Galway Bay fm newsroom - Almost 6000 new cars were sold across the city and county during 2016.
That's an increase of almost 15% on the figure for 2015.
The latest data from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry reveals that nationally, new car sales are up by over 17%.
Toyota, Hyundai and Volkwagen are the top three selling car brands in the country.
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