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New car registrations were up 28 per cent (2,571) last month when compared to October 2014 (2,011). New car registrations for the year are currently up 30 per cent (123,670) on the same period last year. Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) were down 13 per cent (1,206) on October 2014 (1,392), but year to date are up 43 per cent (22,848).

New car registrations were up 28 per cent (2,571) last month when compared to October 2014 (2,011). New car registrations for the year are currently up 30 per cent (123,670) on the same period last year. Light commercials vehicles (LCV), were down 13 per cent (1,206) on October 2014 (1,392) but year to date are up 43 per cent (22,848).

A report conducted by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry and DoneDeal has revealed a 21 per cent increase in car sales in Westmeath on this time last year.

The ESB has updated its ‘ecar connect’ app to give owners of electric vehicles the ultimate driving experience.

An interactive workshop for wheelchair users, which was held in Galway recently, will provide the HSE West with important feedback, according to the health authority.

As part of the this year’s Great Electric Drive, Research leader of the Unit for Social Software at Insight, (formerly DERI) John Breslin has received his BMWi3 electric car to begin his four month ecar trial. He is one of just 32 new ecar ambassadors chosen earlier this year, from 20,000 applicants across Ireland.

Mitsubishi Motors has launched their Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), calling it “game changing”. And as the first plug-in hybrid SUV available for Irish motorists, I suppose that comment has indeed some merit. And time will tell exactly to what extent this innovative model and smart hybrid technology influences buyers, writes Padraic Deane.

Mitsubishi Motors has launched its Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), calling it a game changing. And as the first plug-in hybrid SUV available for Irish motorists, I suppose that comment has some merit. Time will tell to what extent this innovative model and smart hybrid technology influences buyers.

The order books have opened here on Ford’s spacious and versatile new five-seat Tourneo Connect and seven-seat Grand Tourneo Connect.

The Irish car market is ripe for the introduction of a Swappage scheme as proposed by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) in its pre-Budget submission, according to vehicle data experts Cartell.ie.