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Ford Kuga Plug-in Hybrid
The All-New Ford Kuga Plug-in Hybrid SUV Is the Ford Kuga PHEV one of the best plug-in hybrid SUVs you could drive? Some think so. The Ford Kuga is a very popular compact Sport Utility Vehicle, more commonly known as an SUV. It first went on sale back in 2008 when it was built at the Ford plant...
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Lamborghini Aventador 10,000th Car Milestone
The Lamborgini Aventador Automobili Lamborghini has marked a major production milestone after completing their 10,000th Aventador. The celebration was marked when the Lamborghini SVJ Roadster rolled off the line at their Sant’Agata Bolognese factory. The Aventador has been around since 2011 when the first iteration of the coupé version Aventador LP 700-4 was debuted. ...
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Has Covid-19 driven up the value of used cars?
It was probably an unexpected result, but it would seem that the events surrounding COVID-19 may have driven up the value of your used car. There could be a few reasons for this, one being that many commuters want to avoid public transport and so opting to purchase a second-hand car. Others may be taking advantage of deals. ...
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Nissan Ireland issue a recall over child lock fault
Nissan Ireland has issued a voluntary recall on five of their models over a fault with the child lock. The manufacturer said in a statement that the “child lock on the rear doors could be faulty and it might be possible to open the door even when the child lock is activated” The recall notice affects the Nissan...
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Japan tests its first manned flying car
The Japanese company Sky Drive Inc. has successfully tested the country’s first manned flying car. The company conducted their first public demonstration at the Toyota Test Field on August 25. This was the first such public demonstration of a flying car in Japanese history. The Toyota Test Field in Aichi Prefecture is one of the largest test facilities...
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Motor industry calling for reduction in VRT
VRT is far too high in Ireland according to motor industry bosses Members of the Irish Motor industry are appealing VRT reduction as car sales take a plunge. The call has gone out to reduce VRT as New car registrations for August were down 4.2% (4,875) compared to the same month last year 2019 (5,088). The total...
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Traffic volume increases up to 16% as schools reopen
Traffic volume on Irish roads increases as schools reopen According to Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), traffic volumes have hugely increased compared to the past six months. Although, we are now seeing increased traffic on the roads, the volumes are still lower than this time last year. We have seen traffic rise significantly in the past week due...
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Car dealers trial green flashed number plates for electric vehicles
UK car dealers trial green number plates for electric vehicles The new plates being trialed by Nissan dealers in the UK have a distinctive green rectangle on the left-hand side of the plate to indicate that the vehicle is emission-free. The purpose of the trial plates is to give customers a preview of what they could look like...
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Tesla on autopilot crashes into police car as driver watches a movie
Tesla crashes as driver watches movie It seems hard to believe, but we have another Tesla driver who has caused a major collision while they do something stupid and dangerous behind the wheel. Tesla and it’s autonomous technology has suffered another setback because of this incident as the driver naively placed far too much reliance on the present...
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Coronavirus may have advanced automotive digitalisation by five years
The coronavirus lockdowns globally may have advanced the digitisation of the motor industry by five years. ASE Global revealed a key message to the the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) that key elements had gone digital during the Covid-19 lockdown. At the last VRA webinar on July 1, members were kept abreast of the latest developments in the industry...