There’s a lot going on over at Renault at the moment. The brand is continuing its assault on a very busy SUV market with the roll out of several new models. Joining the squadron is Renault’s new flagship model, the…
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Opel Grandland wins 2024 Golden Steering Wheel award
The new Opel Grandland, which arrives at dealer showrooms in Ireland in the coming weeks, retailing from €40,995 plus delivery, is already celebrating its first major success, winning the 2024 Golden Steering Wheel in Germany. The new SUV presented strong…
Ferrybank Motors Wexford is Opel dealer of the year
Ferrybank Motors in Wexford has been awarded the Opel Dealer of the Year 2024 accolade. Directors of Ferrybank Motors, John and Wendy O’Rourke, were presented with the trophy at the annual Opel Dealer Conference, held this year in Frankfurt, Germany.…
Pricing details for new Volvo EX40 and EC40
Earlier this year, Volvo Cars announced that the fully-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge models were being renamed to the EX40 and EC40 respectively.
Seven-seat Peugeot E-5008 from €50,995
Peugeot Ireland has opened order books for the new 5008, a seven-seat SUV available with both hybrid and fully electric powertrains.
Suzuki reveals first ever EV, the e-Vitara
Suzuki Motor Corporation has unveiled its first ever mass-production battery electric vehicle (BEV) model, the e-Vitara. Production will commence at Suzuki Motor Gujarat in India next spring, with sales expected to begin in Europe around summer 2025. The e-Vitara is…
Green ‘flash’ registration plates announced for zero emissions vehicles
Green ‘flash’ registration plates are being introduced for all zero emission vehicles in Ireland from 1st July, 2025. This announcement comes almost four years after the UK first introduced similar arrangements. Announcing the introduction of the green flash plates, Minister…
Tested: Smart #3 Brabus
From the tiny two-seater Fourtwo to the midlife crisis Roadster, the Smart brand of cars was always quite niche – and they weren’t exactly easy on the eye, either. Liquidated in 2006 following dwindling sales, the Smart brand was revived…
New Honda HR-V hybrid is here
The new Honda HR-V hybrid crossover has arrived in Ireland and is available to order now from €41,750. There is no choice of powertrains with the latest HR-V, instead it only comes with a 1.5-litre DOHC i-VTEC petrol engine paired…
October new car sales up, EV sales down
New car registrations for the month of October were up 9.7 per cent (2,423) when compared to October 2023 (2,208), while registrations for the year to date are down 1.2 per cent (119,668) on the same period last year (121,134),…
