VW soon to have autonomous parking

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Using what is to date unique technology, the Volkswagen Group is currently testing autonomous parking at Hamburg Airport.

Based on a car park map, the Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles navigate their way to a parking space on their own. Orientation is provided for them by simple pictorial markers installed in the multi-storey car park. Its advantage is that this can be used in essentially any car park. The function is set to be available for the first customers in selected multi-storey car parks from the start of the next decade.

New Ford Focus on the way

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Ford has given a debut to its new Ford Focus, which it claims is its most accomplished and technically-competent Focus. It will go on sale here in July.

Ireland’s first driving school for children

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Tayto Park and Nissan have joined forces to open Ireland’s first driving school for children.

Renault Master a game changer for urban deliveries

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Renault Pro+ is broadening its range of electric light commercial vehicles/vans with the introduction of the Master Z E large electric van. Ideal for emissions-free access to city centres, Master Z E is well-suited to last-mile deliveries.

One third of vehicles broken into were left unlocked

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Unlocked cars are an invitation to thieves, according to latest figures from An Garda Síochána.

April showers will not dampen Bradley Renault used car offers

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Bradley Renault has announced offers on used Renault and Dacia cars for the month of April.

Opel Corsa GSi promises to be a sports star

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Opel says that the new Corsa GSi offers great precision for pure driving pleasure. And this is something that it is already impressively demonstrating in the midsize class, with the Insignia GSi.

Renault Ireland powering up at SEAI Energy Show

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Renault Ireland tells us in continuing its commitment to electric vehicles, it will showcase the new Kangoo ZE 33 van, the Zoe ZE 40 car, as well as the quirky electric Twizy at stand EV13 during the SEAI Energy Show 2018 at the RDS on April 18 and 19.

New Nissan Leaf driving demand for electric cars

Thu, Apr 12, 2018

Nissan says demand for electric vehicles is now at a new high in Ireland with hundreds of consumers putting down deposits to snap up the new Leaf model without even visiting a showroom to see or test drive the car. That is not something I would recommend.

Audi extends limited APR offer on premium models

Thu, Apr 12, 2018

Audi Ireland has announced it will extend its limited offer of 1.9 per cent APR across all Audi A3, A4 and A6 models, registered before April 30, 2018.

Honda Civic family is now complete here

Thu, Apr 12, 2018

The entire Civic range has now been totally reimagined with new engines, bringing the ultimate in power and performance with ‘Honda Sensing’ as standard across all models.

Skoda says ‘diesel is alive and doing very well’

Thu, Apr 12, 2018

Skoda Ireland has hit a record market share of 7.1 per cent for first three months of 2018. It says this marks the highest sales performance by the brand in Ireland, which saw 5,064 new vehicles delivered to customers.

The brand’s latest set of results solidifies its sixth position in the sales rankings, and Skoda’s performance is in stark contrast to the overall market performance.

Volvo XC60 named World Car of the Year 2018

Thu, Apr 12, 2018

The new Volvo XC60 mid-size SUV has been named World Car of the Year 2018, adding another accolade to Volvo’s growing list.

Three new Jaguar models show their pace in New York

Thu, Apr 12, 2018

Jaguar Land Rover showed three new vehicles at the New York Motor Show alongside the widest range in the history of the company.

New electric Master ZE van for Renault Pro+ line-up

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

Renault Pro+ commercial vehicles has unveiled details of its display of 13 vehicles on the stand at the CV Show next month, led by the Master ZE, the second all-electric panel van added to its range with deliveries starting before the end of this year.

Ireland’s first driving school for children!

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

Tayto Park, County Meath, and Nissan have joined forces to open Ireland’s first ever driving school for children.

Seat launches new ‘Cupra’ car brand

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

Seat is launching ‘Cupra’, a new brand with its own distinct identity.

Honda unveils the all-new CR-V

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

Honda revealed the European production version of the all-new CR-V at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show recently.

Kia Sportage hits five million global sales

Thu, Mar 29, 2018

Kia Motors is celebrating five million cumulative sales of its global best-selling Kia Sportage compact SUV.

Seat to launch new car every six months

Thu, Mar 29, 2018

Spanish car maker Seat, which is part of the Volkswagen Group, says that it is going to launch one new car every six months until 2020.

The first two vehicles will be the Seat Tarraco and the Cupra Ateca, which are going on sale at the end of 2018.

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