Mercedes joins German rivals with €2,000 discount on cleaner carsMove follows similar announcements and discounts for Irish motorists by BMW and VWMon Aug 14 2017 - 00:19
BMW rolls out incentives for buyers to opt for cleaner carsGerman firm offers €2,000 off cleaner models to counter backlash over diesel emissionsFri Aug 11 2017 - 16:31
Joe Duffy Group reports 13% jump in profitsMotor dealer group is in the midst of €25m expansion that will add to its networkFri Aug 11 2017 - 05:10
VW to offer incentives for diesel owners to adopt cleaner modelsMove comes as VW executive pleads guilty in US courtFri Aug 04 2017 - 14:01
Proposed fixes for diesel engines illegal, says lawyer in VW casesOnly legal solution currently available is to ban affected cars from roads, lawyer saysFri Aug 04 2017 - 05:30
Business Today: German diesel scandal continues apaceIrish consumers face diesel tax hikes in budgetThu Aug 03 2017 - 10:54
Mercedes tweaks its luxury liner: the best just got betterThe latest S-Class does seem to have done enough to see off its rivals for nowWed Aug 02 2017 - 07:15
Car sales decline slows in July but trade looks anxiously to 2018Sharp discounts in UK diesel sales could lead to more importsTue Aug 01 2017 - 13:48
Personal contract plan subject of consumer protection studyAbout 33% of Irish people are choosing not to buy their car but rather pay for its usageWed Jul 19 2017 - 05:45
Customer protection agency launches car purchase studyCommission to examine experiences of consumers who opt for ‘complex’ PCP dealsMon Jul 17 2017 - 05:01
Volvo aims to prove its drivers are safer with new insurance offeringCar firm hopes to ‘reduce customers’ insurance premiums by demonstrating that Volvo cars are less likely to be involved in road accidents and collisions’Thu Jul 13 2017 - 11:52
No ordinary car, this motor has menaceCar review: The Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio may bear some resemblance to a family saloon, but its DNA is much closer to the Italian sports carsWed Jul 12 2017 - 07:00
Audi’s self-driving A8: drivers can watch YouTube or check emails at 60km/hAudi’s new A8 takes full control up to 60km/h but the rules of the road will have to change before you can use the latest systemTue Jul 11 2017 - 10:05
New 172 car registrations dip in first 10 daysHyundai out in front while its Tucson remains favourite among Irish buyersTue Jul 11 2017 - 09:57
VW rolls out its latest connected car offering to coincide with flagship’s arrivalNew Volkswagen Arteon has arrived in the Republic with prices starting at €43,295Tue Jul 04 2017 - 07:18
AA and UL research what connected cars will mean for Irish road usersIrish motorists to feed data into project as advances in car tech herald major changesWed Jun 28 2017 - 11:38
Where better to launch a soft-top Mercedes than on top of Mont BlancMercedes lauds the success of its E-Class over premium rivals from the mountain topWed Jun 28 2017 - 01:12
Hyundai adds a baby SUV to its mix with the new KonaKoreans plan to be the leading Asian car brand in Europe by 2021 - and the Kona will play a big part in delivering on this ambitionWed Jun 14 2017 - 15:51
Funky C3 Aircross brings Citroën into small-crossover marketNovember arrival aims to steal sales from Renault CapturMon Jun 12 2017 - 22:33
Premium pitch for VW Arteon raises eyebrowsBut it’s sleek and surprisingly spacious, which can’t be said for many of its premium rivalsMon Jun 12 2017 - 14:32
Best buys: Coupés and sports carsIf you like to drive, you need look no further than the BMW 2 SeriesWed Jun 07 2017 - 06:00
Best buys: Family saloonsMazda’s unimpeachable quality hard to beat while, Skoda, Ford and Toyota have much to offerWed Jun 07 2017 - 06:00
Frank Keane: ‘Guys say to me, ‘Why are you still working? You’re nearly 84’The long road from driving demo BMWs to Donegal to handing over the (car) keys to the next generationFri Jun 02 2017 - 05:58
The shortlist for ‘The Irish Times’ Innovation awards is revealedThe 21 finalists this year include teenage innovators with a new equine supplement and a device to control children’s online activityThu Jun 01 2017 - 07:05
Merrion Fleet bought by vehicle leasing arm of Société GénéraleNew owners ALD Automotive currently manage 1.4m vehicles in 41 countriesTue May 30 2017 - 18:55
Volvo opens ‘pop-up’ shop in Dundrum Town CentreCar firm hopes to reach consumers who are not visiting the suburban dealershipsMon May 29 2017 - 05:30
Volvo XC60 a big step forward as firm comes into its ownNew release improves on bigger XC90 as safety-conscious Swedes lead driverless revolutionFri May 19 2017 - 16:35
Volvo teams up with Google for Android-based in-car systemsChinese-owned carmaker to break with Microsoft platform on next generation modelsWed May 17 2017 - 15:48
A very smart VW Golf that’s fast off the blocksLong-term Golfers will struggle with the idea of buying a 1-litre petrol-powered version – but petrol is regaining popularityWed May 10 2017 - 05:41
Why Ireland should follow Norway’s lead on electric carsOil-rich nation sets the standard for promoting eco-motoring in EuropeWed May 03 2017 - 09:07
Opel Ampera-e: The answer to electric-car range anxietyNorway’s drivers – second to Californians in their love of electric cars – have ordered 4,000 from OpelWed May 03 2017 - 05:25
Worries for motor trade as new car sales fall 10% this yearToyota is best-selling car brand, but more buyers are looking to used importsTue May 02 2017 - 15:03
Reckon you know the future of mobility? Ted and BMW want to hear from youThose with brightest ideas will get to speak at Ted conference in New YorkWed Apr 26 2017 - 09:57
No post office will stay open unless people use it, says TaoiseachIndependent TD Thomas Pringle says An Post identified 265 post offices as non-viableThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Skoda set to bring vision of electric future to Ireland by 2019New crossover concept Vision E follows on from success of Kodiaq and should worry rivalsTue Apr 18 2017 - 13:40
‘Ford is a Cork company; it just has a large American branch’As the motor company marks its centenary in Ireland this year, we look back at the life of founder Henry FordSat Apr 15 2017 - 06:00
Seat: New broom in the boardroom and back in the blackDe Meo says the focus is on luring younger tech-savvy buyers to a range of cars that offer high levels of online connectivityWed Apr 12 2017 - 07:05
Car dealers investigated over clocked, crashed vehiclesConsumers who have been misled about a car are encouraged to contact the CCPCMon Apr 10 2017 - 15:01
Steep fall in new car sales reveals extent of problem for Irish motor tradeCSO figures suggest pre-registrations concealing troubled state of car marketFri Apr 07 2017 - 12:09
Seat starts its latest offensive with a sporty new IbizaNew supermini is built on the latest derivative of the VW Group’s award-winning platformThu Apr 06 2017 - 14:22
BMW’s new 5 Series: corporate mainstay puts its case at Mondello trackCan the new BMW hold off the challenge from the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?Wed Apr 05 2017 - 01:00
New Kia Rio lacks carnival razzmatazzFunctional rather than funky supermini misses a trick in market where styling is keyWed Mar 29 2017 - 07:35
Making cars: Life on the assembly line in Opel’s home townNearly 800 cars roll off the line each day as staff convert metal shells into shiny marquesSun Mar 26 2017 - 20:15
New Opel Insignia shows improvements at every turnThe lighter model really puts it up to rivals and manages to be very competitive in priceSun Mar 26 2017 - 20:05
Henning Dohrn of Audi Ireland: Steering towards a tech driven futureWhile self-drive and electric cars are imminent, people don’t want to buy cars onlineFri Mar 24 2017 - 04:25
Swedish minnow Volvo looks to lead with autonomous carsGame changer Hakan Samuelsson is betting big on the self-driving revolutionThu Mar 23 2017 - 05:46
Revolution in the air but it could take over a decade to arriveShows like Geneva are palaces of promises, mainly around electric and self-drive carsWed Mar 08 2017 - 04:15
Fine new metal revs up at Geneva motor showVolvo, Opel, Honda and Ford were among the majors showcasing cars to the industryWed Mar 08 2017 - 02:28
