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- Fall in sales of vehicles with loansWed, May 23, 2012 MOTORING BRIEFS: The number of vehicles offered for sale with finance outstanding has fallen to its lowest level in six years, according to a car history checking firm.
- Google self-drive gets its first licenceWed, May 9, 2012 GOOGLE’S SELF-DRIVEN cars will soon be appearing on Nevada roads after that state’s Department of Motor Vehicles approved the first autonomous vehicle license in the US. The move came after officials rode along on drives on highways, in Carson City neighborhoods and along the famous Las Vegas Strip.
- Need help scraping your car?Wed, May 9, 2012 WITH CONCERNS growing over the number of unlicensed scrapyards in operation, a new website,scrapmycar.ie, has been created to help motorists legally dispose of their cars.
- Opel to unveil Adam at Paris
Wed, May 9, 2012 OPEL HAS confirmed its new city car will be called Adam. The new car, which had been christened ’Junior’ during its development, will be unveiled at the Paris motor show in September and go on sale early next year. - New car market down 10.2% in 2012Wed, May 9, 2012The number of new private cars on the road has fallen by 10.2 per cent. According to figures from the Central Statistics Office 45,469 new cars were taxed for the first time between January and April, compared with 50,655 for the same four-month period last year. Figures for April show a drop of 16 per cent on the same month last year.
- Powerful S versions pack a serious punch for Audi
Wed, Apr 25, 2012AUDI’S HIGH-POWERED S versions of its larger models take to the road this June and follow the downsizing theme of most car makers these days. Out goes the Lamborghini-derived 5.2-litre V10 and in its place is a twin-turbo V8. - Mazda looks to the Sky
Wed, Apr 25, 2012MAZDA IS betting the farm on its new frugal SkyActiv technology as it seeks to revive stuttering sales and failing finances. The Japanese car maker, which posted a $1.2 billion loss last year is introducing the new fuel-saving tech to Ireland this week in the new CX-5 crossover. - Death of motoring journalistWed, Apr 25, 2012THE MOTORING world bid a sad farewell to Sunday Business Post motoring correspondent Ferdia O’Dowd this week.
- New drink-driving sanctions proposed
Wed, Apr 18, 2012MOTORISTS CAUGHT over the alcohol limit or driving dangerously may be subject to a new range of sanctions, including retraining or the requirement to fit an alcolock or speed monitoring system to their vehicle.
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