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Spotify ‘Car Thing’ streaming device for your car
Spotify 'Car Thing' Say hello to ‘Car Thing’, the new internet streaming smart player for your car from the popular audio streaming service, Spotify. The new compact streaming car player will bring you music, podcasts, news and entertainment on the go. Car Thing will simplify things for cars that may not have as good an infotainment system as other cars....
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Toyota develops their first all-electric SUV
All electric Toyota SUV The giant Japanese car manufacturer Toyota have launched their very first all-electric Sports Utility Vehicle, the Beyond Zero BZ 4X at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show. Up until now, Toyota has been somewhat sluggish in its push to bring about their first electric SUV. It is being built on a new EV platform that will be...
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Government halves PHEV subsidies to €2,500
PHEV Subsidy to be cut in half The government has announced they will cut in half the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle subsidy by 1 July 2021. Full electric cars will continue to have a subsidy of €5,000 while plug-in hybrid subsidy will drop to just €2,500. In addition to this, a subsidy cap will be introduced for all types of...
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UK car production soars as lockdown eases
UK car production soars According to the UK Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) there has been a massive year-on-year increase in UK car production levels compared to last year's industry wide shutdown. Many factories are now operating at almost full-capacity a year after the first lockdowns. This March saw a total of 115,498 cars manufactured. Comparing this with...
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The MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Car Market Report April 2021
Car Market Overview April 2021 During the month of April, the Nissan Qashqai was once again the best selling car sold by Independent dealers in Ireland. The Qashqai also came in third, fourth and sixth place. The ever popular Hyundai Tucson was in the second position on the leaderboard for Independent Dealer sales and this has not changed since the...
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BMW vehicle recall due to fears over fire risk
BMW Recall BMW has issued an urgent recall for more than 16,000 vehicles in Ireland due to a fire risk. A total of 16,195 cars sold here are affected here in Ireland. The recall notice was shared to the public also by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission earlier this week. The voluntary recall affects some models in 3 series...
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Apple will map Irish parks and pedestrian areas
Apple Pedestrian Mapping The giant technology company Apple is set to map all of Ireland’s park, plaza’s and pedestrian areas in a similar way to Google maps. Their goal, which was announced back in 2018, is to capture data and imagery in areas that are inaccessible to its fleet of mapping cars. The company plans to build its own Apple...
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Three people charged over €6 million ‘ghost broker’ scam
Ghost broker scam The two businessmen and an art teacher were charged over the alleged million euro ghost broker fraud motor insurance scam. It has been alleged that 10 insurance companies were conned by the fake brokerage into issuing about 2,500 false policies when they used the information supplied by the criminal fraudsters. Three individuals from the Blanchardstown and Lucan...
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Green light for self-driving cars on UK motorways
Autonomous cars on UK motorways soon The UK has become the first country in the world to announce that it will regulate the use of autonomous vehicles on UK motorways, albeit, at slow speeds. It won’t be long before British subjects see self-driving cars appear on UK public roads and this could happen as early as this year. The UK...
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Tesla under fire by Chinese State Media
Tesla China Tesla Motors has been attacked by Chinese State Media and has apologised for its treatment of their customers. One particular customer was so angry with Tesla that in protest, she jumped on the roof of a Tesla during the show wearing a T-Shirt alleging vehicles had “malfunctioning brakes”. As a result, the Chinese media went on the attack...