Car sales in Ireland rose sharply in January according to Central Statistics Office figures cited by Ireland.com.
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The report said 20,002 new private cars were licensed in January 2005 compared with 16,870 in January 2004, an increase of 18.6%.
The number of new goods vehicles licensed was 2,934 in January, 2005 compared with 2,528 in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 16.1%.
Toyota led the new private car market in January with 3,126 units, followed by Ford (2,482), Volkswagen (1,681), Nissan (1,514), Renault (1,306) and Peugeot (1,253).
