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New car sales down 3.9% in first quarter of 2018
New car sales down New CSO (Central Statistics Office) figures show a total of 16,088 new private cars were licensed for the first time last month which, for the first time, was a fall of 6.4% compared to the same time in March last year. When comparing new private cars licensed for the first time in March 2018 to March...
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BMW opens new campus for self-driving cars
BMW has opened new a brand new campus for self-driving cars near Munich, in preparation for introducing its own self-driving car to the auto market. Germany has certainly been focused on the electric self-driving car market, with German companies holding nearly 50 percent of the patents in the world for driverless car technology. BMW is taking this vested interest a...
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The Shamrock: The Irish car that didn’t have the Luck of the Irish
The Shamrock Irish car that didn’t have the Luck of the Irish One critic called it, 'A small car wearing a big American car costume,'. Could this be one of the world's most collectable motor cars, albeit for all the wrong reasons? This is the Shamrock, a little known and probably the rarest Irish car which began production in Castleblaney, Co...
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Swaziland denies purchasing luxury cars for the king’s birthday
Swaziland denies purchasing luxury cars for the king’s birthday According to Swaziland’s Sunday Observer, dignitaries at the king’s party will be chauffeured in top-of-the-range BMW 740i sedans. According to reports from Africa, Swaziland’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport Principal Secretary Makhosini Mndawe has denied that the government bought a fleet of cars worth $7.5 million ahead of King Mswati...
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New book on Ireland’s Auto Manufacturing and Assembling History
New book on Ireland’s Auto Manufacturing and Assembling History - A rare insight into our motoring history: When 50 brands assembled cars here A new book is being released on Monday celebrating Ireland’s Automotive Manufacturing history. Ireland is not necessarily remembered for or even associate with vehicle manufacturing anymore but at one time it did indeed have an automotive...
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New Radar System for Flying Cars!
We have all heard of the expression, “flying under the radar” but have you ever considered that flying under the radar would be necessary in the very near future with the advent of flying cars in our cities? New object-detection technology proliferated after World War II when radar was used for the first time in real-world scenarios. In the beginning,...
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What should you consider when buying a used Car?
RSA Warning The RSA (Road Safety Authority) has warned buyers of used vehicles to be ultra vigilant when buying a used vehicle from an unscrupulous and untrustworthy dealer. These greedy individuals will go to any lengths to make a sale and they do not care if the car has been clocked or even worse unsafe. Some things to be aware...
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Interested in buying a used car?
Tip to buy a used car Are you interested in buying a used car? Every vehicle has a past, check if it has a future with MyVehicle.ie! Before you purchase a used vehicle, make sure you always run a history check with MyVehicle.ie, to avoid potential future problems associated with the car. We can provide you with a fair and...
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Things you should always carry in your car
Although we live in a small Country, it is still worthwhile always having certain items in your vehicle, just in case an unforeseen situation arises. We have listed the top 10 items that every vehicle owner should ensure they have in their car. Spare Tyre along with a Jack and Iron This you might say comes as standard within every...
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Northern Ireland New Car Sales Plunge
The latest Motor industry data from Northern Ireland shows that the new car market has dropped by 16.8 per cent in March. The Northern Ireland new car sales decelerated during March with 1,434 fewer new cars being driven off forecourts compared with the same month last year. The latest figures come from the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...