Nine out of every 10 Ford cars sold in Ireland are now in tax bands A or B, the majority in the former, writes Brian Byrne. According to Ford Ireland boss Eddie Murphy, this is a very favourable situation compared to only three years ago, when most Ford cars sold here were in bands E […]
The first Range Rover Evoque vehicle was driven off the line at Land Rover’s Halewood manufacturing plant in Liverpool yesterday. This landmark first car is to be donated to charity. Worldwide interest in the new car has been huge, with 18,000 customer orders received from people eager to be among the first to own the […]
Figures from SIMI show 11,688 Scrappage cars have been bought so far this year. This could rise to 15,000 as figures for the final two days of June have yet to be compiled. Figures show that 10 per cent of all Scrappage sales occurred in January, writes Trish Whelan. Renault was the top selling brand […]
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has released June sales figures which show that new car sales were up 31 per cent compared to last June. The Scrappage Scheme ended last Thursday saw 29,371 cars bought through the scheme. The figures show 77,134 new cars were sold so far this year, up 14 […]
The Renault Wind Gordini will expands the coupe-roadster range with a version featuring the best equipment available on Wind. This exclusive model will be available soon in Ireland with a 1.2TCE 100 engine. A driver’s car, the coupe-roadster bears the Gordini colours. Shod with 17-inch black diamond alloy wheels, it features Malta blue bodywork with […]
Chevrolet and the RML team made it another triumphant day yesterday in the Race of Portugal which marked the end of the first half of the 2011 WTCC season. A 1-2-3 in Race 1, won by Alain Menu, and 1-2 in Race 2 with Rob Huff in the top position, mean Chevrolet has won 11 […]
Rathdown Motors in Terenure, Dublin, has been appointed as a service and parts dealer for Chrysler and Jeep. Rathdown Motors was established in 1984 and is still owned by the Turley family with James Hennessy at the helm as Dealer Principal. Previously a Chrysler and Jeep main dealer from 1993 until 2010, it was at […]
BMW will take part in the upcoming Paramount Pictures release ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ as the film’s main automotive partner. One of the BMW cars provided for Tom Cruise’s next film is the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept car. It has been recognized as having the most sophisticated technology and the most striking design […]
As the scrappage scheme came to an end, car sales increased by almost one-third in June on the same period last year, with Ford taking the position of the country’s best-selling car brand for the second month in succession. Ford, with 1,525 cars, or 13.8 per cent market share, was the most popular brand, ahead […]
Fiat will launch a new ‘TwinAir’ model line for the 500 car in Ireland in the autumn. The company says this was inspired by the reaction to the introduction of the TwinAir engine—winner of the Engine of the Year 2011 accolade—to the model. Available in TwinAir and TwinAir Plus guises, the new series will feature […]
