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Elon Musk’s company sells carbon credits to the likes of Peugeot, Opel, Citroën, Fiat and Alfa Romeo
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Renault 5 named Europe’s Car of the Year 2025
The French electric car won the prestigious prize, seeing off competition from seven finalists including the Kia EV3 and Hyundai Inster
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EVs dominate our list of best buy cars for the year ahead, while new takes on classic models feature too
Alfa Romeo Junior EV delivers real driving fun despite seeming sacrilege to the brand’s fans
This finalist for Europe’s Car of the Year is just as exhilarating to drive as many traditional Alfas of old
New EVs: What’s coming to the market soon?
The variety of new electric cars is expanding fast – here’s our pick of models coming down the road
Alfa Romeo makes the gorgeous Tonale crossover – then spoils it with a bad decision
The Tonale blends a modern crossover shape with classic Italian styling cues. Pity about the awkwardness under the hood
Leclerc seizes Miami pole in Ferrari front row sweep
Pole was Monegesque’s third in five races this Formula One season
Verstappen storms to win at Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Red Bull driver cuts Leclerc’s championship lead to 27 points on miserable day for Ferrari
Verstappen claims pole position for sprint race at Imola
First meeting of the season to host the sprint race format that F1 trialled last year
Formula One’s form book is all at sea
Red Bull appear to be in front, but the key will be taming the porpoise
Gowan motors chief takes dim view of stalled new-car supply
Interview: ‘No heads have rolled. Someone got it wrong,’ says dismayed company boss Mick Dwan
Irish motorists fell out of love with Fiat – John Saunders thinks he can change that
Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep have a new distributor. Is it the start of an Italian renaissance?
Lancia aims to be the Italian Mercedes as it plots an electric renaissance
Once close to extinction, brands like Lancia and MG are radically reworking their line-ups
Being questioned at trial by murderer caused ‘more torture’, victim’s mother says
Stephen Penrose sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of Philip Finnegan
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Hamilton pips Verstappen in practice
Top three divided by less than 0.1 seconds on Jeddah streets – a track with no margin for error
Gowan Group completes acquisition of FCA Ireland
Transaction includes distribution of Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Fiat Professional in Ireland
Guanyu Zhou signs with Alfa Romeo to become first Chinese F1 driver
Current Alpine test driver will line up on the grid alongside Valtteri Bottas next season
Russell confirmed as Hamilton’s new Mercedes teammate
The 23 year-old earns the move to after three impressive campaigns with Williams
Russell set to partner Hamilton at Mercedes next season
Bottas confirms his switch to Alfa Romeo to replace Raikkonen who retires at the end of the season
Valtteri Bottas’ departure from Mercedes confirmed
He’ll make the switch to Alfa Romeo in 2022 after five seasons alongside Lewis Hamilton
‘I’ve outlasted them all’: The spectacular life of the world’s most powerful crossword editor
The New York Times’s Will Shortz starred on The Simpsons and wrote riddles for Batman
A 91-year-old Chrysler was oldest car to pass the NCT last year
Overall pass rate for initial tests in 2020 was 43.7%, according to RSA figures
Semiconductor chip shortage halts car production
Car firms say global shortage concerns whole motor industry ‘and affects all our production sites’
Verstappen ready for Hamilton duel after practice double in Bahrain
Seven-time world champion Hamilton says his Mercedes team is no longer the fastest on the grid
Maughan family group bought Irish Opel franchise for €9.5m
Group will own 10% share of new car market after it regains control of Citroën
Raiding Ford’s archives for tales of cars that never were
Secret Fords: Volume One, Steve Saxty’s new book, sheds light on Ford’s secret 1980s projects
Formula One: Valtteri Bottas sets his sights on historic Austrian double
Circuit is hosting back-to-back races for the first time due to coronavirus pandemic
New Arteon and all-electric ID.3 lead VW product assault this autumn
German company about to launch arguably its most important car since the Golf
Seeking to make Opel relevant to Irish customers again
Leaping from Kia to Opel, James Brooks is taking on one of the toughest jobs in the Irish motor trade
How Formula One could race ahead without sponsors
Selling tech worldwide could fund teams, says former Jordan F1 marketing boss
Lewis Hamilton denied top spot by team-mate in British Grand Prix practice
Valtteri Bottas comes out on top as Mercedes duo fend off Ferrari and Red Bull
Best buys - sports saloons: BMW’s 3 Series is back on top
Munich applies its magic touches to take top prize, but Peugeot put in a surprise appearance
Fiat Chrysler in talks to forge extensive ties with Renault
Carmakers seek to join forces in deal that could see FCA one day join broader alliance
Illuminating the future
Vehicle headlights have achieved a peak of luminescent perfection. So what’s the next step?
Geneva Motor Show proves the electric revolution needs a charge
2019 event heralds greener models, but high levels of uncertainty threaten progress
Geneva Motor Show: Fiat revives an icon, Alfa guns for the Q3
Fiat’s Centoventi is its 120th anniversary revival of the Panda, this time as an electric car
Geneva Motor Show: Electric promise, but where's the delivery?
Electric cars to the fore, but robot driving takes a back seat
Alfa Stelvio leaves scarlet streak across the landscape
510hp Stelvio Quadrifoglio is the most pointless, but also the most fun, SUV we’ve driven
Gardaí investigate drugs feud link in drive-by shooting in Dublin
Three people escape uninjured after several shots are fired at a house in Cabra
26: Alfa Romeo Giulia – An Italian saloon that doesn’t depend on history
Top 100 cars for 2019: Behind the marketing spin is a properly impressive saloon
66: Alfa Romeo Stelvio – More proof there is life left in this brand
Top cars for 2019: It’s easy to knock Alfa but it has really delivered first-time out with this SUV
80: Audi A4 – Careful and steady evolution is the order of the day
Top 100 cars for 2019: To drive, the A4 goes like it looks, but offers little in the way of excitement or enticement
Russian spies lose their way in age of internet search
String of mishaps by the secretive GRU lead to embarrassing month for Putin
Tesla’s Irish operation records €2.8m turnover for last year
Electric car giant has sold 107 new cars in the Republic so far this year with prices topping €100,000 each
First drive in BMW’s tempting next generation 3 Series
It’s still under camouflage wrap, but that can’t disguise how good this new all-important Bavarian is to drive
Two new SUVs roll onto the Irish market
Jeep’s new Wrangler and the high performance Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio land on Irish shores
Sergio Marchionne a major loss to a motor industry in a state of spin
Boss of Fiat Chrysler saved both brands from bankruptcy
Best buys premium sport saloons: Audi has lead for now - but watch for Merc...
Our choice of the best premium sports saloons on the market right now
Subtle update keeps Merc’s C-Class in the hunt
New engines and a cabin upgrade for Merc’s sports saloon
Best Buys Premium SUVs: Merc comes out on top in tight race
Our choice of the best premium SUVs on the market right now
Rating the seven finalists for European Car of the Year 2018
Seven finalists make an eclectic mix and none of them are without merits – or flaws
Fiat Chrysler to kill off diesel in all cars by 2022
Emissions rules and falling demand for fuel type prompt phase-out
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