Here's an excerpt for new car registrations for Ireland for June. First figure is units sold in June, second is cars sold Jan - Jun. One thing to note is that Chevrolet here is a budget brand, selling rebranded Daewoos...


Passenger Car Registrations
MARQUE 01/06 - 30/06 01/01 - 30/06 % Share
ALFA ROMEO 46 278 0.22%
AUDI 103 3361 2.71%
BMW 126 3295 2.65%
CADILLAC 0 0 0.00%
CHEVROLET 57 1215 0.98%
CHRYSLER JEEP 21 155 0.12%
CITROEN 255 1903 1.53%
DAIHATSU 52 432 0.35%
DODGE 2 35 0.03%
FIAT 105 1617 1.30%
FORD 957 15543 12.52%
OPEL 761 10646 8.58%
HONDA 74 2391 1.93%
HYUNDAI 191 4541 3.66%
ISUZU 0 0 0.00%
JAGUAR 39 302 0.24%
JEEP 8 74 0.05%
KIA 69 2724 2.19%
LAND ROVER 159 1386 1.12%
LEXUS 113 918 0.74%
MAZDA 178 3774 3.04%
MERCEDES 346 3679 2.96%
MG/ROVER 0 1 0.00%
MINI 13 780 0.63%
MITSUBISHI 38 1568 1.26%
NISSAN 275 9431 7.60%
PERODUA 1 8 0.01%
PEUGEOT 88 4048 3.26%
PORSCHE 4 53 0.04%
RENAULT 204 5339 4.30%
SAAB 87 819 0.66%
SEAT 161 2101 1.69%
SKODA 189 3367 2.71%
SMART 0 0 0.00%
SUBARU 52 258 0.21%
SUZUKI 238 2578 2.08%
TATA 0 0 0.00%
TOYOTA 1769 18319 14.76%
VW 608 13413 10.80%
VOLVO 363 2566 2.07%
OTHERS 155 1228 0.99%

Total JUNE 2008 7,907 124,146
Total JUNE 2007 15,399 152,938
2008 change 2007 -7,492 -28,792
% change 2008 - 2007 -48.65% -18.83%

 

So if you own a new Lexus in Ireland, it's pretty "rare." Hahah... 0.74% share.

 

Interesting stats...to highlight

AUDI 103 3361 2.71%
BMW 126 3295 2.65%
LEXUS 113 918 0.74%
MERCEDES 346 3679 2.96%
PORSCHE 4 53 0.04%

In monthly sales for June, Lexus was on par with Audi/BMW, in yearly sales so far however they are one-third the total of their rivals. Still, I'd wager that their sales have the potential to get better over time.