The new BMW 5 series was the biggest selling car in Ireland for the month of August, according to motoring website Motorcheck.ie.
There has been a major turnaround in the new car sales market as figures have revealed a 50 per cent increase in new purchases.
The luxury BMW topped the selling charts with 349 of the 5 series models leaving the forecourts in the month of August.
The Toyota Yaris was the second most popular with 198 of the supermini cars being sold. A total of 5,061 new cars were sold in August.
The new BMW 5 series (pictured above) is renowned for its efficient engineering and its low VRT bracket. Ex-works prices for the model start at €41,750.
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