1,932 new tractors were licensed for the first time up to the end of July this year, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

This represents an increase of 274 units or 17% when compared with the same seven-month period in 2025 when 1,658 new tractors were registered.

257 new tractors were licensed for the first time in July 2026, showing a marginal increase of 3 units (1%) on the corresponding month last year.

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1,698 used (imported) tractors were licensed for the first time between January and July, which is up 4% on the same period last year (1,632 units).

The CSO said that 256 used (imported) tractors were registered during July 2026, down by 13 units on a year previously.

Damien Lenihan, statistician in the Transport Section of the CSO, said the overall report also shows an 82% increase in the number of new private electric cars (EVs) licensed for the first time in July 2026 to 7,216 units.

"Licensing of hybrid vehicles decreased by 3% from 4,598 in July 2025 to 4,469 new private cars in July 2026.

"The total number of used (imported) private cars licensed in July 2026 rose by 28% compared with July 2025 (8,508 vs 6,640).

"There were 1,564 used (imported) diesel private cars licensed in July 2026, compared with 1,614 in the same period of 2025.

"Used (imported) private petrol cars licensed went up by 14% in July 2026(3,200) compared with July 2025 (2,799)," he said.

More than a quarter (26%) of all new private cars licensed between January and July 2026 were electric.

Over the same seven-month period, there was a fall of 22% in the number of new petrol cars licensed to 20,620.

There was a 24% decrease in the number of new diesel cars licensed at 12,687 units.

The total number of new goods vehicles licensed for the first time in July 2026 was 3,428, up 16% on a year previous.

The data also shows that Toyota was the most popular make of new private car licensed in July 2026 at 2,733 vehicles, followed by Volkswagen (2,443), Skoda (1,973), Hyundai (1,869), and Kia (1,520).

The most popular brand of new electric car licensed in July 2026 was the Volkswagen ID.4 (464), followed by Hyundai Inster (279), and Toyota BZ4X (269).