25,000 sales in January
New car sales for January hit just over 25,000 units, just 47 short of the same figure last year and no doubt supply issues contributed to this slight fall. Sales of vans were slightly up and sales of HGVs...
Seven Seater Electric
Mercedes have launched their latest electric car, the EQB and it will come with a seven seat option, one of the few electric options on the market with that many seats.
It joins the already launched EQA, EQC and van-based...
Electric start to Irish Car of the Year
The list of entrants for the 2022 Irish Car of the Year have been revealed and half of all eligible contenders are EVs or available in an all electric version. There has been a major upheaval in the last...
John Wall Retires
John Wall retired this week from Western Garages, having started there in 1973, bringing to an end a career of almost 50 years in the motor industry in Clare.
At the time, Western Garages was owned and run by his...
First electric Cupra is Born
The Born, Cupra’s first fully electric car, has just arrived with prices starting from under €39,000 excluding grants and delivery. Customer cars will arrive in early 2022.
It comes with a range of three power outputs with up to 231PS...
PHEV Grant Should be Reinstated – SIMI
It’s further good news this month with car sales up by just over 15% over the same period last year. Sales in October hit 2,646 in total and that translates o 103,253 new car registrations so far this year,...
EV6 is purpose built electric Kia
The EV6 is Kia’s first dedicated electric vehicle, which might seem strange given that they have been selling EVs for years but those previous designs were based on cars originally powered by internal combustion engines – petrol or diesel....
High Performance from Continental
Continental have just launched their latest high performance tyre, the SportContact 7, which will initially be available in sizes from 19 to 23 inches, although more options will be added to the range later this year.
The emphasis with this...
Tyres Linked to Road Deaths
This week is Road Safety Week with yesterday (Wednesday) marking Tyre Safety Day. It’s an opportune time to reflect on the fact that defective tyres are linked to 14 road deaths each year. They really are of critical importance...
Strong August Sales
Car sales proved to be strong again in August with 4,808 new cars registered, 25% up on last year and even 18% up on August 2019.
So far, over 96,000 cars have found new owners this year, better than anyone...
