Tech giant may be motoring towards Apple CarFirm reportedly poached large number of top car engineers to work on secret projectThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Geneva motor show: Opel Karl city car due this summerKarl hopes to lure small car buyers to the brand and is the latest in a major product offensive by the brandWed Mar 04 2015 - 15:40
Car giants welcome new rivals from the tech sectorAuto executives welcome idea of Apple and Google entering marketWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Car of the year 2015: how ‘Irish Times’ motoring editor voted and whyPassat wins car of the year but BMW 2-Series Active Tourer takes my top pointsWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Geneva motor show accelerates return to recoveryVeritable feast of high-end, high-power supercars and concepts on displayWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Geneva motor show: Car giants welcome suggestions of Apple and Google rivalsExecutives see entry of tech firms into car market as a positive development as it could also bring younger generation of tech focussed consumers into the motor sectorTue Mar 03 2015 - 13:30
Car of the year 2015 is the new VW PassatNew Passat wins prestigious European award by significant margin ahead of Citroen C4 Cactus and Mercedes C-ClassMon Mar 02 2015 - 14:39
Geneva motor show 2015: Lunchtime roundupTime for a breather and a catch up at Europe’s most important motor showThu Feb 26 2015 - 20:44
Car of the year: No model is racing ahead of the competitionMotoring Editor Michael McAleer offers his views on the seven models on this year’s shortlistWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
New VW Touran unveiledVolkswagen’s new people carrier boasts more space and a lot more tech gadgetryTue Feb 24 2015 - 17:00
First Drive: Kia Sorento delivers in styleAll-wheel drive, smart interior and that dealbreaker for families – a seventh seatWed Feb 18 2015 - 06:00
Speed dating Ford Mustang style with a pro driver and ‘ninja’ malesTake a 2015 Mustang and a female professional stunt driver. Then, ask a bunch of unsuspecting guys to meet her on a blind date they’ll never see coming. Welcome to Mustang Speed Dating.Sun Feb 15 2015 - 10:44
Irish prices confirmed for new BMW people carrierPrices starts at €35,940 for the petrol version and €36,580 for the dieselThu Feb 12 2015 - 17:55
Road test: Mazda2Mazda2 is the best looking supermini but avoid the sparse spec entry-level modelWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Toyota is favourite new car brand for 2015 - CSONew private cars licensed for first time up 26 per cent last month at 20,105Mon Feb 09 2015 - 12:54
Fast-moving Dane focuses on putting Volkswagen in the top spotThe new managing director of VW Ireland is setting his sights on claiming a leading share of the Irish car marketFri Feb 06 2015 - 02:00
Road Test: VW Passat 1.6 TDI 120bhp HighlineVolkswagen has spruced up the Passat to make it more refined if a little conservative, but though it’s better-equipped and competitively priced, it still lacks that devilish sideWed Feb 04 2015 - 07:00
New car sales up 31% as Toyota best sellerToyota the best-selling brand ahead of VolkswagenMon Feb 02 2015 - 12:54
Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards FinalistsThe shortlist of Ireland’s most ingenious innovators offer cost-saving advances in a range of fieldsMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:45
Road Test: Audi TT’s premium aura sure to attract buyersAudi retains unique design after 16 years on road despite being wider, longer, tallerWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Road Test: Lexus NX a welcome addition to car maker’s stableCrossover model scores well on build quality, fuel economy, price and imageWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Taking the wheel at ToyotaToyata Ireland’s new chief executive, Steve Tormey, is predicting a significant leap in sales this yearFri Jan 09 2015 - 02:00
First-week car registrations rise 30% on last yearNearly 8,000 new vehicles registered by January 6th, with Toyota leading salesThu Jan 08 2015 - 21:37
Achilles’ heel of little Renault Twingo is big priceA great car to drive in the city, practical and capable of coping with two adults in backWed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Howlin says 4.8 per cent deficit target ‘greatly exceeded’Minister for Public Expenditure rejects FF criticism of supplementary estimatesWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
Honda recalls 100,000 European cars in continuing airbag scandalManufacturing problems at Japanese car parts supplier Takata have led to a spate of airbag malfunctions, with the inflation system being particularly at risk - inflating too fast and at too high temperatures and shattering the while airbag mechanismMon Dec 15 2014 - 15:00
Seven make the shortlist for car of the year 2015European car of the year finalists are: BMW’s 2 Series Active Tourer; Citroen’s C4 Cactus; the Ford Mondeo; Mercedes-Benz C-Class; Nissan Qashqai; Renault Twingo; and the Volkswagen PassatMon Dec 15 2014 - 09:43
Land Rover Disco Sport meets its match in IcelandLand Rover replaces its Freelander model with more rugged premium SUV but it’s still not a match for nature’s Arctic blizzardsMon Dec 08 2014 - 23:54
Joe Duffy Motors records 34% increase in turnover to €113.3mJaguar/Land Rover facility in north Dublin and new Porsche facility plannedWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
First Drive: Hyundai thinks big with i20 superminiKorean carmaker’s new model delivers on road but lacks funky supermini sparkleWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
Driving the Ford brand through good times and badOutgoing MD Eddie Murphy reflects on 14 behind the wheel at FordWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
Driving seat at VW in Dublin emptyIt’s all change at the top at Ford and Toyota but no MD announced yet at VolkswagenFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:30
Saloon showdown: Ford Mondeo v VW PassatSaloon market still vitally important to mainstream car giants but who wins out in the battle for buyers?Wed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
General Motors Ireland reports profit fall of 36%Staff numbers at Irish arm of US car giant rose significantly in 2013Mon Nov 03 2014 - 01:00
New entry-level Ford Mondeo to start at €27,500Entry-level Style version expected to start at €27,500 with new Mondeos in showrooms from next weekFri Oct 31 2014 - 11:06
Renault lends €200m to Irish motorists over four yearsFrench car firm’s banking arm has lent to 12,000 Irish car buyers since 2011. Bank also passed ECB stress tests.Thu Oct 30 2014 - 08:47
First Drive: New Opel Corsa steers in right directionBig news is addition of firm’s three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine to the rangeWed Oct 29 2014 - 01:00
McMahon takes over as MD of Ford IrelandAfter 14 years at the helm of Ford in Ireland, Eddie Murphy is retiring as chairman and managing director. Ciarán McMahon, currently Ford’s national sales director is to take over the role.Tue Oct 28 2014 - 21:14
Audi recalls nearly 3,000 A4 cars in Ireland over airbag problemProblems relate to front airbags that may not inflate correctly in the event of a crashFri Oct 24 2014 - 20:33
VW recalls over 1,000 Polos and Skoda Fabias in IrelandManufacturer issues alert over 1,256 Polo 1.2 TDI diesel cars and 117 Skodas over potential issue with fuel linesFri Oct 24 2014 - 16:08
Facelifted Mercedes B-Class to make Irish debut in time for ChristmasNew electric version will arrive next Spring with prices in the region of €35,000 after grantsWed Oct 22 2014 - 07:10
First drive: Ford MondeoA late arrival on the European market, the new Mondeo, powered by Microsoft Sync, still has a certain tech excitementWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
New Twingo from Renault is streetsmart, nimble and quickRenault has added some panache to the new version of its reliable modelWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
Audi driverless car races around Hockenheim track at 150mphIt was a race between a driverless RS7 and one with a human at the wheel. Driveless car won by 5 seconds.Mon Oct 20 2014 - 13:38
World’s most fuel efficient production car takes to DublinVW XL1 achieves nearly 300mpg and draws more public attention on Irish streets than any supercarFri Oct 17 2014 - 13:05
First drive test: Volkswagen’s new PassatA new VW Passat is sold every 29 seconds somewhere in the world, averaging 3,000 a day and making it the true ‘people’s car’ from VW. But can the latest generation live up to expectations?Wed Oct 15 2014 - 01:00
In-car wifi and emergency call-out on the way from OpelOnStar system to be rolled out in Ireland next autumn, first on new CorsaWed Oct 15 2014 - 00:00
BMW’s M3 grows to M4 - so does it add up?Composed coupé turns into a supercar beast at the slightest tickle of the throttleWed Oct 15 2014 - 00:00
Citroën delivers Cactus after dry spellThe French brand goes back to its roots with an offbeat but well-executed – and good value – concept geared to the suburbsWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Paris Motor Show wrap: Germans steal the show from under French nosesFrench are recovering but German rivals like VW have moved well aheadFri Oct 03 2014 - 10:50
