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It’s time to start picking our best buys from the current crop of cars on the market
Ford
Ford’s new Capri is little more than a soulless crossover
The car giant had a great opportunity to showcase its skills – instead it delivered an exercise in cost control
New EVs: What’s coming to the market soon?
The variety of new electric cars is expanding fast – here’s our pick of models coming down the road
Can the Ford Explorer arrive late to the EV party and still impress?
Brand’s second EV has excellent all-round electric performance and frugality, but it lacks a sense of fun
Story of car assembly in Ireland takes a curiously personal turn
Bob Montgomery’s comprehensive history of car making in the State is required reading for any Irish car nut
China’s sub-€20,000 electric car is coming to Europe
EU anti-subsidy investigation is unlikely to extinguish the threat of a cheap BYD car that includes rotating touch screen and wireless phone charging
Stalling EV sales in Europe could mean plug-in hybrids will be around for longer
Ford and Volkswagen may extend the life of combustion-engine models
Irish electric car purchases dip again, as diesel sales rise
Sales of EVs in Ireland have dropped 14.2 per cent in the first three months of the year, even as the new car market increased overall
The US Chips Act has not only been a success - it’s sparked a multibillion-dollar investment boom
More than halfway through its incentives spending, the US will have far greater scope to manage shocks
Drive to subscribe: Irish firm hopes to get motorists to rent EVs by the month
Claiming to be an Irish first, DCEV's subscription service lets you swap your EV car after 30 days
Chinese electric cars power ahead of ‘inferior’ US rivals
Better performance and affordability are driving the market Beijing’s way, according to battery materials maker Umicore
Was Toyota’s bet on hybrid cars right all along?
Japanese automaker’s stance on limited appetite for fully electric vehicles is being reassessed
Ford’s secret mission: cheaper electric cars to woo EV holdouts
As a ‘skunk works’ unit works on creating an affordable platform, could this be a new Model T moment?
Global stocks slide as investors fear big tech stocks may miss targets
Ryanair was down 0.5% as the airline gave up some of the 4% gain it made on Monday despite reporting lower profits
Every new electric car coming Irish showrooms in 2024
The electric car market is set to explode this year, with new – and, crucially, more affordable – models arriving
The 50 best cars for 2024 - and the winner is ...
We reveal our top 10 cars for next year and why they are the best
The 50 best cars for 2024 – in reverse order: 50 to 31
We list our choice of the top 50 new cars buyers should consider for 241 registrations - and why
Will an EV end up costing more or less than a petrol or diesel car?
From insurance and fuel to up-front purchase costs and depreciation, motorists need to carefully weigh the financial pros and cons of EV ownership
Carmakers step up EV discounts in bid to stem global demand slowdown
Sharp deceleration in sales growth as mainstream buyers’ appetite proves weaker than expected
Shares sink as workers push for a greater share of the pie
Labour costs account for 76% of company costs, so strikes could lead to lower profit margins
European stocks struggle after ECB decides to press pause
Dublin’s Iseq index shed close 0.8% on Thursday
Ford’s Tourneo isn’t a car, but it might be the most practical not-car you can buy
Based on the new Transit Custom, the nine-seat Tourneo bristles with tech and practicality
Ireland’s house prices, earnings and favourite cars, from the 1970s to today in six charts
Central Statistics Office releases data on Ireland’s 50 year membership of the EU
‘It’s pretty much my life savings’: A former punk, a Frank and Walter and a Ford factory musical
Kevin Fitzsimons is hoping that Twin Flames, set around the Marina in Cork and the old Majorca ballroom in Crosshaven, will sell out its eight-night run
Joe Biden joining a picket line was a landmark moment in US’s year of strikes
Worldview: Success of striking carworkers in the new economy will be closely watched and applauded by trade unionists internationally
Biden’s backing of striking US car workers could come back to bite him
Critics contend that by his pro-union sentiments the president effectively egged on industrial action
Huge valuation for Vietnamese maker of electric car with awful reviews makes no sense
Shares almost quadrupled last Tuesday, valuing the company at almost as much as Ford and General Motors combined
Would you trust this AI to sell you a second-hand car?
Artificial intelligence could affect the car industry in countless ways, including making humans redundant
Government’s handling of EV grants system ‘shambolic’ says Ford boss
John Manning says the various grants and incentives are being used as ‘political footballs’
Green retrofitting can be cheaper and less disruptive than replacement
Climate crisis demands action and there are alternatives to new buildings and machines
European stock markets edge lower after mixed bag of company earnings
Aer Lingus owner IAG was the biggest gainer on the FTSE 100 index
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