Showing all articles tagged with Cars Sales
Why it's nice to be niche at Geneva
Automakers pave way for 'different' future to meet growing demand, write Eddie Cunningham and Padraic Deane EVERYWHERE you look on the stands, the massive variety of cars makes it clear motori...
Posted 11 years ago
Dacia - a year on
A year ago, Dacia launched on the Irish market. Arriving in the midst of a recession would normally be seen as very bad timing, but not so with the Romanian car maker. With its catchphrase of "shoc...
Posted 10 years ago
Bumper month for garages helps boost retail sales
CORMAC MCQUINN A BUMPER month on car dealers' forecourts has bumped up retail sales, new figures have revealed. The introduction of the new 132 registration plates in July has meant that o...
Posted 10 years ago
Pressure for new motor swappage deal
by EDDIE CUNNINGHAM PRESSURE is building for a new car swappage scheme in the Budget as figures show sales were up last month but are still well down on 2012. Figures from the Society of t...
Posted 10 years ago
Car sales jump 17% in September - CSO
The number of new cars sold in September jumped by 17 per cent to 3,257, compared to the same month last year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office However, the overall ...
Posted 10 years ago
New car sales down 6.5 per cent
New car sales to the end of November are down 6.5 per cent, compared to the same period last year, figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) confirm The latest new car stat...
Posted 10 years ago
5 Obstacles In Front of Ford's Awesome New Mustang
Ford executives fanned out across the globe today to pull the sheet off their 2015 Mustang. It’s been almost 50 years since the seminal “pony” car debuted at the New York World’s Fair and...
Posted 10 years ago
New car sales fell by 6.6% last year despite registration system
New car sales fell by 6.6 per cent last year to 74,303 registrations. Sales slipped from 79,574 in 2012, despite the introduction of a new six-month registration system at the behest of the motor trad...
Posted 10 years ago
AA predicts increase in car sales
Car sales are set to rise in 2014, according to the AA. Research carried out by the motoring body predicts a substantial increase, with 3% of respondents confirming they would be buying a new vehic...
Posted 10 years ago
Opel's new model!
Claudia Schiffer has been hired to help sell Opels. Her global appeal has ensured an internationally successful career spanning over 25 years. Originally from the Rhineland, Schiffer now slips i...
Posted 10 years ago
SIMI looks to a better 2014
The final new vehicle statistics for 2013 issued by SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show that the sale of new cars was down 104 units (-33%) in December 2013 compared to 2012 (down from 316...
Posted 10 years ago
Liar Liar
Nose-touching, mouth-covering, fidgeting and throat- clearing are all common signs of someone telling a lie and detecting these signals could save used car buyers from making a costly mistake. The ...
Posted 10 years ago
New car sales jump 33% in January, latest figures show
Almost 23,000 new cars were bought in January, up 33 per cent on last year (17,242) and 8 per cent up on 2012 (21,309), the latest figures from the SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show. ...
Posted 10 years ago
Ten things you must do before buying a used car
PHILIP HEDDERMAN Buying a second hand car is something we all will do at some point and for most it will be a really exciting time, but it can be fraught with danger. Being ripped off or worse -...
Posted 10 years ago
Mercedes-Benz gears up for launch of six new models
Mercedes-Benz in Ireland is facing into a busy Autumn of new model introductions with a further six new arrivals set to hit our shores during the September to November period. In the pipeline is a ...
Posted 9 years ago