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28.02.2011
New Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet breaks cover
No sooner had the first images of Volkswagen’s all-new Golf Cabriolet landed on my desktop, than Opel confirmed it will be building a new version of the Astra TwinTop, which will go on sale here in 2013, writes Padraic Deane. More...
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24.02.2011
NCA conducts motoring survey
The National Consumer Agency has published the findings of a survey, which examined car ownership, travel behaviour and consumers’ attitudes to fuel efficiency. More...
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Tallaght Fiat focuses on road safety
Tallaght Fiat is distributing 5,000 Road Safety Packs to schools in the Tallaght, Clondalkin and Walkinstown areas of Dublin as part of its new “Be Road Safe” initiative. More...
|  | 23.02.2011
Survey highlights differences between car markets
The number of private cars, which are less than two years old in Northern Ireland is almost double (in percentage terms) than in the Republic of Ireland, a study conducted by Northern Ireland company Crash Services has concluded. More...
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22.02.2011
Autopromotec update
Autopromotec, the international automotive trade fair takes place this year in Bologna, Italy (Trade Fair Centre) from 25-29 May. More...
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21.02.2011
Murphy's Maiden win in Mitchelstown
The town of Kilworth is best known for its nearby army barracks. For the rallying fraternity, the Kilworth forest special stage is a 12km challenging technical test, writes Austin Shinnors, PRO Valvoline National Forest Championship. More...
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17.02.2011
Origo unveils new chapter
Origo the distributor for Bosch automotive parts in Ireland since 1976 is in the process of unveiling a new chapter in the history of its automotive division. More...
| | 17.02.2011
Onwards and upwards at HBA Distribution
On a recent visit to Keady in Co. Armagh, John Loughran dropped in on HBA Distribution and discovered that the company is going from strength to strength despite the recession. More...
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16.02.2011
To flash or not to flash?
Nearly half of drivers in the UK admit to flashing their lights to warn other drivers of a speed check, according to a poll of over 4800 motorists conducted by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). More...
| | 16.02.2011
Euro 5 Nemo to debut at CV Show
The recently launched Euro 5 Nemo range will make its public debut at the Commercial Vehicle Show as part of Citroën’s Top 10 ‘Business Class’ display of award-winning vehicles (NEC, stand SD130/Hall 5, 12th - 14th April, 2011). More...
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15.02.2011
2010 Mitsubishi FUSO Dealer of the Year
K.D. (Garage) Services has been awarded the title of 2010 Mitsubishi FUSO Dealer of the Year seeing off stiff competition from 15 main dealers FUSO Dealers nationwide to secure a title that recognises excellence in sales, service and business development. More...
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14.02.2011
Now even better value from Ford
Thanks to recent VRT changes, Ford’s stylish Fiesta Van and Kuga Commercial top the list of the best value available in the Irish commercial vehicle sector. More...
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11.02.2011
New Motor Show event at RDS
The Irish Times Motor Show at the RDS in Dublin from Friday 25th. to Sunday, 26th. of February has been unfortunately hit by the choice of the date for the General Election and particularly the strong TV coverage of the count on the Saturday, writes Padraic Deane. More...
| | 11.02.2011
Ufi Filters now OE brand
Ufi Filters Spa the manufacturers of Sofima and Ufi filters have announced that Sofima filters are now accredited OE suppliers for 56 vehicle models in Europe. More...
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10.02.2011
Toyota Number 1 for scrappage in 2011
Reflecting the very positive opening sales figures for 2011, the ‘Scrappage’ figures, released by SIMI, have confirmed that Toyota is Number 1 in the marketplace for January with some 24 per ceny of the ‘Scrappage’ linked sales of vehicles. More...
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08.02.2011
New BMW warehouse
BMW Group has outgrown its current warehouse facility in Bracknell, Berkshire, and has decided to relocate this warehouse and a number of other smaller facilities to a new site at Pineham in Northampton. More...
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08.02.2011
Opel extends free servicing plan
Opel has extended its “Three Years Free Servicing” plan on all orders for Opel passenger cars and light commercial vehicles placed by 31st March 2011. More...
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04.02.2011
Sean O’Brien becomes Kia Brand Ambassador
Kia Motors Ireland has teamed up with one of Ireland’s most exciting young rugby talents, Leinster and Ireland player Sean O’Brien who will promote the Kia brand and drive a new Kia Sportage over the coming two years. More...
|  | 04.02.2011
Lexus teams up with Brian O'Driscoll again
Irish captain, Brian O’Driscoll took some time from his busy training schedule lrecently to be presented with a new Lexus RX Hybrid as the luxury car brand renewed its support for Ireland’s most capped player. More...
|  | 04.02.2011
Buying a car this year?
More than one in 10 motorists (12.9%) are planning to buy a car this year. 4.4% say they will buy a new car while 8.5% say they will buy second hand. More...
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03.02.2011
Mercedes-Benz celebrates 125th anniversary
A milestone in motoring history - the 125th anniversary of the invention of the motor car by Karl Benz – was marked recently with a presentation to the Royal Irish Automobile Club (RIAC) by the Mercedes-Benz organisation in Ireland. More...
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03.02.2011
Toyota score sales double
Toyota scored a significant “double” in February, topping the new car sales charts with 3,704 registrations and finished top of the heap with the best selling car – the Avensis. More...
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02.02.2011
Ford suited up for new age factor
Ford recently revealed some rarely seen images. This one is linked to the fact that life expectancy in the UK and Ireland has nearly doubled in the last 100 years, and the motor industry has had to stay ahead of the game. More...
|  | 02.02.2011
UK fleets extend replacement cycles
News emanating from the UK suggest that some fleet operators are extending replacement cycles with a few now running company cars and vans into a fifth year and more than 150,000 miles. More...
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01.02.2011
New car sales up 29 per cent
New car sales for January increased by 29 per cent, when compared to the same month last year, figures released today the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) confirm. More...
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01.02.2011
Lexus tops reliability poll in Germany
Lexus owners are the most satisfied motorists in Germany in terms of the reliability of their vehicles according to Germany’s leading automotive magazine, Auto Motor und Sport (AMS). More...
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31.01.2011
Nissan unveils Fresh Tracks promotion
Nissan in Europe is set to offer skiers and snowboarders at some of Europe’s best-known ski resorts an exclusive, money can’t buy experience this season – the chance to ski on fresh snow, without the crowds. More...
| | 31.01.2011
Award for eSafety technology
Europe’s largest automotive association, ADAC (German Automobile Association), has presented one of its coveted ‘Yellow Angel’ awards to Daimler AG. More...
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28.01.2011
EuroNCAP’s best performing cars of 2010
Euro NCAP has unveiled its five safest cars of 2010. To be selected as safest cars of their categories, these vehicles achieved a high overall score and attained the coveted five star rating. More...
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28.01.2011
KC Products unveils 2011 catalogue
KC Products, the leading wholesale distributors of body panels, lighting and mirrors to Motor Factors has unveiled its 2011 catalogue, which contains details on 12,000 stock items. More...
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27.01.2011
Citroen recall
The National Consumer Agency (NCA) has announced a recall of 294 Citroen cars from the Irish market, because of a problem that could affect braking. More...
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27.01.2011
Fiat and Trapattoni chip in for ITICA’s first anniversary
Giovanni Trapattoni, Ireland Football Coach, and Adrian C. Walsh, MD of Fiat Group Automobiles Ireland, were on hand earlier this week to help the Irish Traditional Italian Chippers Association, ITICA, celebrate its first anniversary at a special event in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin. More...
|  | 27.01.2011
Tired driving survey
Driving while tired can have the same effect on the driver’s concentration as being over the legal blood-alcohol limit, new research has shown. More...
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26.01.2011
Toyota recall
Toyota Ireland is to recall 253 Toyota Avensis 2.0 /2.4 litre petrol only vehicles to replace the fuel pipe and inspect the fuel pump check valve. More...
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25.01.2011
Ford Transit is top selling van again
In addition to Ford being the top-selling car brand, the marque has again dominated the commercial vehicle market in Ireland with the Transit retaining its crown as Ireland’s top selling van. More...
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25.01.2011
Fiat Freemont unveiled
The newest member of the Fiat family is set make its public debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March. More...
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21.01.2011
Sprinter delivers for DHL
International mail and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL - a company with an extensive operational and customer base here in Ireland - has placed an order with Mercedes-Benz in Germany for the supply of 1,300 Sprinter vans.. More...
|  | 21.01.2011
Irish Times Motor Show 2011
The Irish Times Motor Show 2011 will take place in Dublin’s RDS Simmonscourt show complex from the 25th – 27th February 2011. More...
| | 20.01.2011
New BMW 6 Series Convertible
The new BMW 6 Series Convertible will be available from launch with two petrol engines: the 650i and 640i, BMW Ireland has confirmed. More...
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19.01.2011
First demonstration of SARTRE vehicle platooning
Platooning may be the new way of travelling on motorways in as little as ten years time - and the EU-financed SARTRE project has carried out the first successful demonstration of its technology at the Volvo Proving Ground close to Gothenburg, Sweden. More...
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18.01.2011
Team PR Reilly launches Sigma wiper blade range
The Sigma wiper blade is a new design fitted as Original Equipment to some recent Japanese and Korean vehicles such as the Toyota Auris / Rav4, Mazda 6, Honda Civic, and European vehicles such as the Opel Insignia. More...
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17.01.2011
Honda price reductions
Universal Honda Limited, importer of Honda cars into Ireland, announces its line-up of cars for 2011 together with price reductions across the range, effective from 1 January. More...
|  | 17.01.2011
Fuel prices continue to rise
Petrol and diesel prices continue to go from bad to worse rising still further from the record high prices reached last month, according to the latest monthly survey from the AA. More...
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14.01.2011
New Alfa Romeo 159 on sale in Ireland
The new Alfa Romeo 159 (Series III) has just been launched in Ireland featuring a host of refinements for 2011 including a revised interior, higher equipment levels and a new 136hp 2.0 JTDM turbo-diesel engine. More...
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13.01.2011
Peugeot reports all-time sales record
Peugeot has reported its all-time 12-month sales record. A total of
2,142,000 Peugeot units were sold in 2010, representing a three per cent worldwide market share and a year-on-year increase of 16.3 per cent. More...
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13.01.2011
Audi unveils A6 – and a hybrid
Audi chose Detroit to unveil its all-new A6 not because it is particularly targeting North America but because it was the next available show.. More...
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12.01.2011
New car sales off to a flyer
New car sales in Ireland are off to a strong start recording a 41 per cent increase in new registrations against the first 10 days in 2010, according to statistics supplied www.motorcheck.ie. More...
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12.01.2011
Ford debuts electric trio
At this year’s North American International Auto Show, which kicked off this week in Detroit, Ford introduced a trio of electric vehicles including its first electric passenger vehicle, the all-new Focus Electric. More...
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12.01.2011
Audi A1 quattro prototype makes a chilling debut
An Audi A1 quattro prototype that brings all-wheel-drive to the premium subcompact hatchback segment for the first time is currently undergoing a baptism of fire grappling with freezing conditions on Canada’s densely snow-packed roads. More...
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12.01.2011
Ford unveils Vertrek concept
Ford Motor Company has unveiled its vision for a sleeker, sportier and more stylish compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the 2011 North American International Auto Show taking place this week in Detroit. More...
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11.01.2011
Jaguar XJ wins All Star Award
The Jaguar XJ has won Automobile magazine’s 2010 ‘All-Star Award’ for its part in reinvigorating the premium British brand, and today top executives from Jaguar were delighted to accept the accolade at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. More...
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11.01.2011
Kia unveils KV7 concept
Kia Motors’ design-led transformation has delivered eye-catching vehicles such as the Soul, Sorento and Sportage that bear strong resemblances to the concept cars that preceded them, and today at the 2011 North American International Auto Show the brand’s U.S. design studio unveiled its latest design statement – the ‘KV7’ concept. More...
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10.01.2011
AA motor insurance guide to pothole survival
An AA Motor Insurance poll carried out last year revealed that the number of motorists requiring vehicle repairs as a result of pothole damage in the early months of 2010 was up by 20 per cent on the same period in 2009. More...
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07.01.2011
World premiere: the MINI Paceman Concept
MINI arrives at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this month fuelled by innovative and sustainable ideas and an across-the-board focus on driving fun and individuality. More...
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06.01.2011
Ford tops sales charts
Car sales rose by 54.7% last year, with Ford claiming the title of the nation’s favourite brand for the third year in succession. More...
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06.01.2011
i40: Hyundai’s new European flagship
Hyundai’s new D-segment car for Europe will be called i40 and will arrive as the company embarks on the next phase of its brand and product evolution in Europe. More...
|  | 06.01.2011
Frank Massey Autologic Technical Day
UK diagnostic guru Frank Massey of Automotive Diagnostic Solutions is to co-host a Technical Day with leading aftermarket diagnostic tool manufacturer Autologic Diagnostics Ltd on Wednesday 16th March 2011. More...
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05.01.2011
Electric vehicle ploughs ahead
With memories of the recent Arctic conditions still fresh in the memory, Ireland’s leading supplier of electric vehicles has unveiled a new offering to beat the blizzards. More...
|  | 05.01.2011
Female motorists come in for criticism
Men were quicker to lambast the opposite sex. This is according to the results of the AA Motor Insurance winter poll where more than 7,500 motorists were asked to rate various categories of road users on a scale of excellent to very poor. More...
| | 05.01.2011
Toyota Hilux conquers Antartica
The unstoppable Toyota Hilux is already renowned for its capacity to overcome any extreme challenge, from driving to the North Pole to conquering the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. More...
|  | 05.01.2011
Last chance to win a new Citroën C4
Did you see these giant presents whilst doing your Christmas shopping? Appearing in Dublin, Cork and Mayo in December, these large Citroën presents offered passers-by the fantastic chance to drive into 2011 in a new Citroën C4. More...
|  | 04.01.2011
World class motorway on time and in budget
Ireland now has 750 kms of world class motorway connecting Dublin to the Border, Galway, Limerick, Cork and Waterford built at a cost €8 billion over the past 10 years, according to Transport Minister Noel Dempsey. More...
| | 03.01.2011
Public consultation on written off vehicles
The Department of Transport and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has launched a public consultation process seeking the views of all interested parties on the development of proposals to regulate written-off vehicles in Ireland. More...
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PR Reilly unveils new coolant
Team PR Reilly has launched a new SP 14 Coolant from Kroon Oil, which is ideal for use on the latest Peuegot, Citroen and Nissan models. More...
|  | 03.01.2011
Ford to roll out fuel-saving technology in North America
Ford’s popular fuel-saving technology that automatically shuts off the engine when the vehicle comes to a stop – a feature found on the Ford Fusion Hybrid and Ford Escape Hybrid in the United States and some Ford cars in Europe, will soon be added to conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America. More...
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