Data room · Ireland
Car market — May 2026
In brief
In May 2026, 8,041 new passenger cars were registered in Ireland, according to ACEA. Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 42.3 % of registrations.
Registrations of the month · May 2026
Passenger cars
8,041
— year on year
Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)
42.3 %
share of new passenger cars
Power sources · May 2026
| Power source | Units | Share | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 1,830 | 22.8 % | — |
| Diesel | 1,016 | 12.6 % | — |
| Hybrid (non plug-in) | 1,792 | 22.3 % | — |
| Plug-in hybrid | 1,075 | 13.4 % | — |
| Battery electric | 2,328 | 29.0 % | — |
| Other fuels | 0 | 0.0 % | — |
Total : 8,041
Source : ACEA
Sources and original documents
Figures copied from the official publications or computed from them (shares, changes, sums), never estimated or written by AI. A table that fails the consistency checks is dropped.