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Mazda freezes VRT increase on Mazda2

Mazda Ireland has frozen the VRT increase on the Mazda2 – the Japanese brand’s stylish super-mini.

Toyota tops reliability charts

Toyota’s leadership in vehicle quality and reliability has been confirmed by Germany’s TÜV for third consecutive year. Toyota is the most successful brand in the 2013 TÜV Report.

Mercedes-Benz star is rising

Earlier this week I went along to the Irish media launch of the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class, which I had previously driven one afternoon on roads in the capital and in County Kildare. As it turned out, I learned a lot

New MINI Clubvan delivers on many levels

The all-new Mini Clubvan with five doors has just gone on sale here. It is the first new MINI to be classed as a commercial vehicle. Mini Ireland will only market Cooper D Clubvan here with an entry level price

Honda Civic celebrates 40th anniversary

After nine generations and over 20 million sales globally, the Honda Civic, this year is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Mazda CX-5 is the Japan Car of the Year

At the Japan Car of the Year awards ceremony inside Zepp Diver City on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay, Mazda’s all-new CX-5 CUV posted 363 votes to win Japan’s coveted Car of the Year prize.

Volvo unveils free winter health check

Volvo Cars Ireland is offering customers a free eight point winter health check, at participating dealers. The Volvo winter health check includes the following:

High performance Kia pro_cee’d GT set for 2013 launch

The first glimpse of the Kia pro_cee’d GT reveals a hot hatch perfectly aligned with Kia’s sportiness and “fun to drive” positioning.

Toyota Ireland rolls out new models with a positive attitude

At the end of last month, Toyota Ireland was running in second place in the Irish car sales charts, just 136 behind Volkswagen. As of the end of October figures, Toyota is running about 1.35 per cent below the current

Nissan LEAF drives into the record books… Again

The multi-award winning Nissan LEAF has entered the record books again. A convoy of 225 cars was driven around the Silverstone Circuit to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘largest parade of electric vehicles’, beating the previous record of