Lexus “IS” Becomes A Seven-Figure Success As Global Sales Pass One Million
Lexus has a new millionaire with global sales of the IS range of sports saloons moving into seven figures at the end of July. It’s a big achievement for a car that was the first Lexus to be designed...
View ArticleMazda Ireland Continue To Drive Connacht Rugby On Their Road To Success
Mazda Ireland has announced the continuation of its sponsorship of Guinness Pro12 Champions, Connacht Rugby. Mazda has been a long standing partner of Connacht Rugby as both title and official car...
View ArticleRenault To Continue Sponsorship Of The Late Late Show
Renault Ireland has made another commitment to renew its sponsorship of the most-watched programme in Ireland, The Late Late Show, for another two years. The sponsorship will begin when Ryan Tubridy...
View ArticleNew SEAT Executive Vice-President For Sales & Marketing
Wayne Anthony Griffiths (Dukinfield, United Kingdom, 1966) has been appointed SEAT Executive Vice-President for Sales and Marketing with effect on 1 September 2016. Griffiths takes over from his...
View Article€1.2 Billion Generated From New Car Sales
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) have issued the official 162 car registrations for the month of August showing an increase of 14% (7,313) when compared to August 2015 (6,400), while the...
View ArticleŠKODA KODIAQ Breaks Cover
The much anticipated global debut of the new large SUV by ŠKODA: followed by a spectacular show set in the Berlin power plant the new ŠKODA KODIAQ has officially been rolled into the spotlight. The...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Gearing Up For Paris Motorshow
Mercedes-Benz is using the Paris Motor Show to highlight three of their latest new models – the C-Class Cabriolet, E-Class Estate and GLC Coupé. In the offing too, though wrapped in secrecy until its...
View ArticleAudi Set To Join Formula E Championship
Audi is going to intensify its future commitment in the world’s first racing series for fully electric race cars. Starting in the 2016/2017 season that opens in Hong Kong on October 9, Audi will...
View ArticlePorsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Launched
The Paris Motor Show will see Porsche unveil the fourth model in the Panamera line: the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid with controlled all-wheel drive and an electric range of 50 kilometres. The vehicle generates...
View ArticleFord, HARMAN to Revolutionise In-Vehicle Audio Experiences Worldwide Through...
As new car buyers say audio brands are influencing their opinions of vehicles, Ford and HARMAN are teaming up to revolutionise in-vehicle experiences through the introduction of all-new B&O PLAY...
View ArticleVW Launching Amarok V6 At The National Ploughing Championships
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is raising the bar with its premium pick-up, the Amarok V6, launching in the Irish market this month. The Amarok is set to gain a bigger ‘heart’ and enhance its...
View ArticleAudi Launches Future Now 171 Sales Event
Audi Ireland’s nationwide Future Now 171 sales event is now under way. Under the headline ‘There’s an Audi for every driver’, Future Now offers prospective and current Audi owners the opportunity to...
View ArticleRenault At The Mondial De L’Automobile Paris 2016
Renault Trezor At the Mondial De L’Automobile Paris 2016, Renault unveiled a number of new cars. First up is their Trezor – an all-electric Grand Tourer concept car. Renault say that the Trezor is...
View ArticleBe Prepared For Winter Motoring
Now is the time to prepare your car for the Winter conditions that lie ahead, tyre manufacturer Michelin advises. Against the backdrop of survey results conducted by them showing that sixty per cent of...
View ArticleAudi All-New Q5 SUV & RS3 Saloon
Audi unveiled the new second generation Q5 SUV and the new sporty RS3 Saloon to international audiences for the first time at the Paris Motor Show. These new models were unveiled today during the...
View ArticleMotor Industry Calls For Action On Insurance Costs
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) recently issued the official car sales figures for the month of September which saw 162 registrations decrease by -1.4% (4,698) compared to September 2015...
View ArticleExclusive Fiat Fullback First Drive
It’s a bright sunny day in Milan as the Italians go about their business basking in late September sunshine. We are here this weekend to test the new Fiat Fullback, which will see the Italian giant...
View ArticleNew BMW 5-Series Unveiled
BMW has unveiled their seventh generation 5-Series. Initial reports from insiders were that this new model would feature an evolutionary new design, although now that the first pictures have emerged,...
View Article150 Miles Per Gallon Achieved On Maxol Fuel
Maxol, Ireland’s leading forecourt and convenience retailer held its first ‘Fuel Economy Drive’ event on Sunday 25th September at Maxol M3 Mulhuddart Services. On the day over 70 drivers, co-drivers...
View ArticleBad Tyres Causing Risk To All Road Users
An analysis of tyres replaced at a number of branches of nationwide tyre retailer and car maintenance provider, Advance Pitstop, has shown that a high number of vehicles on our roads are driving on...
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