGEN ID.4
2. KIA EV3
3. HYUNDAI KONA
4. KIA EV6
5. NISSAN LEAF
6. SKODA ENYAQ
7. VOLVO EX30
8. MG MG4
9. FORD EXPLORER
10. HYUNDAI IONIQ 5
4,925 new BEV registrations compared to 4,093 in Jan 24
Interesting to note that although 2023 was the best year for BEV sales, January 2023 (3,674) was lower than January 2024 (4,093). January 2025 is a 34% increase on January 2023.
All counties are up except the Bermuda triangle for EVs of Leitrim, Longford and Roscommon. And unusually Wicklow which normally is on the higher side of EV sales.
Probably because Tesla deliver their cars at the end of quarter so you won't see any figures until the March figures get released, which will presumably happen in April
Also interesting to note that Toyota are still dominating the ICE market with 5 of the top 10 spots but are still struggling after all these years to make a proper splash the EV market
Few things worth remarking. Just driving around I was noticing more new cars this year than last so the at least I wasn't imagining it. 7% growth is huge and paints the reality that a lot of people are doing well.
The growth in electric is interesting, with VW top of the pile and Tesla absent from the top 10. I know their deliveries don't take account of the plate change here but it is noteworthy none the less.
The big story is of course the overall growth in BEV. Given the doom around the type last year and the scare stories it's hard to see where the narrative goes now as it's not resonated with plenty of buyers. As good BEVs start to inhabit spaces across the segments there is an option for most. Looks like people like the "appliance" car. Of course all mainstream mass market cars are that but not that you'd know from the commentary.
While January is always quiet for tesla, interesting, despite the negativity of Tesla brought on my the CEO, they are still up on 2024 sales.
VW EV sales up 13% on January 2024.
BYD Sales down 51% on January 2024, which was their initial excitement launch i suppose. Maybe similar to tesla, waiting on boats from China.
Polestar 2 sales exactly the same as 2024, 31 units but 10 P4's on the streets. A couple will be demos but not 10 i assume.
"Tesla absent from the top 10. I know their deliveries don't take account of the plate change here but it is noteworthy none the less."
Unfortunately, it doesn't really tell us anything. As they never deliver any units in numbers in January, although up this year on last. Its a metric that can be measured if you look at January going back through the years. I dont believe its n oteworthy due to the following ;
Jan 2022 22 Units
Jan 2023 1 unit
Jan 2024 66 units
Jan 2025 143 units
So there is no real surprise on Tesla numbers, other than that i am surprised that they are up 116% this year.
but are still struggling after all these years to make a proper splash the EV market
I wouldnt characterise it as "struggling". Its closer to "resisting" and the sales figures seem to back up their strategy since they do have 5 of the top 10 positions as you said. Why would they canabilise that by having a fleet of EV's to choose from as well.
They are getting the maximum out of their existing plants. When they "have to" switch to EV they will be able to transition quite quickly, I reckon.
Tesla ship arrived late in December, any units sold in January were all within the first few days and are just a hangover from that
I wouldn't look any further into the January figure than maybe combining them with the December 2024 figure to give a more accurate December figure
nothing in media yet. They have to come up with a new angle instead of copying and pasting the article from previous month. Takes time!
waiting for ChatGPT to load!
Agree. Hence my reply to the above.
It's a good start to the year. Will be interesting to see when the Inster and other new models hit the market what the effect will be. The Kia EV3 coming straight in at number 2 might be an indication.
seems to be a few ID.3 gtx orders going in as well. It’s wicked value. Tesla sales might be affected by new model y. Not sure when they will start arriving.
Interesting to note that half the Teslas sold in January were Model Ys. With a new model coming out, that's unusual. Unless there were special offers to clear old stock?
There was no special offers on the old Y but the offer on the table wasn't bad, there was 0% APR for example, the new one is going to be significantly higher in price, about €12k I believe because it has a "launch edition" badge of some kind
New Y deliveries are slated for May, so realistically June (End of quarter)
seems to be a few ID.3 gtx orders going in as well.
I'd be thinking that the GTX numbers arent in there yet… or at least not alot of them.
ID.3 numbers are only 130 anyway and some of them are in colours that the GTX doesnt have and some are likely dealer demos, so I'd say the majority are the non-GTX models.
Small numbers either way on the ID.3. Feb/Mar should have a few though!
One thing to note with BYD is that their total sales are only marginally down as they a big bunch of hybrid Seal-Us which don't come under the BEV stats.
Of course, I’m only quoting BEV sales in this forum. Same for VW.
It’s only registrations so the GTX orders from December/January won’t be here u til this month or March. A few in there already. Also you have the colouring techniques that’s used.
I had a silver’ish 2015 535d bmw. The log book called it yellow due to the paint code used by bmw.
One thing that stands out for me in the stats is the, relatively speaking, massive jump in PHEV sales. BEV would usually be way ahead of PHEV…. now, its almost the same figures in Jan….. it is just one month so we cant read into it too much yet but interesting all the same. One to watch I think.
It’s only registrations so the GTX orders from December/January won’t be here u til this month or March.
Its further back than Dec. Some orders in Oct are only being delivered in Feb. Hence why Im saying I dont think there is many GTX's in these Jan figures.
it’s also interesting that diesel sales are at 16%.
What are the chances electric sales overtake Diesel this year?!?!?! Pretty good I'd say, knowing some of the more popular makes/models haven't been delivered yet.
is that not just because diesels are comparatively expensive now with the way vrt is and most manufacturers have an alternative pHEV version now for those that need ICE.
Told you they needed a new angle
from the journal. Electric vehicle sales in Ireland hit new record, but Tesla drops out of top selling brands
Elon Musk’s company was not among the top ten selling EV companies in the first month of the year.
for gawds sake.
Not that I’d be weeping for Tesla but the reason is deliveries.
While I think we can all agree that PHEVs have more faults than positives I see them as a stepping stone. People with the mental awareness to use electricity to power their cars are after taking a step in the right direction
Car registrations and Car sales are two different figures, the trend over the next few months will be far more telling,there is little real evidence to suggest a change in consumer sentiment.
While I think we can all agree that PHEVs have more faults than positives
I don’t agree, so that’s not “all”! 🤣
