Paulo Alves has been appointed Managing Director of BMW Group Ireland effective from 1 May 2014. He succeeds John Ives who will take over the role of General Manager, BMW Group Academy UK, which is located in Berkshire. Paulo is a Chartered Engineer and joined the BMW Group in 1997. He spent the first 10 […]
SEAT Ireland, official car partner to Munster Rugby, presented their all new 2014 range to the Munster squad in Musgrave Park, Cork yesterday, writes Trish Whelan. Stars of the famed rugby province including coach Rob Penny and Player BJ Botha picked up keys to a host of new SEAT models including the new SEAT Leon […]
The aluminium platform for the upcoming new Jaguar XE small saloon will also be adapted for the next generation XF, writes Brian Byrne. The XE will target the likes of BMW’s 3 Series to expand Jaguar sales into the larger buyer segment and is expected to launch next year, with the new XF a year […]
Most car brands have a signature halo car, and for SEAT this is the Cupra version of the Leon, writes Brian Byrne. And the latest version will soon be in Ireland for sale and proper review. I’ve just been in one at a SEAT event in Barcelona, and while the Cupra itself has stunning performance […]
SsangYong dealer Bill Cullen carried a baton containing a message from President Michael D Higgins that celebrates the Irish language today in a relay that spans 700km. Bill led students from Colaiste Cillian Secondary School, Clondalkin as they took part in Rith 2014, a bi-annual charity relay organised by Cumann na Gaeilge and sponsored by […]
Just 180 units of the new Mercedes-Benz GLA will be available in Ireland this year, writes Brian Byrne. According to Ciaran Allen of Mercedes-Benz Ireland, that’s the number which the distributor has so far been allocated, but he’s hopeful that some extra units may become available as the year goes on. The GLA is the […]
A new standard for vehicle body repairers has been awarded to the operators of 38 body shops across the country, writes Brian Byrne. The CSS (Certified Steel Standard) was established last year by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry to reassure consumers that specific repairers have the ability to structurally repair vehicles to the […]
As usual, there was a strong turn out of Irish motor trade people at Geneva, writes Trish Whelan. And those we met had plenty of information to divulge. We first spoke to Stephen Gleeson (above)of Hyundai Ireland at the reveal of the Intrado Concept which could be a revolution on how to build a car. […]
Renault Ireland has launched a competition to win a Fluence ZE electric car, writes Trish Whelan. The competition will involve four selected people driving a Fluence for four months as part of an Eco Challenge in conjunction with Grow it Yourself (GIY). Each month they will track their C02 and financial savings, and try to […]
Ray D’Arcy and the team from Today FM were at LauraLynn Children’s Hospice today calling for support of the Half Million Half Marathon in aid of LauraLynn in association with Volkswagen and Athletics Ireland, writes Trish Whelan. On Friday, 18 April, some 2,000 runners will join Ray in the Phoenix Park to raise money for […]
