Thursday 4th of February 2010 11:13:17 PM
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With the news that Germanys new car sales have hit there lowest in nearly 20 years, it is time to examine what
true gains are made via scrappage schemes in various countries.
The fall in Germany came about after the withdrawal of their own scrappage scheme and this might not be an
unexpected event. In order to explain the fall, and the possi... read more |
Tuesday 2nd of February 2010 08:24:24 PM
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It seems the new dublin speed limit is causing a huge amount of anger from both the public and politicians alike. Make no mistake, this is complete insanity and it should be stopped. At some stage our representatives in government must stand up to the beginnings of this complete Nanny state behaviour.
As adults we should be able to make our own... read more |
Thursday 28th of January 2010 11:19:36 PM
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It has just been announced that Dublin City Council are to introduce a new flat rate 30kph speed limit. They are quoting all the usual justifications such as road safety, reduced congestion and making the city centre a nicer place to be but to be frank about it, it does not cut the mustard.
We think their aim is to contol the motorist speed b... read more |
Wednesday 13th of January 2010 07:03:10 PM
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There was a total fall of nearly 63% in new private car registrations for 2009, after December recorded a 28.9% fall.
So December 2009 only saw 474 new vehicles registered, compared with 667 for December 2008.
So oeverall this means that we have a 63% drop comapred with 2008, with 2009 posting 54,432 against 2008s 146,470
Another point... read more |
Tuesday 12th of January 2010 08:51:43 PM
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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has put the future of the Alfa Romeo brand under review
Alfa sales have been dropping and with the brand losing money, Marchionne is weighing up how best to refresh Alfas line-up possibly using Chrysler platforms.
"We need to work a lot harder on Alfa to make an intelligent decision that effectively prese... read more |
Tuesday 15th of December 2009 12:00:00 AM
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It seems Michael Schumacher has agreed to a €3.5 million to drive for Mercedes GP in
Formula One next season.
An unnamed source close to the seven-time world champion, has made the comments and claims
a one-year verbal contract has been agreed between Mercedes and the German.
The source claims that the discussion with Schumacher ... read more |
Tuesday 15th of December 2009 12:00:00 AM
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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. paid Saab a reported 1.4 billion Swedish crowns for the rights to the 9-3 and old 9-5.
Dagens Industri, a Swedish business daily, quoted an unamed source revealing the amount paid
and claiming the money was already in Saabs bank account by the end of last week.
"The purchase price is 1.4 bil... read more |
Tuesday 15th of December 2009 12:00:00 AM
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Ford will launch the European versions a facelifted S-Max and Galaxy in January.
A new turbocharged 2.0-litre motor, badged STCi, which delivers 200bhp and 221lb ft,
will take the S-Max to 62mph in 8.5sec which is over 2.0sec faster than the current 2.3-litre
model it replaces.
Power is up by 25 per cent than the outgoing engine, and ... read more |
Wednesday 9th of December 2009 12:00:00 AM
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The Irish scrappage scheme is open to new cars in the A & B categories.
So what are your options? What can you get to avail of the scrappage offer?
We have a selection of models that fall into the A & B groups. Check out our
VRT & Tax table for details
Cars by brand in the A & B groups: ... read more |
Tuesday 8th of December 2009 12:00:00 AM
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VW has taken a 20% slice of the Suzuki Motor Corporation if reports from
the financial world are anything to go by.
Suzuki does not usually come up in the major player conversations but its an
unassuming giant in the industry who builds 2.6m cars globally each year.
So what would VW want with their stake? Well it is understood that they ... read more |
Saturday 5th of December 2009 12:00:00 AM
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Vauxhall/Opel has made Welsh-born Nick Reilly its new president.
Reilly has been heading the restructuring of its Vauxhall/Opel operations
since former GM Europe president Carl-Pter Forster left last month.
This means that Reilly will leave his current position of Head of GMs
International Operations to become GMs Europe president.
In st... read more |
Thursday 3rd of December 2009 12:00:00 AM
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Audi has launched its new flagship, the A8. It will take on the other limos in the class, namely the BMW 7-Series, Mercedes S-Class and the Jaguar XJ.
As with the previous incarnations it is constructed with aluminimum and this lends to some very good fuel economy figures. There is a beautiful interior and some new cool gadgets on offer and Audi a... read more |
Wednesday 2nd of December 2009 12:00:00 AM
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Volkswagen has had its new Polo crowned as Car of The Year for 2010, beating 33 other contenders inlcuding the 6 other finalists in Madrid. The Toyota iQ ran it close but the Polo is officially Europes top dog for 2010.... read more |
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.."In certain circumstances, your brakes are your enemy. This was evident on the numerous news videos of drivers on icy roads in Ireland last week. When you see a video of a car sliding with wheels locked (we are talking slow speeds here, not emergency high speed braking), you can be
assured that the driver is panaicked and frozen stiff in the car, hanging on for some divine intervention to save the day. All too often it never comes and they end up sliding backwards, hitting another vehicle or ending up in the ditch.
The thing to remember here is, and this is important, is that when your wheels are locked, you have absolutely no control over steering the vehicle! The wheels are not rolling, therefore there is no chance of grip
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