Kia Promise extends warranty cover in Ireland to June 2020; aims to help customers who may be unable to visit a workshop during pandemic Kia Motors Corporation has announced the launch of the ‘Kia Promise’, a global warranty extension program for its vehicles. The Kia Promise is designed to support […]
Motoring
Last week I got an opportunity to drive the electric Audi e-tron. It’s Audi’s first electric car and I think it was the first electric car that looked like a regular motor, in this case a luxury crossover. Many of the new electric cars are spartan looking, especially their interiors, […]
‘‘Today Peugeot is Electrified.’’ That was the opening line from Peugeot’s Sales and Marketing Director Colin Sheridan’s presentation as the company launched a new range of electric cars at the organic Brook Lodge hotel in Aughrim in the last week of February. The e-208 is Peugeot’s first electric model and […]
Toyota made a lot of Irish motorists happy last year when they brought back their popular Camry after a 15-year absence. The Camry has been re-introduced in Ireland and across Western Europe, to maintain Toyota’s presence in the saloon segment. Fifteen years is a long time off the road and […]
Most Irish people don’t have any fond memories of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Maggie will always be remembered for her ‘Out, Out, Out’ remarks 36 years ago when, after an Anglo-Irish summit, she reiterated that Northern Ireland was part of the UK. However, Mrs Thatcher did us all […]
At a recent Mercedes event, the company’s Irish Sales Manager Ciaran Allen said that buyers of new cars now spend approximately 11 hours researching information on a car before buying. But they spend only 30 minutes in garage forecourts. Buyers know what type of car they want before they go […]