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11 Jun 2026
Thank you for a wonderful 30 Years

I know that they say that ‘time flies’ and particularly so as you get older, but where has the last 30 years gone?
11 Jun 2026
Auto Trade EXPO 2026 nears sell out

With only four months to go to the established and record breaking 2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO, remaining exhibiting space is limited,
04 Jun 2026
Visitor registration open for 2026 Auto Trade EXPO

Registrations for trade visitors wishing to attend the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO is now open.
28 May 2026
Just months to the Auto Trade EXPO 2026

It is just over four months to go to the established and record breaking 2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO in the RDS
07 May 2026
Five months to go until Auto Trade EXPO 2026

We are coming up on just five months to go to the well established 2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO in the RDS
16 Apr 2026
Is Ireland’s largest aftermarket expo in your 2026 plans?

Ireland’s largest automotive aftermarket exhibition returns to the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin later this year, with the Auto Trade EXPO 2026 taking place from 10th-11th
10 Apr 2026
Michael Maughan RIP

The former Executive Chairman of the Gowan Group, Michael Maughan, passed away on Thursday, 26th March 2026, at the age of 88 following a short
09 Apr 2026
Auto Trade EXPO 2026 visitor registration now open

Registrations for trade visitors wishing to attend the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO has officially opened.
19 Mar 2026
EXPO exhibitor bookings hit new heights

With less than seven months still to go to the Auto Trade EXPO 2026 and CV Workshop EXPO 2026 in Dublin, the ever increasing number
19 Feb 2026
EXPO exhibitor bookings set another new record

With eight months still to go to the Auto Trade EXPO 2026 and CV Workshop EXPO 2026 in Dublin, the ever increasing number of exhibitors
15 Jan 2026
First exhibitors list published for 2026 Auto Trade EXPO / CV Workshop EXPO

There are now just nine months to go until the highly-anticipated 2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO – Ireland’s auto and transport industries
08 Jan 2026
It’s EXPO year!

It is officially Auto Trade EXPO year, with the largest automotive aftermarket exhibition in Ireland returning to the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin from 10th-11th October
11 Dec 2025
2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO

Taking place once again at Ireland’s largest exhibition centre- the RDS in Dublin, the next Auto Trade EXPO will be held alongside the CV Workshop
04 Dec 2025
Another EXPO year almost upon us

Another Auto Trade EXPO year is almost upon us as we head into 2026. Taking place once again at Ireland’s largest exhibition centre – the
13 Nov 2025
Successful Top Auto Conference in Killarney

Last weekend’s Top Auto Conference brought together over 150 garages for its fifth annual conference in Killarney, Co Kerry.
28 Oct 2025
Mercedes-Benz – the benchmark in vans past, present and future

Last week I paid a flying 18 hour visit to Stuttgart, the home of Mercedes-Benz. The occasion was a mission to learn more about the
06 Oct 2025
Farizon offers a ‘Big 4’ retail deal in the UK

Farizon vans are distributed in the UK by Jameel Motors (trading as Farizon Auto UK), and it has launched a new retail campaign called the
18 Sep 2025
BMW – We will, we won’t, and now we will again

Back in October 2024, BMW announced that 100 per cent of its European retail partners (dealerships) had agreed agency contracts for the MINI brand. It
15 Sep 2025
A tragic warning to us all to respect road-side workers

Last Sunday week, 37-year-old vehicle recovery technician Ryan Balls was killed while he was helping a stranded motorist on a dual carriageway in Norfolk in
11 Sep 2025
Driving test applications remain at record levels

Applications for driving tests remain at record levels, with 192,373 driving test applications received between January and August 2025.








