There has been a small drop in the number of new cars sold in Clare in the first month of this year.
There were 935 new registrations in January, a 2% decrease on the same month in 2016.
Overall, car sales grew by almost 18% last year , with 3,150 cars sold across the year, however there was a slow down in the last quarter.
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Economist Jim Power says Brexit is continuing to have an affect on the number of cars being purchased, but despite this, he’s expecting another solid year for the industry nationally.