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2010 new generation Nissan Qashqai has arrived
Nissan’s popular mid-size crossover, the Qashqai, has undergone an extensive update to cement its position as the class-leading, pioneering alternative to the traditional hatchback in Europe.
Ford Focus sales confirm swing to diesel
Figures just released from the SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show that total car sales for the month were 16,464 - that is a 26 percent increase on the July 2007 figure.
Government continues daylight robbery of motorists
Successive governments have been taxing motorists far too heavily. We've been charged crazy levels of Vehicle Registration Tax on all new and imported used cars. VRT is applied as a high percentage of the vehicle's cost price with blatant double taxation then applied by adding Value Added Tax on top of the VRT. That's right - our government in its haste to plunder motorists further, actually taxes its own tax. Half of the price you pay for a new car in Ireland is tax.
Trucker owner fined more than €5,000
The owner of a heavy goods vehicles was fined more than €5,000 at Galway District Court this week for failing to have the proper carriers licence in place and failing to pay road tax.
Truck owner fined more than €5,000
The owner of heavy goods vehicles was fined more than €5,000 at Galway District Court this week for failing to have the proper carriers licence in place and failing to pay road tax.
Major swing to diesel family cars this year
More than 90 per cent of family cars being ordered in Ireland are now diesel, according to Ford Ireland chief Eddie Murphy.
Major swing to diesel family cars this year
Over 90 per cent of family cars being ordered in Ireland are now diesel, according to Ford Ireland chief Eddie Murphy. Figures show the CO2-based tax regime has brought about a sea change in the cars we are choosing to buy. According to the SIMI, diesels now account for 52 per cent of all cars sold, compared to just 32 per cent last year. However, Ford says this actually downplays the shift, as dealers are still disposing of large stocks of petrol models from before the tax change. “If you consider the orders we are taking, and take out the Ka- and Fiesta–size models, we’re looking at a mix of over 90 per cent diesel.”
Major swing to diesel family cars this year
More than 90 per cent of family cars being ordered in Ireland are now diesel, according to Ford Ireland chief Eddie Murphy.
