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Patrick Elliott has made rather a habit of winning in recent times. Last year he clinched the Dunlop National Rally Championship with six wins. He started 2009 in a similar vein, winning the opening round in Birr two weeks ago. And on Sunday he added the latest success to his portfolio of wins with victory on the 2009 TF Royal Hotel and Theatre Mayo Stages Rally.

The 3008 is a compact and spacious vehicle, which Peugeot says represents a totally new offering in the car market.

The 3008 is a compact and spacious vehicle, which Peugeot says represents a totally new offering in the car market.

The 3008 is a compact and spacious vehicle, which Peugeot says represents a totally new offering in the car market. It adds that it is aimed at sport-loving couples, modern families, senior citizens and active young people, who desire a type of car, which does not fall into the existing categories of hatchback or MPV. 

A construction company was convicted and fined €2,000 at Ballina District Court on Tuesday after one of its vans was in use without tax or NCT — with the company already having 17 convictions of a similar nature.

A man from Lithuania who lost control of his defective car and crashed into an oncoming car was disqualified from driving at Ballinrobe District Court last week.

New car registrations in March were down 64 per cent on the same month last year, according to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). Just 7,811 new cars were registered in March, compared to 21,590 for the same month last year.

At the New York International Motor Show today, the new Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2009 World Car of the Year.

At the New York International Motor Show today, the new Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2009 World Car of the Year. The Volkswagen Golf VI was chosen from an initial entry list of 51) entries nominated by 59 World Car jurors from 25countries throughout the world. Padraic Deane represents Ireland on the prestigious World Car of the Year jury.

Every now and then a car that offers a different perspective comes along. The new Peugeot 3008 Crossover is the latest example. Peugeot place it at a crossroads among an SUV, an MPV, and a hatchback, which probably is not too far off the mark. Yet, that does not even paint the full picture. You see, if you or I were to picture our favourite model in each of those segments and try to roll them into one vehicle, I bet we couldn't, and that why this new car is more than a crossover.