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Car Ownership: 9 out of 10 of us could not live without a car.
92% of Irish drivers feel that their car is “essential to their life” according to a survey carried out by insurers 123.ie. That’s the average figure, and while...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Does car safety really sell?
You've probably never heard of Qoros. It’s a Chinese car brand, jointly owned by Beijing-based Chery Automotive and the government-backed Israel Corporation. I...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Car buying - the run-down on run-outs
A curious anomaly popped up the other day when it seemed that a handful of Peugeot 307's had been registered in January. Hang on though, wasn’t the 307 disconti...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Car sales going East. Is the West falling out of love with the car?
Recent trends show that the growth in car sales is going East. This articles asks is the West falling out of love with the car. It is generally accepted that w...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
New car sales January 2014 reach highest levels since 2008
New car sales January 2014 are up 32.6% when compared with January 2013 The latest figures from Motorcheck.ie for new car sales January 2014 show the Irish mark...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
downsizing your car? Not just smaller; better.
A recent spin in the rather impressive new Hyundai i10 has got me thinking – we should all be buying smaller cars. Downsizing your car was supposed to have beco...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Want a diesel car? Buy one now before they get too expensive
The good news is that things seem to be looking up a little for 2014. According to just about everyone you speak to in the Irish motor industry, while the year...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Safety 1st Motoring
Safety 1st. There was an unfortunate confluence of events as we moved into the final days of 2013. First, and most worryingly, came news that 28 more people wer...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Why now could be the time to go electric
Rather like a broken Boeing, electric cars have conspicuously failed to take off. We were promised that, by the end of this decade, ten per cent of the cars on...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Overall registrations in 2013 bolstered by 25% increase in Used Car Imports
New car sales for 2013 down 6.4% But with used car imports up 25% year on year, experts say we need to be vigilant when buying used cars The latest figures fro...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
New Car Sales Down 22% in November
Whilst imports continue to rise in a buoyant used car market. The latest statistics from the Motorcheck.ie New Car Index shows that sales for new cars this Nove...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Long Term Test Drive: Hyundai i40 Tourer
I think we can safely call Hyundai a mainstream brand now, can’t we? Where once the Korean giant was prolific in a 'bargain-basement' sort of way, it has in the...
by Shane Teasky
12 years ago
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