The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) hosted its 5th annual Women@SIMI event in conjunction with its sponsor Bank of Ireland Finance recently in the Shelbourne Hotel Dublin.
The event had its largest attendance to date with over 160...
By Seán Creedon
The European Soccer Championships are starting in Germany this weekend and of course Euro ‘88 brings back great memories to Irish fans, when Opel gave their backing to Jack Charlton’s Boys in Green.
The Opel Astra was not...
By Seán Creedon
‘‘The biggest car brand you have never heard of’’ - that’s how Ciaran Allen, Sales Manager at Motor Distributors, signed off his presentation at the launch of Chinese company BYD’s first car to be sold in Ireland.
BYD...
A few weeks back I read an interesting article from Bloomberg on the current motoring trends. The news agency said that Honda and Toyota started pushing hybrids in the late nineties and some people in the motor trade expected...
Automobiles Peugeot has fulfilled a commitment it made in November 2015 when it announced its intention to deliver transparency to customers through the publishing of real world fuel consumption data for its cars, starting in the spring of 2016.
Releasing...
The McLaren 570S Coupé has received the highest accolade at the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016, being named ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best’ for design quality and groundbreaking design.
The internationally renowned awards were judged by a highly regarded independent...
Extra trading day in Feb 2016 makes slide in sales look more pronounced
Official new car registration figures released today by Car History experts Motorcheck.ie show that new car sales in February 2017 have fallen 21% on last year...
Thousands of motorists prepare to take to the roads this May bank holiday weekend.
Research has found that constant talking and not paying attention to the road ahead is the most annoying driver trait for one in five passengers.
This...
ŠKODA has released the first preview of the fourth-generation Fabia. The silhouette image teases the new proportions of the small car, which is based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Transverse Toolkit MQB-A0 for the first time.
This platform enhances...
The SEAT Ateca has received the highest score in the Euro NCAP test programme. The first SUV in the history of the Spanish brand fully demonstrated the high level of safety it offers and was given five stars.
The Ateca...
