So far in 2018 it has been a tough year for car sales with a sharp decline for most manufacturers from last year’s figures. Volkswagen have topped the table so far this year with Hyundai on the back of strong sales of its Tucson in second place.

The table highlights the number of units sold in 2017 and 2018 from the top 10 best-selling car manufacturers.

The striking figure from this table is the 57.62% rise for Peugeot. This is mainly due to the success of the 3008 SUV – the Irish car of the year, which is becoming a very common sight on Irish roads.

On the models’ table there are some interesting changes. The Qashqai has regained its top spot from the Hyundai Tucson.

The Tucson has dropped nearly 16.5% on last year’s sales for the same period but is still the second best-selling car. The other big movers are the Volkswagen Tiguan and the Toyota C-HR which both showed nearly 25% increase in sale numbers over the same period last year.

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