More than 146-thousand cars were sold in this country last year - contributing a billion and a half Euro to the economy.
The figures represent an increase of 17.5 percent on 2015. The average price of a new car is now 5-point-5 percent lower than 12 months ago, but petrol prices are up almost 2 percent. There's been a steady start for sales so far this year - with 142-thousand sales expected this year.
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