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Opel Mokka Electric now with more range and style

Opel Ireland has introduced a longer-range version of its Mokka Electric, joining the popular petrol and hybrid models already available here. Retailing from €30,227 inclusive of SEAI grant and VRT rebate for the Mokka Electric SC model, the compact SUV

Kia Ireland returns as sponsor of Big Beach Clean 2025

Kia Ireland will return as the official sponsor of the Big Beach Clean 2025 which takes place from 19th to 21st September across the country. Last year, over 95 tons of litter were removed from Irish beaches and waterways by

Polestar 3 sets electric SUV Guinness World Record

The Polestar 3 has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest journey travelled by an electric SUV on a single charge. Achieving 935.44 km (581.3 miles), the recently launched Long range Single motor variant was pushed to its limits.

Farizon electric vans to enter Irish market later this year

Farizon Auto, the commercial vehicle division of China’s Geely, is set to enter the Irish market later this year through newly appointed authorised distributor, the Frank Keane Group.

Tested: MG HS PHEV

IT sounds a bit too good to be true. A mid-size SUV that is among the least expensive in its class, can cover 1,000kms on a tank-full of petrol combined with battery power, has plenty of room, is well furnished

Tested: BMW iX xDrive45 M Sport

It is part of my job to point out the good and the bad bits of buying whatever car I am testing. But sometimes it can be a bit of a struggle to retain equilibrium over something I don’t particularly

Tested: Opel Grandland Electric

I think it is fair to say that the first-generation Opel Grandland (known as the Grandland X) was a pretty nondescript crossover SUV. And even though it only launched back in 2017, the Grandland X has not aged all that

Tested: BMW X3 G45 20d xDrive

It feels an age since I last tested a diesel car. Three months to be exact. A lot of brands will still sell you one, but they do seem few and far between. So naturally I smirked when I sat

Tata Motors to acquire Iveco Group for €3.8 billion

Europe’s Iveco Group has confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Indian auto giant Tata Motors for the full sale of its commercial vehicle manufacturing business through a recommended all-cash voluntary public tender offer.

Tested: Cupra Tavascan

It seems these days you are never more than six feet away from a car rolling on Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, the underpinnings of several popular electric vehicle models from Skoda, Audi, Volkswagen and Cupra. Even Ford paid VW a