The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) released their official new vehicle registrations statistics for 2023.
Total new car registrations for 2023, finished at 121,850 +16% on 2022 (105,398) and up 4% on 2019 (117,109).
New Light Commercial Vehicle...
New Citroën ë-C3 has been awarded the Ecobest award 2024, voted for by the Autobest jury. Autobest is Europe’s largest independent motoring writers jury, with representatives from 31 countries ranking passenger cars according to average European consumer needs.
The...
Christmas is a time to meet up with family and old friends. During the holiday period I got to reacquaint myself with an old reliable, the Opel Grandland.
I did a lot of driving over the holiday period and the...
Bright Motors in Airside Dublin has recently joined the GWM ORA network in Ireland.
Pat Ryan Managing Director of GWM ORA Ireland said: “We in GWM ORA are thrilled to welcome Bright Motors to the ORA brand in Ireland. As...
BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEV), announces the next stage of its European strategy with the construction of a brand-new manufacturing and production centre in Szeged, Hungary.
The state-of-the-art facility will be the first of...
In the early 1990s, Mazda teamed up with Haribo to create something special – the Mazda 121 "Goldy" limited edition.
Mazda is well-known for making cars that are affordable, reliable and a pleasure to drive. But only a few people...
As we all know very well Santa Claus is a marvellous man who makes dreams come through for the young and also for the ‘young at heart.’
While he might surprise a few adults with the keys to a shiny...
New research* commissioned by Toyota Ireland has found that 41% of drivers plan to buy either a hybrid electric or fully electric vehicle for their next car purchase, with 29% opting for hybrid electric and 12% for fully electric. Just...
Vans play an increasingly critical role in our cities, partly due to the rising number of parcels that are delivered.1 But navigating busy, urban roads can be challenging for delivery drivers who may make up to 200 drop-offs per day...
First the good news for those of us dreading a complete switch from Ice (petrol and diesel) engines to fully electric. Last week we learned that the Irish Government has pushed the deadline for ice engines back from 2030...
