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RSA and Motorsport Ireland calls on all Motorsport Enthusiasts to “Keep the Race in its Place” at the Donegal International Rally The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Motorsport Ireland, in association with Donegal Motor Club who are organisers of the Donegal International Rally ...Continued

	The All New Toyota Corolla On sale from July 31st The all new Toyota Corolla goes on sale from July 31st, 2013. This is one of the most important new arrivals of ...Continued

	MAZDA MX-15 WORLD RECORD Mazda set a new entry in the Guinness Book of World Records TM during the big MAX-5 2013 event on in Lelystad, Netherlands. A total of 683 Mazda MX-5’ ...Continued

	STP BIDS FOR LE MANS SUCCESS WITH IRISH TEAM STP bids for LMP2 success in the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race (June 22/23) with the Irish team, Murphy Prototypes. The Nissan V8-powere ...Continued

	FORMULA ONE VETTELL and RED BULL lead the 2013 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Sebastian Vettel holds a massive 36 points lead over Fernando Alonso ...Continued

Toyota Wins Best Global Green Brand for 3rd Consecutive Year. Toyota continued to confirm its consistent leadership for the third year running in this year’s annual Interbrand “Best Global Green Brands” report. T ...Continued

	FORD FOCUS '132' PRICE REDUCTION As part of Ford’s 132 registration promotional offers, the price of the most popular Focus model, the Focus Edge 1.6 litre diesel, has been reduced by ...Continued

	New Opel Insignia for Frankfurt Show debut A new Opel Insignia is due to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and will be followed with an Irish sales launch later this year. T ...Continued

	VW POLO LEADS WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP It's first year of competition the Volkswagen Polo R is the sensation of this year's World Rally Championship, scoring four wins out of the first s ...Continued

	NISSAN RESONANCE CONCEPT The Nissan Resonance is a concept to show future styling trends - but could in fact be a 'sneak preview' of the style of the new Nissan Qashqai to be ...Continued

	NISSAN JUKE - QUIETER and MORE ECONOMICAL Important revisions to the 1.5 dCi diesel engine of the popular Nissan Juke compact Crossover result in quieter running, more torque, CO2 emissions c ...Continued

	New SEAT Leon Sport Coupé from €18,645 in July The new SEAT Leon SC Coupé goes sale on July 1st with a starting price of €18,645 (ex-delivery). This is the Coupé version of the 5-door Leon, whic ...Continued

	NEW LOOK NISSAN MICRA Whilst the Nissan Micra retains the well proven overall design that has been so successful over 30 years and 6 million sales, the latest changes effec ...Continued

	ŠKODA Superb upgrade: new look for the top-of-the-line model Superb model prices reduced by up to €3,400 Extensive specification upgrade across the range The new Skoda Superb faceli ...Continued

	Opel’s 132 Summer Fest The Opel 132 Summer Fest celebrates the introduction of the new 132 registration plate in July. With Opel’s 132 Summer Fest running from 17th – 22nd ...Continued

	NEW NISSAN NOTE The new Nissan Note due later this year is a stylish 5-door hatchback with 1.4/1.6 litre petrol and 1.5 litre diesel engine options. ...Continued

	The All-New LEXUS IS 300h On sale from July 9th, from €37,780 (ex-delivery) The all-new Lexus IS 300h, 2.5 litre hybrid with 223bhp power output, goes on sale f ...Continued

	NEW 132 CAR REGISTRATION: FORD OFFERS 'OODLES' OF EXTRAS FOR JUST €132 To celebrate the arrival of the new 132 registration, Ford Ireland has announced ‘registration packs’ on its top-selling models to the value of up to ...Continued

	Ford Wins International Engine of the Year for Second Year Ford 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine wins “International Engine of the Year” for the second consecutive year Turbo-charged, direct-injection ...Continued

	SEAT Ibiza Cupra 180bhp 'hothatch' on sale in July for €22,875 (ex-delivery) Priced at just €22,875 (ex-delivery), the Seat Ibiza Cupra hothatch is several thousand Euro less than equivalent competitor models, yet matching them ...Continued

	100 year old Jack Powell receives his 41st Volkswagen from Tom Harvey Volkswagen in Thurles Local Thurles vet Jack Powell recently celebrated his 100th birthday and was presented with his 41st Volkswagen from Tom Harvey Volkswagen in Thurles ...Continued

	November arrival of the new BMW X5 The new BMW X5, one of the best-selling premium SUVs (or as BMW prefer - Sports Activity Vehicle), comes with more refinements for driving pleasure a ...Continued

	MOST POWERFUL EVER PRODUCTION BMW M5 AND M6 The most powerful production BMWs ever are the M5 and M6 with Competition Package featuring awesome power outputs of 575hp each between the four varia ...Continued

	Upgraded Ford Mondeo The all new Ford Mondeo is not due to go on sale until 2014, the latest upgrades and keen pricing on the current models are very attractive for motori ...Continued

	Kerry Rally Co-Driver Paul Nagle is Peugeot's New Brand Ambassador Killarney’s Paul Nagle, recently contracted to the Peugeot Sport Academy as co-driver to rally ace Craig Breen, has taken delivery of a new Peugeot 20 ...Continued

	DUBLIN MARATHON REVVED UP BY RENAULT ZE The 2013 Dublin Marathon and Race Series was officially launched by Maria McCambridge, the Irish National Marathon champion in 2012, and Joe Sweeney, ...Continued

	VW High up! now with added High Spec! The Volkswagen up! continues to dominate its segment in 2013 and remains the top-selling City Car. With some new specification changes the top-level H ...Continued

	NEW MITSUBISHI DEALER IN ATHY Mitsubishi Motors Ireland has announced the appointment of Maxwell Motors of Athy as a new Main Mitsubishi Motors Dealer for Sales and Aftersales in K ...Continued

Toyota is the world’s most valuable automotive brand Toyota reclaimed the top spot as the most valuable automotive brand in the BrandZ™ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2013. Toyota’s brand value sur ...Continued

	Paul Linders New President of SIMI Paul Linders, Dealer Principal of Toyota dealership, Linders of Chapelizod, Dublin 20 has been appointed as the new President for SIMI (Society of the ...Continued

	Fastest ever Audi Avant coming in July All new 3rd generation RS6 Avant now available for orders priced from €140,300 OTR Powered by V8 bi-turbo petrol engine with cylinder-on-dema ...Continued

	Mazda Ireland supports Bloom 2013 Mazda Ireland is the official car supplier at this year’s Bloom festival, taking place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin this June bank holiday weekend and ...Continued

	Frank Keane BMW Recognised For Excellence In Aftersales In the “Excellence in Sales” programme, an international competition for the BMW Group, Frank Keane Naas Road has been selected as the Irish winner fo ...Continued

	Reen’s Car Sales Rathmore and Peugeot Launch Kerry’s Biggest Cycling Club Reen’s Car Sales Rathmore, Main Peugeot Dealers for County Kerry along with Peugeot Ireland support the newly launched Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club. Th ...Continued

	PEUGEOT PIKES PEAK PROJECTILE Originally shown in black and white, the Peugeot 208 T16 now appears in its final colourful livery for the Pikes Peeak challange in Colorado, USA on J ...Continued

	SEAN O'BRIEN 'DEMONSTRATES' THE NEW KIA CAREN ! To mark the arrival of the new Kia Carens in Ireland, Kia Brand Ambassador Seán O'Brien visited Wicklow RFC for a photo call with some members of Wi ...Continued

	New Kia Carens Arrives in Ireland The new 2013 Kia Carens 78-seater MPV features the same economical 1.7D engine that also powers it’s Sportage stable mate. The Carens comes in a ch ...Continued

	June 15th arrival of new ŠKODA Octavia Combi June 15th is the launch date of the new ŠKODA Octavia Combi in three different specification variants, both manual and automatic transmission options ...Continued

	THE NEW MITSUBISHI ASX CROSSOVER The new Mitsubishi SX sports heavily revised front and rear styling, increased levels of standard equipment, improved economy and a uprated suspension ...Continued

	BMW named as Ireland’s most reputable company Automotive sector replaces Food Manufacturing sector as Ireland’s most trusted industry. BMW has been named the most reputable organisa ...Continued

	Continental Irish Van of the Year 2013 Category Winners The Ford Fiesta Van and Ford Ranger have been named Category Winners of the Continental Irish Van of the Year 2013 title by the Irish Motoring Writers ...Continued

	Ford Wins Award Double for Vehicle Dynamics Ford has won two awards for vehicle dynamics at the 2013 Vehicle Dynamics International (VDI) Awards: the Dynamics Team of the Year and Dynamicist of ...Continued

	Peugeot Supports Ride Out for Prems 2013 Peugeot Ireland has supported Ride Out for Prems 2013, an event designed to raise much needed funds for the charity, Irish Premature Babies. A group o ...Continued

2 Years Free Servicing on Honda Cars For a limited time only, Honda run a 2 Years Free Servicing promotion across the full range of new models, including the Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC dies ...Continued

	Wheels Couriers go Electric! – Trialling an Electric Van in Dublin Wheels Couriers, a Dublin based, nationwide Courier Company is currently participating in an EU funded project to assess the viability of light commer ...Continued

Toyota is No.1 for Governance Toyota is No.1 for Governance in Corporate Reputations’ Ireland RepTrak™ 2013 Survey Toyota Ireland has been voted No.1 in the governan ...Continued

	BREEN TESTS PEUGEOT 208 T16 As well as scoring three podium finishes in a row in the European Rally Championship, Craig Breen has been busy testing the new Peugeot 208 T16 which ...Continued

	MAZDA RETURNS TO PROFITABILITY • Mazda see considerable growth over coming fiscal year thanks to flourishing SKYACTIV model generation • European sales and market share up i ...Continued

	MICRA PINK WEEK at Nissan Dealers nationwide raises €82,700 for Breast Cancer Ireland An incredible 1,654 people took to their local Nissan dealerships over the space of a week to help Nissan raise €82,700 for Breast Cancer Ireland. ...Continued

	NIALL WALSH APPOINTED HEAD OF AFTER SALES FOR VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS & COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Walsh has been appointed to the position of Head of Aftersales for Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles. Walsh was Area S ...Continued

	The SEAT ‘Fix Crumlin’ Fundraiser Blasts Off SEAT dealers of Ireland aim to raise €10,000 for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin There’s a space rocket in town! To celebrat ...Continued

	SIGN UP OR GET INKED! Mitsubishi Motors and Dublin Ink have come together to raise much needed funds for children’s charity, To Russia with Love….but with a twist! ...Continued

	LAURENCE DARCY WINS DACIA SANDERO Laurence Darcy from Kilcock, Co Kildare beat off 9 contenders to win a brand new Dacia Sandero, Ireland’s most affordable car, on the KCLive Lunchtim ...Continued

	Kia Motors Ireland Renew Olympic Council of Ireland Agreement Kia Motors Ireland have renewed their partnership with the Olympic Council of Ireland through to the completion of the Olympic Games in Brazil in 201 ...Continued

	PEUGEOT GTi RETURNS Peugeot’s iconic hot hatch is back. The new Peugeot 208 GTi (right) is the spiritual successor to the iconic 205GTi (left) and is an exciting addition ...Continued

	A bulls-eye at SEAT dealer Michael Barrable Motors The Premier League of Darts came to Swords as three of the biggest names in International Darts arrived at SEAT dealer Michael Barrable Motors where t ...Continued

Honda Record Encouraging Sales start to 2013 First Quarter figures for 2013 show an encouraging start to the year for Honda in Ireland and across Europe. At 40,499 units, Honda’s European sales v ...Continued

	Renault is back in Galway as Bradley Motor Works Announced as New Renault Dealer Renault is back in business in Galway as Bradley Motor Works has been appointed main dealer in the county. Based in Renmore on the Dublin Road, next ...Continued

DISCOVER IRELAND’S PEAKS WITH LAND ROVER AND THE IRISH RED CROSS This April, Land Rover has joined forces with the Irish Red Cross for Ireland’s brand new charity adventure the Sunrise Summit Challenge. Simultaneous ...Continued

Michael Grant Motors in South Dublin is latest Dacia dealer Michael Grant Motors on Strand Road in Dublin 4 is the latest Dacia dealer. Michael Grant and his nephew Mike were recently appointed R ...Continued

	Audi A3 and S3 saloons set to take premium Irish motoring to a new level The new Audi A3 saloon models will be available for order this summer, closely followed by the 300HP, quattro all-wheel-drive S3 version. The firs ...Continued

	NEW CITROËN C4 PICASSO: THE TECHNOSPACE The new Citroen C4 Picasso will be launched in Ireland in the third quarter of 2013 New C4 Picasso is based on the EMP2 (Efficient Mo ...Continued

	ADVANCED ALL-NEW FORD KUGA SUV The all-new Ford Kuga which has arrived in Ireland is the most technologically advanced car that Ford has ever launched in Europe. The ...Continued

	NEW FORD FIESTA The latest Ford Fiesta comes with lots of new technologies including voice-activated in-car connectivity system Ford SYNC, Active City Stop and the Eu ...Continued

New Classes and Live Streaming to feature at Mondello Park Season Opener Mondello Park's Car Race season starts this weekend, with a packed seventeen race programme run by the Irish Motor Racing Club taking place over Satur ...Continued

	Unbeatable Bespoke Offers from Audi Ireland The Audi Bespoke Sales Event is taking place at Audi dealerships across the country, offering motorists the opportunity to avail of exceptional savin ...Continued

	Mazda6 wins Prestigious Red Dot Design Award The all-new Mazda6 has been honoured with a 2013 Red Dot award, the internationally-recognised accolade for outstanding product design. ...Continued

SEAT bucks industry trend with a strong start to 2013 SEAT Ireland report a strong start to the year with an increase in sales of 84.5% during the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the same period last ...Continued

MITSUBISHI MOTORS ANNOUNCES THREE NEW DEALERS Mitsubishi Motors Ireland has recently appointed three new main Mitsubishi Dealers, providing four new sales and service outlets. The a ...Continued

TOPAZ OUT OF DONGEAL INTERNATIONAL RALLY AFTER 2013 News of the withdrawal of Topaz sponsorship of the Donegal International Rally (after this year's event on June 21sr/23rd) came just days after the de ...Continued

	The new VW Golf is voted ‘World Car of the Year 2013 The new Volkswagen Golf is voted ‘World Car of the Year 2013’ - announced at the New York International Auto Show. In giving their reasons for the aw ...Continued

	Wonder Woman-inspired Kia Sportage World’s most iconic female super hero pairs with Kia’s capable and stylish crossover to raise awareness for “We Can be Heroes” giving campaign. ...Continued

	Easter Stages Rally Cancelled The Triton Easter Stages Rally, due to take place across Counties Down and Antrim, is cancelled due to the severe weather conditions The rally was t ...Continued

	CONTESTANTS FIND THEIR VOICE AT FRANK KEANE VOLKSWAGEN While staff at Frank Keane Volkswagen on the Long Mile Road were busy selling cars, local Voice of Ireland contestants Ray Scully and Andy Mac Unfriad ...Continued

	NEW FROM KIA IN KOREA More new cars from Kia in Korea at the Seoul Motor Show. The Kia Optima gets new front and rear styling, new seats, new levels of spec ...Continued

	KIA CUB CONCEPT Yet another Kia Concept is the Cub, a compact 4-door coupe on view at the Seoul International Motor Show. The Cub is less than four m ...Continued

	KIELY’S OF MALLOW APPOINTED MAIN SUZUKI DEALER Suzuki Ireland announce the appointment of Kielys of Mallow, Mallow, County Cork as a new Suzuki dealership with immediate effect. The ...Continued

	TONY HOWARTH – NEW MAZDA MD Mazda Motors Ireland announced the appointment of Tony Howarth, the company’s new Managing Director. Tony will re-locate to Dublin and begin his posit ...Continued

	AUDI PREMIUM REWARDS PROGRAMME Audi Ireland calls on customers to register at www.myaudi.ie Audi Ireland announce the launch of its new premium online customer rew ...Continued

	Audi Sligo named Audi Dealer of the Year Audi Sligo has been named ‘Dealer of the Year’ at the inaugural Audi Dealer Network Awards. The event which took place at the g Hotel, Galway on Frid ...Continued

	Hogan Motors and JJ Burke Car Sales are latest Dacia Dealers The Dacia Ireland network of dealerships has expanded to 22, with JJ Burke’s in County Mayo and Hogan Motors in County Clare the latest Dacid dealers. ...Continued

	Dacia Duster Scoops Top Online Ad Award The Dacia Duster, introduced to Ireland only eight months ago, has already scooped a Best Online Advertising Award at The Samsung Digital Media Awards ...Continued

	BeepBeep.ie Competition Could Win you €200 off your next Car Service Given the fact that Irish drivers change their cars far less often nowadays, and that a regular service history can increase the value of a car when l ...Continued

	May Launch for New Kia Carens - Lower, sleeker compact MPV with seven seats - Longer wheelbase delivers impressive interior space and versatility - 1.7D engine .C ...Continued

	KIA PROVO POINTS TO THE FUTURE The Kia Provo is a prototype or concept car that points to a future production model of a high tec sporty car. Based on the Rio chassis the car that a ...Continued

Slattery's Garage Do the Double at Peugeot Dealer Aftersales Awards Peugeot held their annual Aftersales Conference recently at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin, attended by 80 Parts Managers and Service Managers fro ...Continued

	In fashion witb Michael Grant Renault Michael Grant Renault in Dublin 4 is the title sponsor of the 2013 DCU Fashion Show which takes place at The Helix on March 26th. Thi ...Continued

	Irish Boxing Hero Katie Taylor Renews Ambassador Deal with Toyota Ireland and Fronts New RAV4 Ad Campaign Toyota Ireland has extended its ambassador deal with Irish boxing hero Katie Taylor through 2016 and she will also front the advertising campaign for ...Continued

	Chance to Win Two Ford Fiestas in the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Draw for 2013 Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni and soccer legend Paul McGrath were on hand to launch the 2013 Monster Car Draw in support of the Gary Kelly Cancer S ...Continued

	New Generation Toyota Auris Van from €18,495 The new generation Toyota Auris Van is available from €18,495. The 5-door hatchback features a lower overall height and a dynamic exterior design maki ...Continued

	ALL-STAR URSULA JACOB LINES OUT FOR JJ BYRNE CAR SALES & CITROËN Wexford Senior Ladies Camogie All-Star Ursula Jacob recently picked up the keys of her new Citroën DS3 from JJ Byrne Car Sales, Ardcavan, Co. Wexford ...Continued

	PATIENT SAFETY INCREASED WITH NEW RENAULT AMBULANCE FLEET A fleet of new state-of the-art ambulances operated by Medicall are the first in Europe to be controlled by on-board tablet PCs to provide remote moni ...Continued

	NISSAN QASHQAI IS IRELAND'S BEST SELLING CAR According to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), the Nissan Qashqai Range has claimed the top spot in car sales to dat ...Continued

	Volkswagen Golf is European Car of the Year 2013 The Volkswagen Golf has been announced as the clear winner of Car of the Year 2013 award, with 414 points, ahead of the Toyota GT-86 (Subaru BRZ), 20 ...Continued

NEW JAGUAR F-TYPE V8 S SPORTS CAR RECREATES HISTORIC SPRINT TEST IN JABBEKE, BELGIUM Sixty years after Jaguar’s test driver Norman Dewis achieved a world record average flying mile speed of 172.4mph in a modified XK 120*. Jaguar return ...Continued

	THE CARE TRUST AND FORD LAUNCH IRELAND’S BIGGEST ANNUAL CAR GIVEAWAY For little more than the cost of a cup of coffee contributors have the chance to win 36 Ford Fiesta cars. Transporters full of new Ford ...Continued

	All-new SEAT Leon goes on sale SEAT Ireland has launched the new SEAT Leon on to the Irish market with a 12 model line-up which includes a choice of 1.2-litre TSI petrol (86bhp and ...Continued

	RENAULT IRELAND IS FIRST MANUFACTURER TO ANNOUNCE 5 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY ACROSS ITS ENTIRE RANGE Renault Ireland has announced that from 1st March every passenger car and light commercial vehicle ordered will come with a 5 year unlimited mileage w ...Continued

	NEW VW GOLF GTi Volkswagen invented the hot hatch with the original all singing - all dancing Golf GTi of 1976. Following the first viewing of the new Golf GTi at t ...Continued

Toyota’s March Promotion Offers 3 Year’s Free Servicing or 5,000km of Free Fuel on Passenger Vehicles Toyota Ireland is offering three years free servicing or 5,000km ...Continued