Motor show premiere of new VW Sharan MPV

Thu, Mar 05, 2015

Volkswagen is presenting the technically updated Sharan at the Geneva International Motor Show this week.

New Evoque - most efficient Land Rover ever

Thu, Mar 05, 2015

Land Rover has strengthened its fastest-selling model, the Range Rover Evoque.

Citroen C4 Cactus Roadshow is now under way

Thu, Mar 05, 2015

Citroen Ireland tells us its C4 Cactus Roadshow is now under way, offering customers the opportunity to explore and test drive the award-winning, head-turning, new C4 Cactus.

New Land Rover Discovery Sport goes on sale

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Land Rover Ireland launched the new Discovery Sport last week with prices in Ireland starting from €37,100 for the 2.2 TD4 S model.

New Skoda Superb breaking cover

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Skoda says that their new Superb is set to once again be a highlight in its class with its elegant design. The Volkswagen-owned Czech car manufacturer claims that this underlines the uncompromising, high design standards of the brand, with great attention paid to the smallest detail.

Stylish new Ford Focus arrives this week

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

The latest version of Ford’s new Focus is now on sale, priced from €20,295.

New 5 is the symbol of the DS brand

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

The new DS 5 (from the Citroen family) is defined by its avant-garde styling. The DS people tell us that it combines dynamic performance, refinement and attention to detail with a range of advanced technologies. It embodies all the attributes of present and future DS vehicles.

Nissan €4,000 scrappage offer extended

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Due to exceptional demand Nissan tells us it has extended its popular scrappage offer for a limited period.

Strong early demand for all-new Volvo XC90

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

The all-new Volvo XC90 is proving to be a hit with customers even before it has appeared in showrooms, with over 16,000 orders for the brand new seven-seat SUV already received.

Tony Burke Motors the top selling car brand in Galway City and County

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Toyota is the number 1 Selling brand in Galway city and county for the month of January 2015 with 215 new Toyota Cars being registered, accounting for a 15.38% market share.

The Toyota Corolla, Yaris and Auris are all in the top 10 most popular models sold in January.

Motor trade insurance — understand the cover your broker is putting in place for you

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

The past eighteen months has seen a welcome change for the fortunes of the motor trade. In relation to motor trade insurance specifically we have seen a general increase in premium levels ranging from a low of 3-5 per cent to 30 per cent and more in the cases of motor traders with claims.

The usual motor trade insurance will cover things like motor trade road insurance, liability insurance and property insurance - in this short article we just take the opportunity to point out some of the common misconceptions on covers that lead to problems when claims present

VW Commercial Vehicles unveils new Caddy van

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has unveiled the fourth-generation of its hugely popular Caddy. The all-new model will be launched here later in the year, after ut goes on sale in Germany in the summer.

Renault Open Week at Bradleys

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Now that we’ve said goodbye to winter it’s time to put a spring in your step and what better way to do that than taking off in a brand new Renault with up to 10,000km of free fuel.

Volkswagen drives on with IRFU partnership

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Volkswagen, Ireland’s top car brant and official car supplier to the IRFU this week handed over a brand new fleet of Volkswagen vehicles to the IRFU as part of their sponsorship.

Opel Insignia Sports Tourers for traffic blues

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Twenty new highperformance Opel Insignia Sports Tourers have just been delivered to An Garda Síochána.

New Kia Sorento SUV joins the premium league

Thu, Feb 12, 2015

Kia is a car manufacturer on the move with five model replacements and another four new entry models arriving in the next three years.

A new winner for the Galway International Rally

Thu, Feb 12, 2015

Donegal man Donagh Kelly and navigator Kevin Flanagan took their first international rally win in this year’s Colm Quinn BMW Galway International Rally at the weekend.

New advanced Ford Focus ST with a diesel option

Thu, Feb 12, 2015

The new Ford Focus ST is the most advanced version yet, and it goes on sale in Ireland next month, priced from €39,100.

Toyotas pass NCT tests with flying colours

Thu, Feb 12, 2015

Figures released by the Road Safety Authority reveal Toyota vehicles had the highest pass rates overall for first time NCT tests in 2013.

In 2007 registered Toyota Auris, Yaris and Corolla scored more than 80 per cent pass rates and higher - the average 2007 pass rate was 69 per cent. And in 2005 the average pass rate was 55 per cent while Toyota models recorded pass rates for Corolla of 70.4 per cent, Yaris 70.3 per cent, and RAV4 69.6 per cent.