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After being diagnosed with cancer, Mike Butler was fascinated by the process through which patients were treated – but saw an opportunity to introduce practices from the car manufacturing facility, where he works, so that it might run more...
Continental Tyres has partnered with the Keenaghan family otherwise known as the ‘Vantastic Family’ who share their adventures in their own lovingly converted camper van on social media (@ourvantasticfamily on Instagram). Parents Lisa and Oliver with their children Chloe...
Car shopping website - CarGurus - which is used by 19 million consumers and 14,000 car dealers in the United States, is to establish its European headquarters in Dublin - the company's first branch outside of the US. This IDA...
After recording a national drop in figures in claims involving uninsured or untraced vehicles during the first 7 months of 2018, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) believes the strategy they introduced for fighting fraud is impacting on...
The Volvo XC90 has been voted SUV of the Year at the UK Car of the Year Awards 2016. The prestigious awards are judged by a 27-strong panel of motoring journalists, who write for publications including The Sunday Times, The...
Just over a quarter of Irish motorists describe themselves as very likely to add another driver to their policy in an attempt to reduce their motor insurance costs. In a recent survey of over 3,000 Irish motorists, 27.74% of respondents...
Research carried out by motoring services specialist, easytrip, Ireland’s only electronic parking and tolling tag provider, has revealed that one in 10 motorists don’t have breakdown cover for their vehicle – which potentially equates to 203,826* vehicles on Irish roads. Respondents...
SEAT reached a major milestone last year on the road to reaching sustainable profitability. The company closed 2015 with a profit after-tax of 6 million euros, compared to a €66 million loss in 2014. Growth in sales and a product...
— Continental Tyres survey shows staycation plans as 90% of respondents plan holiday in Ireland – €500 to €1,000 average spend – One in three plan to visit a ‘greenway’ — With ongoing concerns about the spread of the Covid-19...
Official statistics released this weekby the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that new car registrations for the month of May were down -6%(6,532) compared to May 2015 (6,919) while total new car sales are up 23% (99,740) on...

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