Citroen Ireland has a number of models in stock suitable for deals under the Scrappage Scheme which runs out at the end of this month. They include the C3 supermini available from €11,745 under Scrappage, the C4 compact hatch from €14,995, and the Berlingo Multispace from €15,295. Some 90 percent of models available in the […]
Tom Murphy Car Sales, Waterford, has become the first Mercedes-Benz main dealer in Ireland to establish a wholly stand-alone Star Select Centre dedicated to the sale of quality Mercedes-Benz used vehicles. The new centre is situated immediately adjacent to their Mercedes-Benz new car sales and after-sales service dealership at Cork Road, Waterford. Star Select is […]
The next version of the Nissan Qashqai is to be designed, engineered and built in Nissan’s Sunderland plant in Britain, writes Trish Whelan. The new Qashqai represents a £192 million investment in Britain and is being funded entirely by Nissan. It will build on the success of the current Qashqai, a best-seller for the brand […]
Motor sport fans can watch the Le Mans 24 Hours live on the internet this week, courtesy of Audi. When the race starts at 3pm on Saturday, the ‘Audi Live Racing’ microsite will go online at www.audi-microsites.com/lemans, and will be delivering a 24-hour live stream with onboard footage of the three Audi R18 TDI cars. […]
Rochford Motors, Main Mitsubishi Dealer in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, this week delivered three new Mitsubishi ASX Commercials to Midwest Radio. The ASXs will be deployed in a wide variety of roles in support of the news, technical and promotional teams at Midwest Radio. Pictured above at the handover of the vehicles is Liam Rochford, Rochford […]
The Scrappage Scheme which is now in its final weeks has provided some €86m in taxes to the State over the last 17 months, writes Brian Byrne. The scheme has resulted in a total of almost 27,000 cars sold, with more than 9,000 of these related to 2011. Scrappage cars have represented 15 percent of […]
Leinster and Irish International rugby player Jamie Heaslip has been made a brand ambassador for Land Rover Ireland, writes Trish Whelan. A self-proclaimed Land Rover enthusiast, Jamie was delighted to take delivery of his new Discovery 4. He is pictured above at the signing for Team Land Rover, with Eddie Kavanagh, General Manager, Land Rover […]
One lucky participant in the 2011 Flora Women’s Mini Marathon has won a brand new Fiat 500 courtesy of Fiat Group Automobiles Ireland. Yvonne McGardle from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, was chosen at random from the 44,000-strong mini-marathon entry list but was only made aware of her good fortune immediately prior to the start of the […]
Twenty years ago this month, Mazda became the first – and to date, the only – Japanese automaker to score an overall win at the world’s most famous endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Endurance road-racing has been the cornerstone of Mazda’s participation in motor sports since 1968, as it is the ultimate […]
Volkswagen celebrated a Gold medal at this year’s Bloom garden festival in The Phoenix Park. And there wasn’t a car in sight, writes Trish Whelan. The carmaker had sponsored the ‘Think Blue’ show garden which took gold in the Large Garden Category on the first day of the show. A wonderful achievement considering there was […]
