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Audi Ireland tells us its total sales figures for 2013 of 3,687 cars ensured a record Irish market share of five per cent.

Audi Ireland tells us its total sales figures for 2013 of 3,687 cars ensured a record Irish market share of five per cent.

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.

Ford got off to a flying start with new ‘132’ plate car registrations, the first ever mid-year number-plate change. The first 10 day figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that Ford is the leading brand in the ‘132’ July car market with 1,042 registrations, ahead of Hyundai and VW (637 and 604 respectively).

Volkswagen tells us that it has introduced a zero per cent finance offer across its range of passenger cars for a limited period.

Peugeot’s iconic GTi returns to Irish roads next month.

The Dacia Ireland network of dealerships has expanded to 22, with the news that JJ Burke’s in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, and Hogan Motors in Ennis, County Clare, have joined Ireland’s fastest growing car dealership network.

Hyundai, Ireland’s fastest growing car brand, has moved into fourth place on the Irish car market, ahead of other brands such as Nissan, Skoda, Audi, BMW, Renault, Peugeot and Opel.

Come and meet the shockingly affordable Duster at O’Briens Mullingar! Having taken the global car market by storm, the arrival of Dacia in Ireland is expected to shake things up.

I had a long phone conversation this week with an evangelist for electric cars. With fuel gone through the roof, and neither a domestic oil industry nor a domestic car industry to keep happy, Ireland ought to be the perfect location for electric cars.