Car Archive
07 Sep 2012
New Ford EcoSport within 18 months
Ford has revealed that the all-new EcoSport, a compact, rugged and fuel efficient sports utility will go on sale in Europe within the next 18 months as Ford expands its line-up in the growing European SUV market.
06 Sep 2012
Ford to unveil several new models to revive sales
Ford will launch a line of new models in the year ahead, These include two of the latest versions of their biggest sellers – the Fiesta and Mondeo, as well as a new Kuga.
05 Sep 2012
New Volkswagen Golf due in December
The seventh-generation of Volkswagen’s iconic Golf will come to Ireland this December, in time for January 2013 sales. Over 29 million Golfs have been sold worldwide and here in Ireland the Golf is Volkswagen’s best-selling model. The new Golf is safer, more comfortable and spacious than the previous model, is up to 100 kg lighter
05 Sep 2012
Peugeot Gives 208 GTi the Green Light
Peugeot has confirmed it will bring to market a GTi hot hatch version of its new 208 supermini. The 200bhp GTi version is making its debut at the Paris Motor Show and its commercial launch is scheduled for spring 2013.
04 Sep 2012
New car sales down 12 per cent
New car sales for the first eight months of the year are down 12 per cent, when compared to the corresponding period last year, figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry confirm.
30 Aug 2012
Škoda Ireland Motoring Costs Insights report published
The majority of Irish motorists expect the cost of running cars to continue to increase over the next 12 months, according to the 2012 Škoda Ireland Motoring Costs Insights report published today. Vehicle maintenance Irish motorists upheld their record as safety conscious motorists in 2012. A quarter of participants check their tyres every month and
30 Aug 2012
Mazda premiers all new Mazda6
Mazda has premiered the completely new Mazda6 at the 2012 Moscow Motor Show. Following on from the Mazda CX-5, the all-new Mazda6 is the second of a new generation of Mazda vehicles which adopt the full range of SKYACTIV technology and the “KODO – Soul of Motion” design language.
29 Aug 2012
Euro NCAP shows innovation and a world first brings higher vehicle safety
Six new models have recently undergone Euro NCAP safety tests: the Audi A3, Ford B-MAX, Isuzu D-Max, Kia Cee’d, Renault Clio and Volvo V40, with varying results.
27 Aug 2012
Kia Motors Ireland partners with Finol
Kia Motors Ireland and Finol Oils, Irish distributors of Total Lubricants, have entered into a three-year agreement, which we see Finol Oils become the car manufacturer’s recommended partner for the sale of lubricants across all Kia’s after sales service centres in Ireland.
23 Aug 2012
EXCLUSIVE: Big VRT and motor tax increase on the way
New 2013 plate designations will be 131 in January and 132 in July The Auto Trade Journal has learned that the Government is about to announce expected new higher Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) rates and consequent road tax rises. We have further learned that from next January the industry will get a new bi-annual number