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Drogheda Dealership Motor Show Drogheda & District Chamber announce Drogheda’s first all new vehicle Motor Show, to be held over the weekend of November 5/7th. The show will showcas ...Continued

Additional measures to protect learner and inexperienced drivers. The RSA has given an update on the measures outlined in the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012 to enhance the way in which drivers are trained, tested and ...Continued

Learning to Drive in Ireland. The Government’s Road Safety Strategy 2007 – 2012 set out a detailed action plan to radically reduce the number and severity of collisions on Irish ro ...Continued

NEW CAR SALES CLOSE To 80,000 SIMI figures show that new car sales continue to show improvement, close to 80,000 from January to August, but Commercial Vehicle sales are less buoya ...Continued

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	Formula One World Champion Jenson Button drives a state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz Estate McLaren Mercedes motor racing star Jenson Button drives an exclusive Mercedes-Benz C-Class DR 520 Estate car. The reigning World Champion snapped up o ...Continued

	WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELGIAN GRAND PRIX The FIA Formula One World Championship series resumes with Round 13, the Belgian Grand Prix on the spectacular Spa Francorchamps circuit on the last S ...Continued

Do You Know A 'Leading Light' in Road Safety? The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is calling on people nationwide to nominate ‘Leading Lights’ in road safety as part of the 2010 ‘Leading Lights in Roa ...Continued

	Facelifted Mazda2 to premiere at Paris Motor Show At this year’s Paris Motor Show, Mazda’s focus is on low fuel consumption and reduced emissions. Mazda’s lightweight, Mazda2 – World Car of the year ...Continued

	THE CITROËN DS3 R3 TRIUMPHS ON ITS RALLY DEBUT The Citroën DS3 R3 made a successful competition debut on the Ulster Rally, with French crew Bryan Bouffier and Xavier Panseri winning the two-wheel ...Continued

Warning to Minister “not to tax road safety” Minister’s tyre quango will cost hundreds of jobs A plan by Minister Gormley to increase tax on tyres is described by the Irish Tyre ...Continued

	MG is the new face on social network MG has always been a face that stands out in the crowd – but now the famous brand is all of a twitter too! Fans of MG can now join tw ...Continued

	Electric POP concept to spark Kia interest at Paris Kia Motors will continue its tradition of unveiling convention-challenging, design-led concept vehicles at motor shows when it reveals an all-new elec ...Continued

CHARLES HURST ACQUIRES AUDI CENTRE LTD IN DUBLIN Acquisition is over 80 years after Charles Hurst first began trading in Dublin Charles Hurst, one of Ireland’s largest motor retail gr ...Continued

	Niall Murray - Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Month – July 2010 Niall Murray from Dublin has been selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the ...Continued

NEW IRISH MOTOR INDUSTRY AWARDS TO CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE • New SIMI awards for the Irish motor industry are launched • Awards are free to enter • Deadline for entries is 10 September 2010 ...Continued

	CITROËN LAUNCH DS3 DSPORT PRICES & CONNECT OFFER Following the recent launch of the new CITROËN DS3 Citroën Motors Ireland announce price details for the high spec DS3 DSport THP 150 which is availab ...Continued

Upward trend in new car sales continuing • 74,111 new cars sold so far this year • 47% increase on last year • Ford Focus best selling model this year Comment ...Continued

	Schuey doing 'misdemeanour' in the Hungarian GP........................ If, as the result of his serious 'misdemeanour' at the Hungaroring, Schuey has to drop ten places on the grid for the upcoming Belgian GP, is it not ...Continued

CHINESE BUY SWEDISH VOLVO Zhejiang Geely Completes Acquisition of Volvo Car Corporation Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. ("Geely Holding Group"), ...Continued

GO MOTOR RACING COMPETITION Unique Prize Drive Announced by Mondello Park and Sheane Cars Mondello Park and Sheane Cars, the Wicklow-based Racing Car Constructor, announce the b ...Continued

Honda will introduce smaller diesel engine for Europe by 2012. Chief Executive of Honda Motor Company Mr Takanobu Ito has outlined the company’s strategic approach for the next 10 years. The centra ...Continued

	MINI to join World Rally Championship from 2011. MINI is making a comeback to international rallying From 2011, MINI will compete at selected rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and wi ...Continued

	Vehicle Stability Assist™ now standard on all Honda cars. An ongoing commitment to safety has been part of Honda DNA since the company first started producing cars. Now, for the first time Vehicle Stability ...Continued

	The Kia Picanto has been judged Britain’s most reliable new car according to Which? magazine. Which? Car has just published its annual reliability survey – the result of reports from Which? members - and Kia’s oldest car, introduced in 2004, to ...Continued

Scrappage Scheme – the figures Figures released by SIMI show that as of the end of June, there have been 8,790 reclaims made under the government scrappage scheme. (statistics were ...Continued

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP IRELAND ISSUE WARNING OVER DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT BRAKE PADS Vehicle repairers, retailers and consumers are being warned to be extremely vigilant when purchasing car parts following a recent seizure of a quan ...Continued

	Pricing announced for A8 3.0TDI 250 version - Starting price of €91,900* - Opens for order immediately, first customer deliveries expected September 2010 - With emi ...Continued

	Prices and Equipment for Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe The award-winning Peugeot RCZ is now on sale in Ireland. Voted Most Beautiful Car of the Year at the 25th International Automobile Festival by over 10 ...Continued

	Cumulative Prius European Sales Accelerate to 200,000 With cumulative European sales of Prius topping the 100,000 mark in May 2008, the figure has doubled to 200,000 in just two years Over three gene ...Continued

	Škoda Sponsor Cycling Ireland Škoda Ireland is sponsorsing Cycling Ireland, the governing body of cycling in Ireland and as part of the agreement Cycling Ireland will receive Škod ...Continued

	SKODA LAUNCHES THE NEW 2011 SKODA FABIA The new Skoda Fabia for 2011 has arrived in Ireland complete with enhanced exterior design, new specifications and a new engine line up. Combining fa ...Continued

	CITROËN BUSINESS OFFERS & BUSINESS CENTRES Citroën Motors Ireland are now offering all Business customers their LCV models; the CITROËN Nemo and Berlingo First from just €7,995 (Nemo) ...Continued

Car sales prediction for the year reached - 5 months ahead of schedule Official figures released by SIMI (July 14th) showed that 70,103 new cars have been sold so far this year. At the start of the year, the SIMI predicte ...Continued

	BMW Ireland and Mondello Park strengthen their relationship. Two new BMW M3's in use as Safety Car and Course Car on the track. BMW Ireland and Mondello Park continue their long standing Cou ...Continued

Renault at 9,6% market share for the first 6 months and Number 1 in scrappage with nearly 1 car out of 5 sold by Renault. Having kicked off this year with an aggressive marketing campaign around its double scrappage offers and great value models, Renault Ireland is very p ...Continued

	MERCEDES-BENZ PREPARES FOR R-CLASS ARRIVAL Mercedes-Benz is preparing the way for the arrival in August of their versatile, new-generation R-Class following a makeover that has seen the introdu ...Continued

	CITROËN’S SURVOLT CHARGES AROUND THE LE MANS CIRCUIT The stunning Citroën Survolt racing car concept made its first all-electric laps of the legendary Le Mans Circuit at the Le Mans Classic. ...Continued

	Galway driver Jonathan Cunningham wins Ford Fiesta Rally Championship The 2010 Kick Energy Fiesta SportChallenge (FSC) Championship was won by Galwayman Jonathan Cunningham who clinched the FSC victory on the Isle of Man ...Continued

	Toyota Announce Summertime Scrappage Campaign and Incredible Prices for the Toyota Aygo and Yaris Toyota Ireland announce details of their Summer Scrappage campaign that allows customers to drive away in a brand new Toyota, from prices starting at ...Continued

	MAZDA ZOOM ZOOM IN IRELAND As Mazda celebrate a historical 90th Anniversary, the Mazda brand image and new car market impact in Ireland is very much in the ascendency. The flag ...Continued

BMW approved oil service from €125. For a limited time, participating BMW Ireland Dealers have lowered the prices for oil services across the entire model range. A full BMW oil service i ...Continued

	Kevin Sheane nominated 'Young Racing Driver of the Month – June 2010' 20 year-old Kevin Sheane from Wicklow has been selected as the Dunlop Young Irish Racing Driver of the Month for June. Kevin scored a win and a second ...Continued

	CITROËN SCRAPPAGE DEALS EXTENDED Now available until September 30th (2010) Citroën Motors Ireland offer exclisive Scrappage deals on three special models: • CITROË ...Continued

	NEW CITROËN DS3 R3 TO MAKE RALLY DEBUT Citroen has won five FIA World Championship Constructors’ titles, and now furthers this rich tradition with the new Citroën DS3 R3, a model set to ma ...Continued

	NEW BMW 520d Competitively priced 2.0 litre diesel model from €41,750 (RRP) Shortly after the launch of the new BMW 5 Series saloon, the volume ...Continued

	ALL-NEW RANGE ROVER EVOQUE MAKES GUEST APPEARANCE AT 40 YEAR CELEBRATION IN LONDON SPECIAL REPORT BY MARY SCHWER-FOLEY The all-new compact Range Rover Evoque was given an exclusive preview in London ...Continued

	Victoria Beckham appointed Creative Design Executive for Range Rover Gerry McGovern, Land Rover and Range Rover Design Director, has appointed Victoria Beckham as his new Creative Design Executive. The announcement was ...Continued

Lexus Ireland to Recall Vehicles Lexus Ireland announced (following a statement by Toyota Motor Corporation), that it will recall 480 vehicles in the current Lexus GS and LS ranges ...Continued

	Peugeot's New e-HDi Technology Peugeot's new e-HDi Stop & start technology turns off a car’s engine when stationary, which in turn delivers improvements in fuel efficiency and CO2 e ...Continued

	BRITISH DRIVERS in BRITISH GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE British drivers, both World Champions, Lewis Hamilton (2008) and Jenson Button (2009) face a strong challenge from Sebastien Vettel (Germany), Mark W ...Continued

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New car sales generate an extra €60m for the Exchequer • 6 months in new car sales have generated €60m more for the Exchequer than for the same period last year • €430m in VAT and VRT has been colle ...Continued

	The new BMW X5. Irish prices announced The latest BMW X5, has an array of design and engine changes offering greater performance and lower emissio ...Continued

	19th CLASSIC & VINTAGE MOTOR SHOW Terenure College, Dublin – Sunday July 4th Following the recent Classic Car Live event at Mondello Park, there is another opportunity t ...Continued

	New Peugeot Managing Director Designate The Board of Gowan Distributors Limited, Peugeot Importers in Ireland, announce the appointment of George Harbourne as Managing Director Designate, wi ...Continued

RSA ASKS MOTORISTS TO WATCH OUT FOR CHILDREN THIS SUMMER As primary schools nationwide close for the summer holidays, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking motorists to be aware of children when using th ...Continued

MERCEDES-BENZ TOPS IN GERMAN AUTO SURVEY Mercedes-Benz has come out tops amongst German car owners in a survey of customer satisfaction carried out by research agency J.D. Power in associatio ...Continued

Scrappage Scheme – the figures Figures released by SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show that as of the end of May, there have been 7,368 reclaims made under the governmen ...Continued

	Renault is top for Scrappage Deals – 18% new cars purchased in May under the scheme were Renaults Renault has topped the scrappage polls in May with over 1358 reclaims made by new Renault owners under the government scrappage scheme. In all there ...Continued

Irish Car Designers Given the Opportunity to Submit Their Ideas for the Car of the Future - Audi launch Production Award - Audi is calling on Irish students and scientists to begin submitting their creative concepts for ...Continued

	'Classic Car Live' at Mondello Park Since it's first running in 2008 Mondello Park's 'Classic Car Live' (in association with 'Irish Vintage Scene' magazine) has become one of the highlig ...Continued

	Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Month – May 2010 Eighteen- years-old Gary Thompson from Donabate, Co Dublin, has been selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for May. Gary finished fo ...Continued

MAKE SURE THAT YOUR TYRE DEALER IS A TRACS DEALER Tyre retailers, dealers and distributors all around the country have been signing up to an initiative which aims to track the supply of tyres in ...Continued

	LOWER PRICE MARKS NEW MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ARRIVAL Mercedes-Benz is continuing to exert downwards price pressure in the luxury segment with the arrival of their new S-Class on the Irish market at a pri ...Continued

The Mercedes Benz International Gordon Bennett Rally 2010 Friday June 11th to Sunday June 13th 2010 Headquarters: Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow, Co Carlow The Mercedes Benz Interna ...Continued

Audi Centre invests €1.4m in service facility for South Dublin • The new Audi South Dublin Service facility will open in July 2010 • Facility will employ up to 30 staff The ...Continued

	Speeding a factor in 11,000 deaths on EU roads every year -Gardaí confirm roll-out of safety camera network in October 2010 – Experts from Ireland, the UK, Sweden and Belgium joined almost 200 ...Continued

	World Premiere of Jeff Koons' BMW Art Car at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Car will race at 24 hours of Le Mans. Paris. At the premiere of the 17th BMW Art Car Jeff Koons unveiled and signed his car in front of ...Continued

	Win a new Peugeot 308 HDi with GreenQuest Sustainable Living Peugeot is sponsoring a new and inspiring online programme, GreenQuest.ie that aims to raise awareness about environmental issues in a fun and excitin ...Continued

	MAZDA RETURN TO LE MANS Mazda Motor Corporation returns this year Le Mans, where in 1991 Mazda won the fmous 24 Hours race with a revolutionary rotary-engined. An even more r ...Continued

Free Summer Safety Check for all BMW drivers BMW drivers holidaying in Ireland or taking the ferry routes to the UK and further abroad can now avail of a free BMW Summer Safety Check prior to the ...Continued

	Mazda6 Awarded 'Best Estate Car 2010' The Mazda6 2.2 litre diesel Estate has been nominated ‘Best Estate Car’ in the 2010 Fleet World Honours. The Fleet World Honours are presented annual ...Continued

Volkswagen Golf VI Van The Volkswagen Golf VI Van has all the comforts and attributes of the passenger car, including sleek lines and high quality finishes and boasting a ra ...Continued

	TESLA MOTORS AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION INTEND TO WORK JOINTLY ON EV DEVELOPMENT, TMC TO INVEST IN TESLA TESLA MOTORS, INC. (Tesla) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production syste ...Continued

	FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RED BULLS ON A CHARGE ! Red Bull drivers Mark Webber (Australia) and Sebastian Vettel (Germany) on 78 points each jointly lead the ...Continued

	Direct Holidays teams up with Topaz Just filling up at the right fuel station could save sun-seekers hundreds on their holiday this summer, under a partnership between sun tour operator ...Continued

	BMW S 1000 RR voted “Best Sports Motorcycle”. BMW Motorrad chosen “Best Motorcycle Brand“. BMW motorcycles have won top accolades in a German magazine awards, including : the overa ...Continued

	Mondello Motorcycle Expo Ducati Added to Impressive Motorcycle Expo Line-Up For the first ever Mondello Motorcycle Expo the already impressive show line-up ...Continued

Citroën ENHANCES SCRAPPAGE DEALS From 19th May to 30th June Citroën Motors Ireland offer scrappage deals on a choice of three special models. Available exclusively ...Continued

Irish Driver in Seat Eurocup Championship bid Driving with support from his two sponsors from 2009, Louropel & Saraiva, Eoin Murray heads to Italy for the first round of the Seat Leon Eurocup. Hav ...Continued

BMW wins 2010 Nürburgring 24-Hours race. Team BMW Motorsport made a triumphant return to score victory in the 2010 24-hour race at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. Five years after BMW’s last vi ...Continued

	Derek Tohill contesting the 2010 FIA European Rallycross Championship Derek Tohill (Dublin) has returned to the European Rallycross Championship (ERC) driving a brand new Division Two rear-wheel- drive (RWD) Ford Fiesta ...Continued

Major Golf Offer! Volkswagen Authorised Dealers Offer Major Golf Service for €199 Volkswagen Authorised Dealers are offering a major service on any ...Continued

	FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 CITROEN'S LOEB LEADS DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP FORD SET WORLD RECORD of 75 WINS After Round 5 of the World Rally Championship, Citroen ...Continued

	FOUR MEN IN A BOOT! Four (large) men in a boot highlights the Renault Fluence boot which is 20% bigger than that of the Laguna, From left are Brian P ...Continued

	Lexus LFA in Nürburgring 24 Hours Race Gazoo Racing enter two Lexus LFA's in the challenging Nurburgring 24 hours race, to finalise the development of the LFA before it enters production i ...Continued

	N.Conlan & Sons appointed Land Rover Authorised Repairer N.Conlan & Sons of Rathangan, Co. Kildare have been appointed Land Rover Authorised Repairer. Established in 1965, Conlan bring 45 years experience an ...Continued

	Luckiest woman in Kerry Nora Nelligan, a native of Castleisland, Co. Kerry, was the lucky winner of a recent Late Late Show competition sponsored by beepbeep.ie, the officia ...Continued

	Irish retailer wins Toyota European Customer Satisfaction Award An Irish retailer was awarded with the top honour at Toyota’s “Ichiban” European Customer Satisfaction Awards. Meehan’s Garage from Dundalk was recogn ...Continued

	Whelan takes maiden Honda Cup Ireland victory in Carlow Rally Honda Cup Ireland – Round 2 Lord Bagenal Hotel Stages, Carlow – 9th May 2010 Richard Whelan and co-driver Colin Fitzgerald rec ...Continued

	CITROËN DS3 DESIGN COMPETITION Citroën has launched a high profile international design competition, inviting creative visionaries to customize the roof and dashboard of DS3. In add ...Continued

Simple Check for Legal, Greener and Safer Motoring! -NSAI Urges Motorists to Check Markings on Vehicle Tyres- NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) urges motorists to be v ...Continued

	Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Patrick McKenna - Young Racing Driver of the Month for April 2010 Patrick McKenna ( 22) from Swords, Co Dublin, the curren ...Continued

	TOPAZ DONEGAL INTERNATIONAL RALLY 2010 The Topaz Donegal International Rally on June 18/20th is Round 4 of the Citroen Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Major developments will be announce ...Continued

	KIT OUT YOUR LOCAL GAA CLUB WITH THANKS TO OPEL IRELAND - OVER 440 GAA CLUBS REGISTER FOR OPEL INITIATIVE – Opel Ireland has launched the 2010 Opel Kit for Clubs and calls on GA ...Continued

New Car Sales up 95% ! New car sales up 95% on April ‘09 Up 38% YTD Lowest emission cars (Categories A & B) - 75% of all new car sales - co ...Continued

MOTORSPORT Cork Crew win Rally of The Lakes The Cork crew of Denis Cronin and Helen O'Sullivan were the surprise but popular winners of t ...Continued

	GALWAY MOTOR CLUB PRESENTATION Picture taken at the recent Galway Motor Club 50th Anniversary Celebrations. shows the Club President and Clerk of the Course presenting a cheque to ...Continued

	Back to the future – the BMW 328 Kamm Coupé The BMW racing sports coupes which made history in the 1940 Mille Miglia continue to fascinate and delight wherever they go. For many years, however, ...Continued

	BMW TO LAUNCH ELECTRIC CAR in 2013 With the launch of its Megacity Vehicle in 2013, the BMW Group will be bringing its first series-production electric-drive model to market. “With th ...Continued

	COULTHARD RETURNS TO RACING Former Grand Prix ace David Coulthard has returned to motor racing following a year's layoff from Formula 1, and finished 12th in his recent Germa ...Continued

	MERC. G-CLASS IN RHD After ten years, during which time only lhd models were produced, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is again to be offered in right-hand-drive later this ...Continued

	BMW CONCEPT GRAN COUPE The BMW Concept Gran Coupe is a concept for a 4-dooor Coupe based on a long wheelbase version of the 5 Series. There is no news regarding a possib ...Continued

	ALMC Motorshow – City North Hotel, Sunday 9th May 2010 Thousands of car enthusiasts, young and old, are expected to attend this year’s ALMC Motorshow on Sunday 9th May 2010 at City North Hotel in Meath (ju ...Continued

HYUNDAI WEEKEND “The Hyundai IX35 National Open Weekend” takes place in Hyundai dealerships nationwide on April 24/25th/ There will be an opportu ...Continued

	Special Offer from Volkswagen Brake Fluid Change and Vehicle Health Check for only €49.99 incl. VAT The operational safety of ever car begins with the brakes. He ...Continued

	WAKE UP TO DRIVER FATIGUE!!! The Road Safety Authority has welcomed the decision by Topaz to run its ‘Driver Reviver’ campaign again this year. The camp ...Continued

	Rugby Stars Line-up in Sizzling Showdown Volkswagen host celebrity cook-off in Ballsbridge Motors Over 250 lucky guests packed into Ballsbridge Motors for a unique event wh ...Continued

	BMW Group achieve sales growth of 13.8% in first quarter Strong gains for BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce again in March One million BMW 1 Series sold since market launch in 2004 Munic ...Continued

THE LEXUS RACE TO MOUNT JULIET IN ASSOCIATION WITH PING In a major boost for the Irish PGA tournament circuit it has just been announced that three major brands of international repute are coming together w ...Continued

	Countdown to Launch: New Saab 9-5 Ready to Go · More than 500,000 km of chassis testing on European roads · Handling, ride, refinement assessed across 250 measurement ...Continued

	NEW PROVIDER OF NCTS ANNOUNCED AS MINISTER OPENS ADDITIONAL TEST CENTRE Leading global company Applus+ has launched their first Irish operation - a new National Car Testing Service (NCTS) centre in Greenhills, Tallaght. M ...Continued

	MOTORSPORT - CARTELL.ie RALLY OF THE LAKES Killarney and District Motor Club and Cartell.ie announce a deal which will see the 2010 International Rally of the Lakes re-branded as the Cartell.ie ...Continued

	Jaguar 2010 model year With the introduction of the new XF 2010 model year range Jaguar offer luxury and value-for-money. The XF 3.0 D Luxury model starts from just €51 ...Continued

	2010 red dot awards - BMW Group wins eleven prizes for outstanding product design. International jury of experts awards the Rolls-Royce Ghost, the BMW 5 Series Sedan, the BMW X1, the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo, the BMW F 800 R, the ...Continued

NO LEXUS GX 460 PROBS. IN IRELAND STATEMENT FROM MARK TEEVAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEXUS IRELAND ‘Following a number of queries I believe it is important to clarify ...Continued

	BMW 1 SERIES – THE FIRST MILLION Over one million models of the BMW 1 Series have been built since it’s introduction in 2004. The anniversary model was delivered to its ...Continued

	LEXUS IRELAND RENEW SUPPORT FOR BRIAN O’DRISCOLL Irish captain presented with new RX Hybrid Lexus Ireland is delighted to announce that Brian O’Driscoll has been presented with a ...Continued

	GO-FASTER FERRARI 599GTO The Ferrari 599GTO is a special high performance model of which only 599 models will be built, for selected buyers. Powered by a 6.0 litre V12 engine ...Continued

	Peugeot Continues Scrappage Scheme Peugeot has announced the continuation of the Peugeot Scrappage Scheme offering up to €5,000 off its range of low CO2-emitting models. Peugeot buyers ...Continued

NEW CAR SALES UP 78% in MARCH The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) official industry figures for new cars registered in March 2010 were 13,813, a spectacular increase of ...Continued

	FIA FORMULA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 Massa leads Alonso and Vettel After the first three rounds of the F.1 championship, seven drivers are in contention for the title. Feli ...Continued

New Road Courtesy Code to Take the Pain Out of Driving Semperit and Maxol team up in bid to make driving easier and safer for everyone – and it won’t cost a cent Tolls, tailbacks and tig ...Continued

Toyota and Mazda Agree to Hybrid System Technology License Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation have reached an agreement on the supply under license of hybrid technology used in the Toyo ...Continued

	Toyota and ECO-UNESCO drive towards sustainable mobility Toyota Ireland announce a new partnership with ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental education and youth organization. The organisation aims to raise en ...Continued

REMEMBERED A number of well known motoring personalities died recently. Paddy O'Callagan, motor dealer in Kanturk, was a larger than life character in every se ...Continued

	All go for Circuit of Ireland Rally at Easter Gareth MacHale will follow in his father’s wheel tracks when he heads the entry list for the UTV Drive Circuit of Ireland Rally over Easter weekend (A ...Continued

	Peugeot 908 at Sebring Team Peugeot Total made history with a dominant 1-2 victory at Sebring in Florida. The 908 HDi FAP is the first French car to win since the Sebring r ...Continued

Newly-independent Saab Resumes Car Production · Production resumes at Saab Automobile’s Trollhättan plant · First cars manufactured by Saab as an independent company ...Continued

MOTORSPORT IRELAND CORK M C QUALITY HOTELS WEST CORK RALLY AT CLONAKILTY March 21/22, 2010 1 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Imprez ...Continued

IRISH MOTOR RACING SEASON STARTS AT KIRKISTOWN FIAT Abarths top the bill at Kirkistown, Co.Down on Saturday 27th March for the opening car race meeting of the 2010 season, organised by the 500 Moto ...Continued

EDDIE PETERSON WINS HEWISON TROPHY FOR RECORD SIXTH SUCCESSIVE SEASON HEWISON AUTOTEST CHAMPIONSHIP 2009/10 – POSITIONS AFTER 14 ROUNDS (out of 15) (best 12 to count): 1 Eddie Peterson (Mini Special) 293 ...Continued

	TOYOTA IRELAND SPONSOR KATIE TAYLOR Toyota Ireland will provide a Toyota Auris to double World and four times European boxing champion Katie Taylor for the next three years as she prepar ...Continued

F.1 FOCUS ON SCHUMACHER and MERCEDES The 2010 Formula One season finally gets underway in Bahrain and marks the return of a Mercedes-Benz works team to the sport for the first time in 55 ...Continued

	Mazda feature in 2010 Reliability Index Survey carried out by Warranty Direct · Mazda features in top three of most reliable manufacturers according to Warranty Direct’s Reliability Index · Reliab ...Continued

TOYOTA TOP FEB. SALES Toyota reached number one in the Irish Passenger Car market in February, selling 1,770 passenger vehicles for a 14.46% share of the market. ...Continued

	McKenna US Bound! Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year 2009, Patrick McKenna has signed to race in the US F2000 series with Cape Motorsports. ...Continued

	ALMC Stages Set to Discover Ireland ALMC Motor Club has teamed up with Discover Ireland to promote the 2010 ALMC Stages Rally which takes place on Sunday 18th July. This year’s stages ra ...Continued

	KILLARNEY HONOUR RALLY ACE At a Civic Reception in the Council Chambers, Killarney Town Council honoured local man Paul Nagle for his achievement in winning the Intercontinenta ...Continued

Spirit Motor Group expanded service facilities Spirit Motor Group, the Sandyford based Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo main dealer, has opened an additional service workshop to cater for the increasin ...Continued

Up To 75 Die Each Year in Work Related Crashes Guidelines Available to Assist Employers Up to one th ...Continued

Peugeot Announce Two New Dealer Appointments Peugeot announce the appointment of Castlepark Motors, Limerick and Windsor Airside, Airside Motor Park, Swords, Co. Dublin, to the Peugeot Dealer Net ...Continued

Mitsubishi Motors Ireland announces price reductions to the L200 and Grandis range Mitsubishi Motors has announced price reductions to the L200 Double Cab and Grandis 7-seater range. The Mitsubishi L200 pick-up t ...Continued

RALLY IRELAND NOT LISTED IN 2011 Motorsport Ireland have been advised by North One Sport, the global promoters of the World Rally Championship, that Rally Ireland has not been include ...Continued

	NIGHT STAGES SET TO RETURN TO THE CIRCUIT OF IRELAND RALLY A marathon 18 mile (29km) night-time stage will be run during of this Easter’s Circuit of Ireland Rally, the highlight of the 74th running of the worl ...Continued

'Ireland loses World Rally Championship round Big Event Task Force Needed - Senator Mac Sharry Senator Marc Mac Sharry has called for the immediate establishment of a ‘Big Event Task Force’ to ensure Ireland and in particular Sligo and the Nor ...Continued

GORDON NOBLE heads Circuit of Ireland organisation Tyrone man Gordon Noble, a well known figure in Irish motorsport, has been announced as Clerk of the Course for the Circuit of Ireland rally, taking p ...Continued

	NEW RACING SERIES FOR TEENAGE DRIVERS The a new racing series for 14-17 year old competitors, uses the popular Ginetta G20 Ginetta sportscar which previously supported the ...Continued

	Heavey announces Formula 4/Monoposto plans Leastone boss Paul Heavey has announced a plan to dovetail selected rounds in the UK Monoposto championship with rounds of the 750mc Formula 4 champio ...Continued

NISSAN ANNOUNCES FURTHER SCRAPPAGE DEALS Nissan have just increased their scrappage discounts by a further €1,000 on their qualifying range of new cars - €4,000 Scrappage Allowance on ...Continued

Peugeot Plan to Increase World Market Share Peugeot has announced its new Marque Plan, with three clear objectives: to move from tenth to seventh place in the World market by 2015, to establish ...Continued

	NEW AUDI A8 ARRIVES in MAY he new A8 arrive in Ireland in May. Pricing (ex-delivery) for the luxury A8 begins at €106,900 for the 4.2FSI (petrol) 372 BHP ...Continued

WORLD DEBUT FOR LEXUS CT 200h AT GENEVA MOTOR SHOW Six months after revealing the LF-Ch concept, Lexus will unveil its new CT 200h model at the Geneva Motor Show. The CT 200h will be the ...Continued

ROAD DEATH CLAIMS · Over a quarter of all accidental death claims were as a result of Road Traffic Accidents – Irish Life Claims Survey Reveals ...Continued

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS launches new website! MERCEDES GP PETRONAS is proud to present the team's website at www.mercedes-gp.com There is already fantastic interest in this year ...Continued

OECD REPORTS IRELAND MAKING SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS ON ROAD SAFETY Ireland now ranked 10th safest country out of 27 OECD countries world wide The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has thanked road users i ...Continued

	Renault Ireland announces Credit Renault Finance Package Renault Ireland has announced the introduction of CREDIT RENAULT, which on top of their very affordable prices, now enable them to offer customers a c ...Continued

TOYOTA IRELAND PRIUS RESPONSE Following on international reports regarding brake performance on current generation Toyota Prius, Toyota Ireland has issued the following statement: ...Continued

	CITROËN SPONSOR IRISH TARMAC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 Citroën has announced its title sponsorship of the 2010 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship (ITRC), which started at the Galway International Rally (5th - ...Continued

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Mazda Motor Ireland appoint four New Dealers Mazda Motor Ireland has appointed four new Mazda Dealerships. Each Dealership will offer the full range of Mazda sales, finance, repair and after s ...Continued

ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS CONFIRMS FURTHER DETAILS FOR RR4 New 6.6 litre turbo charged V12 engine unique to Rolls-Royce New 8-speed gearbox Engine power upwards of 500bhp ( ...Continued

Ford Ireland calls for 'scrappage scheme' “The CSO figures confirm that the industry is in freefall. The government needs to act urgently to save the thousands of jobs that are supported by ...Continued

HB Dennis Sell Imported UK Cars One of Ireland’s longest-established companies, HB Dennis Motor Group, is selling guaranteed quality, low mileage UK used cars of all leading makes di ...Continued

PSA Peugeot’s Electric Vehicle Strategy Shifts into High Gear PSA Peugeot is stepping up implementation of its electric powertrain development projects with the support of dedicated partnerships, in a commitment ...Continued

RSA & Gardaí Issue Road Safety Appeal for St. Patrick’s Day Campaign to target Drink Driving As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána a ...Continued

OPEL LAUNCHES GUARANTEED TRADE-IN OFFER ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Opel's Guaranteed Trade-In Offer on selected new Opel Commercial Vehicles offers customers a minimum guaranteed trade-in of: €5, ...Continued

Mazda launches Incredible Customer Retail Promotion permanent tsb Finance Ltd has been announced as the new finance provider for Mazda Motor Ireland. Mazda Financial Services, as a trading name o ...Continued