Tony Burke Motors wins Irish motor industry award

Thu, Mar 01, 2012

Tony Burke Motors, Toyota and Lexus Dealership in Ballybrit, Galway, received a huge boost recently when it was crowned Franchised Retail Operation of the Year at the 2012 SIMI Irish Motor Industry Awards.

Derek Farrell Motors for all motoring needs

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Derek Farrell Motors offers a complete service for all makes of passenger cars and light commercials.

Based at Unit 1 Glenascaul, Oranmore, Derek Farrell Motors was founded in September 2011 by Derek Farrell. With considerable expeience in the motor trade, Derek Farrell worked with Cunningham Higgins for nine years as service manager.

Chrysler keeps Delta drivers up-to-date

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Chrysler Ireland has announced that Irish owners of the new Chrysler Delta flagship will automatically receive free map updates for their satellite navigation systems.

The €29,995 Chrysler Delta 2.0 CRD 165hp Limited is equipped with a fully integrated navigation system as standard, and owners who register their software online will also receive two "MapCare" pan-European map updates free-of-charge from NAVTEQ.

Ford’s new B-MAX for Geneva Motor Show

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Ford will throw open the doors to its new production-ready B-MAX compact multi-activity vehicle when it takes a starring role on its stand at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next month.

Toyota stays out in front in January new car market

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Toyota Ireland has enjoyed a successful start to 2012 with 3,422 passenger vehicles sold for the month of January, positioning it as the leading car brand for 2012 so far.

Toyota has taken a clear lead position in the Irish passenger vehicle market with a dominant 16 per cent share of new vehicle sales as stated in SIMI’s January 2012 report on registration numbers for passenger vehicles.

Focus is Euro NCAP’s top small family car

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Euro NCAP, Europe’s leading authority (indeed standard) on auto safety, has named the Ford Focus the Best in Class small family car in recognition of the vehicle’s crash test rating and advanced safety technology.

Mitsubishi launches new value service offers

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Ireland has launched what it calls a 'Value Service Programme', offering owners of Mitsubishi vehicles, which are three years or older, a recognized and affordable option to maintain their vehicle from €98.

Cloonboo Mobile Tyre Centre offers a ‘one-of-kind service’ service

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

A mobile tyre fittting service is being offered by Cloonboo Mobile Tyre Centre in Galway.

New BMW 3 Series saloon - best just got better

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

The new 3 Series saloon went on sale in Ireland recently with prices starting at €35,600 on the road for a 316d ES. In all cases the standard specification of the car has been significantly enhanced.

Peugeot 5008 is most popular compact MPV

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

The Peugeot 5008, Continental Irish Family Car of the Year for last year (2011), proved to be Ireland’s best-selling compact seven-seater MPV.

Figures released from the SIMI for 2011 show 391 Peugeot 5008s were registered in 2011 to take 28 per cent of its segment, clearly ahead of its nearest competitor the Ford Grand C-Max at 299 units.

Skoda to unveil the new five door Citigo

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Skoda will present the five-door version of the new Citigo city or mini-car at the Geneva Motor Show early next month. Both the three and five-door versions will go on sale here in September.

Mini declared the cleanest brand in Ireland

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

A recent CO2 survey of Irish new car registrations in 2011, which was carried out by Motorcheck.ie, has revealed Mini to have the lowest average CO2 emission’s (117.1g/km) making it the cleanest brand in the land.

Special promotion for Mazda2

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Mazda has made its Mazda2 more affordable.
For the months of February and March, the Mazda2 is available from €13,495. The carmaker boasts that it represents the best value for money in the segment in terms of low retail price and generous levels of standard equipment.

Fiat's new 500 model is the L for large

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Fiat's first official images of the 500L, the new model which will have its world preview at the Geneva Motor Show early next month, have been released.

New Citroen DS5 wins award

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

The new Citroën DS5 will be launched in Ireland in the first quarter of 2012 and it is already winning awards.

For the second year in a row, Top Gear magazine has made Citroën a top choice, naming DS5 its ‘Family Car of the Year’ in the publication’s 2011 awards.

Volvo's automatic DRIVe diesels equal manual MPG

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Volvo Car's latest step in its 'drive towards zero' emissions strategy is the launch of an automatic gearbox option in four Volvo DRIVe models - the S60 DRIVe, V60 DRIVe, V70 DRIVe and the S80 DRIVe.

Thumbs up to new Mercedes-Benz B-Class

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

Mercedes-Benz main dealer Ian Moore from Michael Moore Car Sales, Athlone pictured giving thumbs up to the new Mercedes-Benz B-Class which has just arrived on the Irish market.

Half of drivers with penalty points feel it is unfair

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

Ireland’s penalty points system is undoubtedly working and enjoys broad support, but motorists who have been caught are inclined to feel hard done by. In a poll of 4,000 motorists who had received penalty points at least once nearly half felt aggrieved to some extent.

Some 46 per cent of respondents felt the circumstances in which they had received penalty points were fair, but a similar number, 48 per cent had a gripe of some sort about the incident.

Top ten World Car of the Year finalists announced

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

The countdown has begun to the announcement of the 2012 World Car of the Year and the World Performance Car for 2012.

2012 Renault Scenic facelift here in March

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

Renault will update the Scenic and Grand Scenic models in the spring.

The newly-facelifted versions of Europe’s number one compact MPV will feature a sharper design, be more economical, and boast a number of equipment enhancements.

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