asked the Taoiseach if he will give figures for the number of private motor car registrations over the past three years; and if he will indicate any variations or trends in car size.
Written Answers. - Car Registrations.
The numbers of new vehicles registered as private cars for the first time in 1981, 1982 and 1983 were 104,645, 73,330 and 61,094 respectively. The following table gives a classification of these vehicles by rated horsepower. The percentage distribution in the table shows the relative variations in each size class for the years in question.
YEAR |
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1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
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No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
Rated Horsepower |
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8 or less |
23,653 |
22.6 |
16,440 |
22.4 |
14,276 |
23.4 |
9 |
9,294 |
8.9 |
7,771 |
10.6 |
4,796 |
7.9 |
10 |
12,614 |
12.1 |
6,037 |
8.2 |
3,291 |
5.4 |
11 |
20,876 |
19.9 |
14,813 |
20.2 |
13,271 |
21.7 |
12 |
7,161 |
6.8 |
5,242 |
7.1 |
4,719 |
7.7 |
13 |
17,671 |
16.9 |
13,269 |
18.1 |
10,368 |
17.0 |
14 |
2,087 |
2.0 |
1,125 |
1.5 |
1,369 |
2.2 |
15 to 19 |
9,658 |
9.2 |
7,363 |
10.0 |
8,308 |
13.6 |
20 to 25 |
1,433 |
1.4 |
1,109 |
1.5 |
626 |
1.0 |
26 to 30 |
106 |
0.1 |
97 |
0.1 |
40 |
0.1 |
31 or more |
92 |
0.1 |
64 |
0.1 |
30 |
0.0 |
Total |
104,645 |
100.0 |
73,330 |
100.0 |
61,094 |
100.0 |
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.