In April alone, car sales were at a nine-year high of 15,860 units.
Growth was mainly driven by sales to companies, accounting for 64% of the total in January-April. The number of cars bought by individuals grew 126% in the first four months, to 15,395 units, and sales to individuals accounted for 36% of the total compared with 21% in the same period last year.
Imports of used cars were 6.8% lower in the first four months compared with the same period last and registrations of used cars dropped 6.1%, to 157,120 units, the data showed.