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01st March 2023

February new car registrations up 9.9%; Consumers leading the way in EV sales, up 37.5%

New car registrations for the month of February were up 9.9% (13,161) when compared to February 2022 (11,971). Registrations year to date are up 9.4% (40,476) on the same period last year (36,985). Light Commercial vehicles (LCV) are up 12.8% (2,585) compared to February last year (2,291) and year to date are up 11.0% (8,152). HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are also showing an increase of 45.9% (267) in comparison to February 2022 (183). Year to date HGV's are up 49.9% (691). Imported Used Cars seen a 4.9% (3,990) increase in February 2023, when compared to February 2022 (3,805). Year to date imports are marginally down 0.9% (7,776) on 2022 (7,846). For the month of February 2,219 new electric vehicles were registered compared to 1,614 in February 2022 (+37.5%). So far this year 5,893 new electric cars have been registered in comparison to 4,311 on the same period 2022. Electric Vehicle and Plug-in Hybrids and Hybrids continue to increase their market share, with a combined market share now of 41%. Internal combustion engine type vehicles remain dominant with petrol accounting for 32.48%, Diesel 23.32%, Hybrid 19.16%, Electric 14.56% and Plug-in Electric Hybrid 7.59%.

21st February 2023

IRISH MOTOR INDUSTRY AWARDS CELEBRATE BEST IN THE BUSINESS

The SIMI Irish Motor Industry Awards in partnership with sponsor Bank of Ireland, took place recently at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin. Aidan Tierney, celebrity impressionist, comedian and master of ceremonies announced the accolades in front of over 600 senior Motor Industry figures. Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General and Derek Kavanagh, Head of Motor Franchise Sales of Bank of Ireland Finance presented seven award categories in total. The award winners, adjudicated by an independent panel, operate across all sectors of the Irish Motor Industry. Companies selected demonstrated an award-winning level of excellence and best practice over the last 12 months. Category Award Winners were Bodyshop of the Year: Accident Repair Centre (ARC) Commercial Vehicle Operation of the Year: Rathcoole Commercial Vehicle Recovery Operator of the Year: James Foy Auto Services Independent Sales Operation of the year: AutoXpress Independent Aftersales Operation of the year: AutoAssure Franchised Aftersales Operation of the Year: Blackstone Motors Franchise Sales Operation of the Year: MSL Cork

21st February 2023

Inaugural MMAI Industry Breakfast Morning

The Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI) has held its inaugural MMAI Industry Breakfast Morning in association with the Harris Group at the company’s landmark facilities on the Naas Road, Dublin. The event was attended by invited guests including motoring journalists and motor industry executives. The aim of the MMAI Industry Breakfast Morning is to facilitate journalists and industry executives to come together to connect in an informal setting, encourage discussion on changes taking place in the motor industry and to look forward to the year ahead.

21st February 2023

MDL appointed distributors of BYD vehicles in Ireland

Our year is only six weeks old and we have just welcomed the ORA brand, with its all-electric, Funky Cat into our national carpark. We will soon be joined by the INEOS Grenadier, an internal combustion-engined, utilitarian 4x4, expected in March/April. In the interim, the folks over in Motor Distributors on Dublin’s Naas Road, have just announced that they are the newly appointed National Dealer + Partner in the Republic, for BYD electric vehicles. This appointment was made at a formal contract signing event held at BYD global headquarters in Shenzhen, China in the presence of MDL chief executive, Paddy Finnegan. While we sit here on the periphery of Europe, our ears may never have heard of BYD, all of which will change this year as we are introduced to the BYD ATTO 3, a C- segment SUV. Of some reassurance to the void in our knowledge is the fact that in June 2022, BYD Auto announced that it had sold about 641,000 EVs in the first half of 2022, overtaking Tesla to become the largest EV manufacturer in the world.

21st February 2023

Mercedes EQS test report

Peter Roget had no idea in 1805, when he accumulated nouns and pronouns on all manner of life and living in his Thesaurus, that a company yet to exist would place an electrically-powered, motorised vehicle for public consumption, which would go some way to render his diligence as inadequate. Yep, such is the tech and talent of the Mercedes-Benz EQS, that descriptive words may fail dismally to capture what is on offer. As a physical, tactile statement of how far our human race has come technically, this new EQS should qualify new owners with a master’s degree if they fully understand its capabilities.

21st February 2023

Funky Cat test report

No question – it’s a quare name for a car, its parent company ORA displaying a sense of humour not normally expressed via the naming of a new model car. The confident audacity of the Great Wall Motor Company with their new, all-electric hatchback, is well placed on driving it at its release onto the Irish market. This B-segment SUV is up against some everyday, established names, this newcomer requiring more than a quirky name and eastern promise. ORA arrives with its Funky Cat at a time of post COVID recovery for the Motor Industry and a time of change, where the motoring population are being asked to believe and invest in new technologies.

01st February 2023

January new car registrations up 9.4%; Record month for EV sales

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today released their official 231 new vehicle registrations statistics for January. New car registrations for the month of January were up 9.4% (27,364) when compared to January 2022 (25,014). Light Commercial vehicles (LCV) are up 10.1% (5,559) compared to January last year (5,051). HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are also showing an increase of 52.5% (424) in comparison to January 2022 (278). Imported Used Cars seen a 6.3% (3,786) decrease in January 2023, when compared to January 2022 (4,041). New electric car registrations reached their highest month on record with 3,682 registered in January 2023 (+36.5%), compared to 2,697 January 2022 and now account for 13.5% of the marketplace Automatic transmissions have risen in popularity, with a 58.11% of market share, while manual transmissions now account for 41.81%. The hatchback is Ireland’s top selling car body type of 2023.

12th January 2023

2022 New car registrations marginally ahead; 81% uplift in Electric Vehicles

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today released their official new vehicle registrations statistics for 2022. Total new car registrations for 2022, finished at 105,253 +0.3% on 2021 (104,932) and down 10.1% on 2019 (117,109). New Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) registrations in 2022 saw a decrease of 17.7% (23,653) compared to 2021 (28,742) and -6.6% 2019 (25,336). While New Heavy Commercial Vehicle registrations (HGV) saw a decrease of 8.1% (2,494) in comparison to 2021 (2,715) and -6.2% on 2019 (2,659). Imported Used Cars saw 46,490 registrations in 2022, a decrease of 26.9% on 2021 (63,617) and a decrease of 59.2% on 2019 (113,926). A total of 15,678 new electric cars were registered in 2022, an increase on the 8,646 registrations seen in 2021 and 3,444 in 2019. The stats reflect a changing marketplace in 2022. Petrol accounted for 30.16%, Diesel 26.77%, Hybrid 19.29%, Electric 14.90%, and Plug-In Hybrid 6.76%. Petrol remains the most popular engine type for 2022, despite a decline in its market share last year (32.16%) while hybrid, electric and plug-in hybrid continued to gain market share in 2022 and now account for 41% of the market. Automatic transmissions have taken over in popularity, now accounting for (56.99%) of market share, while manual transmissions have declined (42.95%). The hatchback continues to remain Ireland’s top selling car body type of 2022. While grey is the top selling colour and has continued to keep that title now for the past seven years.

15th December 2022

Opel Mokka-e becomes Opel Mokka Electric

The best-selling battery-electric vehicle in the B-SUV segment in Germany in October and November 2022 is getting more power, will be more efficient, and has a new name. The Opel Mokka Electric, formerly the Opel Mokka-e, winner of the Golden Steering Wheel 2021 and Continental Tyres Irish Small SUV of the Year 2022, will be available with a larger battery and more power in the future. With a new 54 kWh battery, the Mokka Electric can cover up to 406km instead of up to 338km. At the same time, energy consumption has decreased to 15.2 kWh per 100 kilometres (WLTP) and 80% state-of-charge is reached in 30 minutes at a 100 kW DC charging station.

15th December 2022

CUPRA Ireland joins forces with 3Arena as the new electric motoring partner

Cupra Ireland continues to strengthen its partnership with 3Arena this year with the integration of Cupra brand experience touchpoints throughout the venue. The music venue is a unique platform to showcase the brand’s latest models and electric mobility offering. Cupra is a brand steeped in music and has already joined forces with one of Europe’s leading festivals, Primavera Sound. Since 1988, the 3Arena has been bringing live entertainment to the people of Dublin and Ireland, with thousands of artists playing on stage. Located in Dublin’s Docklands and managed by Live Nation, the 3Arena is one of the largest custom- built music venue in Europe and has average visitors of more than 1 million per year. Just like the Cupra range, 3Arena is designed with the audience in mind, the stunning state of the art entertainment venue caters for blockbuster shows as well as intimate gigs. This year the 3Arena has welcomed some of the biggest names and talents in music.

15th December 2022

WINDSOR BELGARD APPOINTED MAIN OPEL DEALER

Opel Ireland has announced the appointment of Windsor Belgard to the Opel Dealer Network, effective 1st February 2023. Opel will take its place at the 1.5-acre landmark dealership, located on the Belgard Road, Dublin 24. The extensive premises on the Belgard Road will house a 5-car showroom for the Opel brand. The service centre is already home to a 6-bay workshop, employing 7 technicians working off the latest e-VHC aftersales technology. Established in 1964, the Windsor Motor Group has become Ireland's largest dealer group, with over 350 staff and thousands of satisfied customers. The Windsor Motor group operates 12 dealerships located in Dublin, Meath, Galway, Louth and Wicklow.

01st December 2022

November new car registrations down 12.3%; More Drivers making the switch to Electric Vehicles

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), today released the official 222 new vehicle registration figures for November. New car registrations for November were down 12.3% (982) when compared to November 2021 (1,120). Registrations year to date are marginally up 0.47% (105,039) on the same period last year (104,545) and are 10.13% behind (116,885) that of pre-Covid levels. Light Commercial vehicles (LCV) are up 14.6% (880) compared to November last year (768) and year to date are down 18.0% (23,320). HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle)*registrations are down 31.2% (130) in comparison to November 2021 (189). Year to date HGV's are down 8.7% (2,431). Used car imports for November (3,295) have seen a decrease of 25.9% on November 2021 (4,445). Year to date imports are down 26.6% (44,047) on 2021 (59,984). For the month of November 343 new electric vehicles were registered compared to 190 in November 2021. So far this year 15,591 new electric cars have been registered in comparison to 8,528 on the same period 2021, an increase of 82.8%. Electric Vehicle, Plug-in Hybrids and Hybrids continue to increase their market share, with a combined market share now of 41%. Petrol continues to remain dominant with 30.18%, Diesel accounts for 26.78%, Hybrid 19.30, Electric 14.84% and Plug-in Electric Hybrid 6.77%.

18th November 2022

DPD Ireland to decarbonise their Irish fleet by 2030

DPD Ireland has deployed Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a replacement fuel for diesel in its heavy goods vehicles (linehaul) as part of an ambitious drive to decarbonise its Irish fleet by 2030. The parcel-delivery firm is leading the charge towards sustainable deliveries, having achieved the milestone of 1 million sustainable deliveries in August of this year. The company is in the process of switching all its domestic linehaul routes to 100% HVO in a bid to slash its linehaul emissions by 87% (vs 2020). These line-haul routes carry parcels between DPD Ireland’s central sorting hub in Athlone and its 35 depots on the island of Ireland. This follows a successful trial of the biofuel which ran from June to September 2022.

16th November 2022

Volkswagen ID. Buzz Takes Irish Car of the Year Title for 2023

Volkswagen took the top award with its latest all electric ID. Buzz mode, with the van version, the ID. Buzz Cargo, winning the Irish Van of the Year title at the same ceremony, a first in the history of the awards. It is the third time that an electric vehicle has taken the award as Kia EVs also won the 2022 and 2020 Irish Car of the Year titles with the all-electric EV6 and e-Soul respectively.

16th November 2022

Opel Astra wins Irish Compact Car of the Year 2023 title

Opel’s all-new Astra celebrated a major win at this year's Irish Car and Van of the Year awards in association with Continental Tyres, when it was crowned Irish Compact Car of the Year 2023.

02nd November 2022

October new car registrations down 2.1%; New car market just marginally ahead 0.6% on last year

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), today released the official 222 new vehicle registration figures for October. New car registrations for October were down 2.1% (2,624) when compared to October 2021 (2,680). Registrations year to date are marginally up 0.6% (104,056) on the same period last year (103,425) and are 10.4% behind (116,124) that of pre-Covid levels. Light Commercial vehicles (LCV) are up 14.0% (1,448) compared to October last year (1,270) and year to date are down 18.8% (22,452). HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are down 11.4% (187) in comparison to October 2021 (211). Year to date HGV's are down 6.9% (2,303).

25th October 2022

J McChesney wins Opel Dealer of the Year award 2022

Opel Main Dealer, J McChesney & Sons, now headed by Dealer Principals, Brian and Wendy McChesney Clontibret, County Monaghan has won the Opel Dealer of the Year 2022 award. Brian and Wendy, celebrating 75 years in business, were presented recently with the accolade at the annual Opel Dealer Conference, held at The Heritage Killenard, County Laois. Holding a strong 6.9% Opel combined passenger car and light commercial vehicle market share in Monaghan.

25th October 2022

New Citroen C5X brings French flair to the D-segment

First impressions of Citroen’s new C5X and it captures your attention. With looks of a large saloon/estate, this new arrival into the D-segment of Irish motoring ticks the SUV box also, and will be available with a choice of petrol and plug-in hybrid versions.

25th October 2022

Renault Group appoints O’Reilly & Sons as new dealer for Longford

Renault Group Ireland has announced the appointment of O’Reilly & Sons as the new Dealer for Renault, Dacia and Renault LCV sales and aftersales in the Longford region. Established over 70 years ago, O’Reilly & Sons are third generation motor industry. The business was set up in 1951 by the late Dick O’Reilly with Dick’s son Joe O’Reilly continuing the business for over 50 years before sadly passing away in July of this year. Joe’s son Kevin has now taken over the business located on the Dublin Road.

19th October 2022

Central Motors, Mohill wins Opel Retail Sales Dealer of the Year 2022

Central Motors, Main Opel Dealer, Mohill, County Leitrim has been awarded the Opel Retail Sales Dealer of the Year 2022 title. Paul Walpole, Sales Manager, was presented with the accolade at the annual Opel Dealer Conference, held at The Heritage Killenard, County Laois on 13th October. With a combined 8.8% Opel passenger car and light commercial vehicle county share year-to-date, the win coincides with Central Motors celebrating 50 years in business in 2022.

19th October 2022

Delightful design delivered by new premium DS4

Make: DS Test Model: DS4 Format: C-segment Premium, Crossover SUV Accommodation: 5-door, 5-seater Trim Levels: Bastille +, Performance Line, Trocadero, Performance Line+ and Rivoli Euro NCAP rating: 5-Star

11th October 2022

Opel returns to Navan and Meath

Navan Opel has just opened its new 5-car showroom for the Opel brand, on the Kells Road. Sitting on a 2-acre site, Dealer Principal, James Reilly and daughters, Linda and Nicola, also unveiled their Opel light commercial centre, the appointment of this Opel franchise seeing a welcome return of the brand to County Meath, after a twelve-year absence.

06th October 2022

Mid-size luxury with a slice of silence – Lexus NX450H+

Make: Lexus Test Model: NX450h+ F-Sport Format: Medium-sized, Premium, Plug-in Electric Hybrid, (PHEV), SUV Accommodation: 5-door, 5-seater Trim Level: F-Sport Euro NCAP rating: 5-Star Engine: 2.5 litre, 4-cylinder petrol

06th October 2022

New Opel GSe bring back the name and the game

Great to see once more, the Opel GSe badge will appear as the insignia for their electric models. First to be seen will be the new Opel Astra GSe hatchback and the new Opel Astra Sports Tourer GSe estate plug-in hybrids, Opel’s strategy being that by 2025 they will be an all-electric brand

28th September 2022

BUDGET 2023 NO VRT INCREASE AND CONTINUATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE GRANT

Budget implications for the Motor Industry Budget 2023, announced this afternoon by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath contains some measures specific to motoring: VRT

06th September 2022

Budget 2023: SIMI calls for extension of Electric Vehicle supports

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), today released the official 222 new vehicle registration figures for August and are calling on the Government to extend EV supports in the forthcoming Budget. New car registrations for August were up 36.7% (8,157) when compared to August 2021 (5,966). Registrations year to date are down 1.2% (95,183) on the same period last year (96,296) and are 14% behind (110,527) that of pre-Covid levels.

17th August 2022

Kia Ireland Appoint New Head of Marketing

Congratulations and welcome to Cathal Kealey, Kia Ireland’s new Head of Marketing and PR. Cathal replaces Aidan Doyle, who retires from the role in early October next. Cathal joins the well-oiled KIA Ireland machine, bringing with him the extensive experienced gained in Product and Marketing Communications from management roles in VW, Skoda and most latterly as Head of Marketing with Citroen Ireland.

03rd August 2022

Disappointing July New Car Registrations down 17.3%: Incentivisation key, Electric Vehicle supports must be retained

21,902 new cars registrations for July compared to 26,477 in July 2021 (-17.3%) and 24,681 in July 2019 (-11.3%) pre-Covid levels. • 87,075 new cars registered year to date compared to 90,330 for the same period in 2021 (-3.6%) and 105,439 behind that of pre-Covid levels in 2019 (-17.4%).

222 Registration Begins: New car registrations marginally ahead first half of the year

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), today released the official 221 new vehicle registration figures for June. New car registrations for June were down 22% (2,154) when compared to June 2021 (2,762). Registrations year to date are up 2.1% (65,176) on the same period last year (63,853) and are 19.3% behind (80,758) that of pre-Covid levels.

Citroen C5 Aircross - Comfort cruising in 222

Citroën have just announced full details of their facelifted C5 Aircross SUV which offers a newly designed front end, designed rear taillights, new interior seating and will be available with a choice of petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid versions. The first models are set to arrive in Ireland next month for the 222-registration period.

May 10% decline new car registrations, Electric cars double growth year to date

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), today released the official 221 new vehicle registration figures for May. New car registrations for May were down 10.3% (5,303) when compared to May 2021 (5,914). Registrations year to date are up 3.2% (63,045) on the same period last year (61,091) and are -20.5% behind (79,350) that of pre-Covid levels.

MOTOR INDUSTRY APPOINTS NEW SIMI PRESIDENT ANTONIA HENDRON

Antonia Hendron, Managing Director of M50 Truck & Van Centre, Dublin was elected President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) at the organisation’s AGM held today in Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare. Speaking at the event, Antonia Hendron President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry commented that she was looking forward to her term as President and outlined a number of clear priorities. “Firstly, I want to help position the motor industry as a leader and enabler of the green transition. We are a dynamic and innovative industry, and if policy makers and legislators are prepared to work with us, we will help them achieve Ireland’s ambitious climate targets.”

71% of Women would recommend a career in the Motor Industry: Change in cultural perception of the automotive industry overall, flexible working environment and opportunities still needed!

A new survey carried out by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) found that 71% of respondents would recommend a career in the Industry to others. The survey of 140 women from across the industry was carried out as part of SIMI’s on-going drive to encourage more women to join what has traditionally been viewed as a male-dominated sector and coincided with the 7th Annual Women@SIMI event in conjunction with its sponsor Bank of Ireland. The event, which took place recently at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin, featured an impressive panel of guest speakers: Anne Cassin, Master of Ceremonies, Lucy Gaffney, current Director of Digicel Group and Sharon Keegan, founder of female-led athleisure wear company Peachy Lean.

New Car Registrations lag behind that of Pre-COVID levels

New Car Registrations lag behind that of Pre-COVID levels • April Electric Vehicle Registrations over double same month last year The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), today released the official 221 new vehicle registration figures for April. New car registrations for April were up 10.3% (7,886) when compared to April 2021 (7,147). Registrations year to date are up 4.7% (57,776) on the same period last year (55,177) and are 20.9% behind (73,030) that of pre-Covid levels.

11th April 2022

Double Celebrations at the SIMI Annual Awards

The SIMI Irish Motor Industry Awards in partnership with sponsor Bank of Ireland, took place recently at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin. Oliver Callan, Master of ceremonies announced the accolades in front of over 500 senior Motor Industry figures. Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General and Derek McDermott, Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance presented seven award categories in total. The award winners, adjudicated by an independent panel, operate across all sectors of the Irish Motor Industry. Companies selected demonstrated an award-winning level of excellence and best practice over the last 12 months.

01st April 2022

Over 10,000 New Electric Vehicles Registered in Q1 2022

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), today released the official 221 new vehicle registration figures for March. New car registrations for March were up 40.7% (12,935) when compared to March 2021 (9,192). Registrations year to date are up 4% (49,928) on the same period last year (48,030). Light Commercials vehicles (LCV) are down 32.2% (2,032) compared to March last year (2,998) and year to date are down 17.3% (9,372). HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are down 25.9% (249) in comparison to March 2021 (336). Year to date HGV's are down 8.4% (823). Used car imports for March (3,793) have seen a decrease of 35.1% on March 2021 (5,840). Year to date imports are down 36.8% (11,641) on 2021 (18,419). For the month of March 1,930 new electric vehicles were registered compared to 1,034 in March 2021. So far this year 6,244 new electric cars have been registered in comparison to 2,816 on the same period 2021. Electric Vehicle and Plug-in Hybrids and Hybrids continue to increase their market share, with a combined market share now of 44.63%. Despite a large decrease in market share for internal combustion engine type vehicles, petrol remains dominant 27.4%, with Diesel accounting for 25.83%, Hybrid 24.56%, Electric 12.51% and Plug-in Electric Hybrid 7.56%.

31st October 2018

Ford Focus 191 Price Promotion

As part of Ford Ireland’s 191 new registration promotion, Ford has announced revised prices for the All-New Ford Focus which arrived in Ireland in September.

31st October 2018

FUSO eCanter Irish Debut

The world’s first all-electric light truck in series production the FUSO eCanter was revealed to Irish customers recently. The event was attended by Minister Denis Naughten who took a test drive in the electric eCanter.

30th October 2018

De Niro fronts launch of Kia e-Niro at Paris Motor Show

Kia’s first fully-electric crossover utility vehicle, the e-Niro was revealed in European specification at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, the launch fronted by Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro.

30th October 2018

Subaru to sponsor Flying Fifteen World Championships 2019

Subaru have been announced as the main sponsor and vehicle partner of the Flying Fifteen World Championships 2019 to be held 2nd – 13th September next year at The National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire and Dublin Bay.

23rd October 2018

New Ford Transit Custom

Ford’s new one-tonne Transit Custom commercial hopes to build on the success of the outgoing model, which became the top-selling van in its segment across Europe since 2015.

23rd October 2018

2019 Ford Wagon Mondeo Hybrid

Ford’s Mondeo Hybrid petrol-electric vehicle range 2019 will include the introduction of the Mondeo Hybrid wagon variant. Ford will release full specification and pricing for the enhanced Mondeo Hybrid range –closer to the model’s on-sale date.

23rd October 2018

New BMW 3 Series Debuts in Paris Ahead of Irish Spring 2019 Launch

BMW New 3 Series Ready for Irish Launch in March 2019

22nd October 2018

Mercedes Benz A-Class - Exuberance in the Stars

Buyers seeking an upmarket and stylish hatchback will be interested in the 2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class

07th September 2018

Opel Grandland X – a Name with game

Opel’s latest entry to the Sports Utility segment arrives with an immediate confidence in its talents. The Grandland X, while not a full-blown 4x4, enters a segment occupied by players with no illusions about their form and function.

06th September 2018

Failte WLTP – Not so welcome – car prices set to rise

WLTP, World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure, will levy a definitive rating on every car based on its weight, trim level, wheel size, engine and other options. This will obviously create a variance between a model with cloth trim and steel wheels as against the same model with leather trim and larger alloys, producing fuel consumption and CO2 emission values according to the vehicles aerodynamics, weight and rolling resistance.

23rd August 2018

Ford GT – avert thine eyes – temptation beyond endurance is here

Prepare to sin. Guilt by association is a given and malicious intent is an accepted fact – welcome to Ford’s GT supercar, the all-new, carbon fibre, mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive, twin-turbo, 3.5 litre EcoBoost V6, with its 647bhp and 745Nm of torque, soon to be seen on a road near you.

23rd August 2018

Ford Mustang accelerates through the 10 Million barrier

Ford is celebrating the production of its 10 millionth Mustang, now in its sixth generation and the world’s best-selling sports car three years straight.

23rd August 2018

Audi Q8 – Premium coupe high-rise motoring

Audi’s new Q8, a four-door, five-seater luxury coupé with the practical versatility of a large SUV and tough enough via its permanent Quattro four-wheel drive, for off-road duty, is set to launch in the Irish market in the third quarter of 2018. The Audi Q8, which will feature S Line as standard and will be available to order from authorised Audi dealerships from late August 2018, with an OTRP of €103,050 for top of the range Audi Q8 3.0TDI 286HP.

23rd August 2018

Porter Ford - New Main Ford dealership for Sligo

Ford Ireland has announced the appointment of Porter Ford at Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo, as a Main Ford Dealer. The company will offer the full range of Ford’s popular passenger and commercial vehicle range. At start up, the Dealership will provide employment for 12 persons.

09th August 2018

BMW ready for September WLTP changes to vehicle emission testing

From September 2018, all cars must have been homologated under the new WLTP test cycle which is designed to better replicate real life driving conditions.

07th August 2018

Toyota Ireland - Official Supplier of 2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championship

Toyota has handed over a seven-car fleet of cars to Team Ireland, ahead of the 2018 World Para Swimming Championships, and has been named as an Official Supplier to the event. Toyota is an Official Partner to Paralympics Ireland and to the 2020 and 2024 Irish Paralympic Teams and this supply of vehicles builds on that partnership.

01st August 2018

182 Registrations only slightly down on July 2017

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today issued the official 182 new vehicle registration figures for July along with their second Quarterly Motor Industry Review of 2018.

01st April 2023

Electric Vehicles power ahead as New Car Registrations catch up on last year

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