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Most Popular Cars in Ireland for October 2018
Car Market Overview for October The MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Market Overview report for the month of October 2018 shows that of the top ten used cars sold by Independent car dealers in Ireland, the number one best selling car was the Volkswagen Passat. When it came to Franchise dealers, of the top-ten used cars sold, the number one spot again went...
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Ford Issues Recall For 1.5M Cars Which Could Just Stop Running Without Warning!
Ford in North America has issued a recall for approximately 1.5 million cars. The issue is related specifically to the Ford Focus models between the years 2012 and 2018 due to an issue with a malfunctioning canister purge valve. The malfunctioning part could potentially cause the cars to stall and increase the risk of a crash. The Ford...
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Dyson car to be built in Singapore
Dyson, the vacuum cleaner manufacturer is developing its own vehicle. According to the CEO, Jim Rowan, the new Dyson car will be built in Singapore. Construction of the Dyson car will begin in December and the construction of a new factory is planned for completion in 2020 culminating in the launch of the Dyson electric vehicle in 2021. Some had...
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No Escape For Road Traffic Offenders On Both Sides Of The Irish Border
When it comes to traffic offences, a unique challenge for Ireland is the fact that we have a land border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. With a border comes the added complication of drivers from both jurisdiction crossing the border and committing road traffic offences in another State. With the land border on the island of...
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Apple Self-driving Cars versus Google Self Driving Cars
Apple v Google A huge question being asked by experts at the moment is why are Google's’ Waymo self-driving cars involved in far more accidents than Apple's? This has come up for consideration since an Apple self-driving car was involved in a minor accident this week even though there was a human driver in the car. This is only...
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How does the Finance Bill 2018 affect motoring in Ireland?
New Finance Bill 2018 Following the budget a couple of weeks ago, the first draft of the Finance Bill 2018 has just been issued. This draft bill confirms some of the main points the Minister outlined in the budget speech pertaining to the motor industry. During his speech on 9th October, Paschal Donhoe outlined that there would be a...
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Tesla cars get a big update
Tesla cars got a big update a few days ago. There has been some hype about this update for the past few months in the Tesla drivers world and version 9.0 has been rolled out by the Autonomous EV company. Even though this has been a well-anticipated update, they have withheld one of the bigger expected features, the one that...
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Hard Brexit May Set Back UK Motor Industry 25 Years
European car manufacturers and parts suppliers have given a dire warning to the British that if there is a hard Brexit it may set the UK motor industry back 25 years. The warnings came from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, European Association of Automotive Suppliers, Brembo Brakes and BMW They are contending that a No-deal Brexit will cause disruption...
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Germany recalls 100,000 Opel cars in diesel scandal investigation
Just hours after the Opel headquarters was raided by German authorities, Germany’s Transport Ministry has issued a recall of almost 100,000 of Opel cars on Monday. The German Government suspects that some of its diesel-engine cars were equipped with software designed to manipulate emissions. Opel Germany has acknowledged that public prosecutors from Frankfurt raided and searched...
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NCT Contract Up For Tender
NCT (National Car Test) contract worth €650 million up for grabs for ten years from 2020 to 2030 The company which operates the test at the moment is Applus. Last year they made profits €6.5 million in profit last year, down 20% from 2016. The National Car Test contract is worth €650 million to the successful bidder. The Road...