MSL has brought BYD to Cork. BYD is the abbreviation for ‘Build Your Dreams’ and they are the largest EV seller on the plant having started out as a battery manufacturer in 1995.
They are experts in battery technology with...
Business has been booming at Brian Boru Square where Mellis Motors recently celebrated two years of keeping cars and vans on safely the road in Fermoy.
Having opened the doors for the first time on May 31, 2021, Araglin local...
A major step towards a low-carbon road transport policy was reached last week by the European Parliament and the Council meeting in trilogue, to modernise European legislation on intelligent transport systems (ITS).
This text aims to make essential ITS mandatory...
The Funky Cat is the first electric car to arrive in Ireland from Chinese company Great Wall Motors (GWR) and it’s marketed in Ireland under the Ora brand, who are part of the IM group that also import Subaru.
The...
Irish fashion designer, Aoife McNamara, picked up her brand new Toyota C-HR, to mark the commencement of her ambassadorship with Ireland’s best-selling car brand.
Aoife McNamara will be driving in style across the streets of Ireland in one of Toyota’s...
The eagerly-awaited, second-generation Volkswagen Amarok made its Irish debut at luxurious Carton House Estate in Kildare this week.
Powered by efficient four- and six-cylinder turbocharged engines, the Amarok is already a firm favourite with Irish buyers. More than 830,000 first...
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) have released their official 231 new vehicle registrations statistics for May.
New car registrations for the month of May were up 42.7% (7,557) when compared to May 2022 (5,295). Registrations year to...
Those of us lucky enough to get a new car to test drive every Monday also get to see various parts of Dublin city and county on Monday mornings. Last Monday the weather was beautiful; I got a lift...
At last week’s Bord Bia Bloom Festival 2023, the Bloom judges awarded the Citroën Power of One Climate Positive Show Garden, designed by Nicola Haines, a gold medal and best in category medium garden fending off stiff competition.
The garden,...
It was like old times last week as I drove a revamped version of the Ford Focus. The first car I bought in the seventies was a second-hand Ford Escort and after experimenting with a few other brands I...
