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Mercedes-Benz holds the top spot for the most recalled car brand of 2018
Although Mercedes-Benz is the best selling luxury car brand in the world, it also holds the accolade of being at the top of the list of most recalled car brands in 2018. Although these are very expensive cars and out of reach for most car buyers but they don’t often deliver the kind of dependability luxury car buyers might expect....
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New learner driver rules came into force Saturday 22 December 2018
New learner driver rules have come into force since Saturday which will mean that from now on if learner drivers use their cars unaccompanied they could potentially get a jail term. The new law on unaccompanied drivers came which came into force will also mean that car owners could also face fines or jail terms if they let learner drivers...
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Uber Resumes Testing Their Self-Driving Vehicles
Uber doesn’t really have a choice but to resume its testing of their self-driving vehicle as Waymo and GM have taken the lead with their autonomous vehicles. Uber is starting up its autonomous vehicle test program once again after an eight-month break, due to the company pausing its self-drive program back in March when one of its autonomous vehicles struck...
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UK car manufacturing at its lowest level in over a decade
UK car manufacturing has declined by 20% in November and this trend is revealing that the industry is at its lowest level in over ten years. This massive drop in manufacturing underscores the great fears that are looming mainly due to Brexit. November was the worst month in a decade in most of Britain’s car factories, with a combined drop...
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Gardaí Get New Patrol Cars For Christmas
An Garda Siochána has been given a big Christmas present in the form of new traffic corp vehicles which you will see around Ireland this festive season. The vehicles have been allocated to aid in the prevention of drink-driving. The Guards and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have appealed for all road users to act responsibly and safely on the...
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BASF is working to make darker cars more visible to lidar
BASF is a German chemical corporation and is the largest chemical producer in the world. This chemistry giant is changing the way paint is formulated specifically to eliminate materials that absorb lidar. Lidar is probably the most critical technology which is currently utilised in the drive to develop autonomous cars. BASF wants to make the paints highly reflective to that...
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Irish State Spent 1m On Cars For A Select Group Of Drivers In 2017
According to new figures provided by the Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan, the Irish State Spent over 1m on cars for a small select group of government officials and their drivers in 2017. The budget for State cars and drivers was for high officials such as the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, President Michael D Higgins and other high-ranking government and state...
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Volkswagen is storing 300000 diesels at 37 facilities in the United States
A recent court filing shows that Volkswagen has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through mid-February. Volkswagen is keeping the cars in 37 secure storage facilities around the US. One storage area includes a shuttered suburban Detroit football stadium, a former Minnesota paper mill and a desert graveyard near Victorville, California. A spokeswoman...
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Top-Tips To Avoiding Used Car Scams
Avoiding Used Car Scams With so many used car scams out there, you have to really have your wits about you when searching for a second-hand car. Used cars are always a cheaper alternative to leasing a car and certainly far cheaper than buying a car. There are, though, some negative things we all need to watch out for when...
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What will be Ireland’s Best Selling Car of the Year?
The Nissan Qashqai is running a close second to the Hyundai Tucson to becoming Ireland's Best Selling Car. It would seem that with the pre-registered Qashqais will take the Nissan to the top spot in the race for the title to become Ireland’s best-selling car. Nissan is strategically seeking to boost its sales numbers by pre-registering Qashqai SUVs before the...