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Volkswagen claims that it is once again leading the way with innovative, efficient and cost effective, solutions for the future. BlueMotion is Volkswagen’s label for the most fuel efficient cars in the range. This technology, is now available here in the Passat. It breaks the 5.0 litre barrier, and comes with a standard start-stop system and it has a range of over 1,400 kilometres.

The new Lexus RX 450h hybrid goes on sale here this week. Lexus Ireland claim to have eight confirmed orders. With its low 148g/km CO2 emissions it is the only full-size all wheel drive to fall into tax band C (€302  Annual Road Tax).  

Yeti is the fifth and newest member of the Skoda family and it should go on sale here this autumn. Skoda says that it combines all the rugged strengths of a 4x4 with the practicality and running costs of a hatch, Yeti is a crossover vehicle that drivers will love to own.

The August Bank Holiday weekend in 2008 accounted for the second highest number of fatal collisions for a Bank Holiday period and saw four people lose their lives on Irish roads. Two of these drivers were in the 16 to 30 age group, so An Garda Síochána is appealing to all road users, and in particular young male drivers, to slow down and take care on the roads.

As car sales figures are set to fall to their lowest levels in more than 20 years, Ford has strengthened its market position, claiming 14.5 per cent of a market which is down 62 per cent from last year.

More than 70 cars and jeeps will go under the hammer next week at a liquidation car auction at the Tom Hogan Motors premises.

Audi and many other carmakers are consistently pressing forward to improve fuel economy and CO2 emissions. From late this year, the Vorsprung durch Technik brand tells us that it will redouble its efforts to boost range average fuel economy by 20 per cent by 2012 through the gradual integration of new technologies, including a new start-stop system and a new efficiency program built into the onboard computer.

As car sales figures are set to fall to their lowest levels in more than 20 years, Ford has strengthened its market position, claiming 14.5 per cent of a market which is down 62 per cent from last year.

A new solar-powered ventilation system that keeps a car’s interior cool with no need for the engine to be running has been developed by Toyota.

A fresh approach to the pricing of used cars together with the use of the internet have proven to be the secret weapon used by the Mordaunt Group in its attempt to fight off a slowing car market.