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Henry Ford & Son 100 years in Ireland
Henry Ford & Son celebrate a century in Ireland One hundred years ago this year the Henry Ford established a Ford Motor factory in Cork City. In 2017, it will be one hundred years since the Ford Motor Company set up in Ireland and as part of the celebrations, Ford Ireland is planning a number of events and campaigns to...
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Total car sales 2016
Car sales statictics for 2016 Total car sales in 2016 - 140,000 Private new cars licensed for the first time - 142,688, an increase of 17.8% compared with the previous year. New cars registrations still below the most recent peak in 2007 when 180,754 new vehicles were licensed. Used car import market just under 70,000 imported - up by almost...
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UK car industry may go back to dark days of 1970s after Brexit
UK car industry may go back to dark days of 1970s after Brexit While the motor sector is generally in good health at the moment, some believe that the UK Brexit decision will have disastrous results going forward. Right now Britain’s automotive industry is as vibrant as a global manufacturing hub can be. For example, the Toyota plant at Burnaston...
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Irish motorists should get cheaper insurance cover from abroad
Irish motorists should get cheaper insurance cover from abroad An Oireachtas committee set up to tackle rip-off motor insurance in Ireland is to recommend changes be implemented as soon as possible. They maintain that Irish motorists should be able to get cheaper car insurance abroad. The Dail's finance committee is also critical of the "considerable" amounts of money which Irish...
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Dublin City rickshaws could be banned
Rickshaws could be banned in Dublin TAKE A WALK through the middle of Dublin City on any weekend and you will be hard pushed not to run into a rickshaw. It has just been revealed that Rickshaws in Dublin could be facing an all-out ban in the capital city. The National Transport Authority, the Department of Transport and Dublin City...
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New car sales up by 4.5% in the first ten days 2017
New car sales up by 4.5% in the first ten days 2017 Early 2017 indicators are showing that new car sales are up by 4.5% according to provisional figures. In the first 10 days of the new year, over 15,500 new 171 cars have been registered with Hyundai emerging once again as the top brand with 1,987 new registrations. Of...
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Proposed 30km/h speed limits for Dublin City
Dublin City Council is due shortly to vote on new proposals calling for more 30km/h zones across Dublin City AA Director of Consumer Affairs, Conor Faughnan, appeared on Today with Sean O’Rourke to clarify the AA’s position. He mentioned that the AA is supportive of the idea to introduce 30km/h zones around the city. It was pointed out that...
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Volvo self driving car being tested on real family
Volvo self-driving car being tested on real family Volvo has just revealed that it is conducting tests on autonomous vehicles by getting the assistance of an ordinary family. The four-person Hains family from Gothenburg, Sweden are perfect for marketing, of course, as they serve an important purpose. They are helping Volvo understand how non-engineers deal with self-driving technologies. Volvo Self-Driving...
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New Insurance database of fraudulent insurance claims
Fraudulent insurance claims database The government is compiling a new Insurance database of fraudulent insurance claims is on the way to tackle rocketing costs of premiums. The Cabinet has proposed that a national record of uninsured drivers be established as soon as possible after consideration of a report by junior minister Eoghan Murphy. Judges will have the responsibility to update...
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Mercedes-Benz Poised to Topple BMW as World’s Luxury Car King
Mercedes Poised to Topple BMW as World’s Luxury Car King Mercedes-Benz is rapidly overtaking it’s main German rival BMW in the race for the title of the world’s biggest luxury car brand and their sales momentum looks set to continue its upward trajectory through to at least 2018. There is now a surging demand for sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) including...