The National Car Testing Service says underbody vehicle inspections will resume this week at eight nationwide test centres.

The NCT has suspended the use of lifts at its 47 test centres around the country due to concerns over cracking.

The number of new private cars licensed in 2019 dropped by 6.5% compared to the previous year.

Garda chief Drew Harris said Government plans for graduated penalties for speeding were “appropriate and entirely logical”.

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has said that there “was no revolt” at today’s Cabinet meeting to discuss his graduated speed proposals.

Italian-American firm Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed that it is in talks with the French owner of Vauxhall and Peugeot over a tie-up to create one of the world’s biggest car makers.

Fast Fords have been with us practically since Henry invented the brand. Indeed in 1904, well before the iconic Model T which established the Blue Oval brand as a powerhouse of automotive manufacturing, the company had actually set a land speed record with an in-house design.

The new Vitara is a robust and able car offering practicality and comfort,writes Declan Colley.

It seems incongruous in a business where pushing technological and engineering boundaries are a commonplace taken-for-granted thing, that certain cars can maintain their position at the head of the sales charts not so much for years, but for decades, without really being challenged even by a determined opposition.

The director of services with Kildare County Council, Niall Morrissey, has defended the decision to keep the speed limit on the newly upgraded M7 at 60km/h for today.

The owner of Vauxhall has warned that the car giant will cease production at its Ellesmere Port factory if Brexit makes it unprofitable.

There has been a drop in the number of penalty points issued to drivers in the past 10 years, according to Fianna Fáil.

Elisabeth Behrmann BMW and Daimler will offer cars capable of navigating on highways by themselves starting in 2024, as the luxury-car rivals cooperate to speed up the development of autonomous vehicles.

New Zealander Hayden Paddon returns to the World Rally Championship at next month’s Neste Rally Finland in an EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRC.

The T-Cross is Volkswagen’s smallest SUV to date. Ryan Hirons asks whether it can be a big success.

The number of new cars registered in Ireland last month went up when compared to the same month in the previous year, according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Mercedes-AMG has updated its popular C63 S Estate — but what difference have the changes made? Jack Evans finds out.

Another new SUV hitting the roads here is the new Citroën C-Segment SUV, the C5 Aircross, which will have the company’s Progressive Hydraulic Cushion suspension as standard across the entire range.

New figures show four in every 10 appeals against clampers were upheld last year.

Vans and small trucks are a bellwether of economic activity, and sales of them have fallen 13.4%, says Brian Byrne.

The crash involved two cars and occurred at Drumcondra Rd Lower (junction of Hollybank Rd) around 6.30 this morning.

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Volkswagen’s Audi division will present a new plan in May to reignite momentum after falling behind rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW amid surging technology spending and stricter emissions tests in Europe.

Store closure plans by electric car manufacturer Tesla have raised questions about the future of its sites in the UK and Ireland.

Skoda will be presenting its next step towards electric mobility at next month’s Geneva Motor Show with the Vision iV concept study.

SEAT has completed its trio of SUVs with the introduction to the Irish market of the all-new Tarraco, which will go on sale here from a baseline price of €34,700 for the SE range.

The Nissan Micra has gained a couple of new petrol engines — will they help the supermini compete with its rivals? Tom Wiltshire finds out.

Never as popular as its German counterparts in the large executive class, the A6, says Declan Colley, has got everything they have to offer and more.

The scene is ten minutes and 53 seconds long and starts at the confluence of Columbus and Chestnut in the Fisherman’s Wharf district of San Francisco and the car chase which follows has become one of the most revered in movie history, earning itself a rightful place in the pantheon of automotive cinematographic highlights.

Renault Group has launched a new website, MyPCP.ie, aimed at giving customers the information and help they may need to understand the workings of a PCP finance contract and to highlight and explain the PCP process in detail.

Nissan has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it is considering a ban on certain used car imports from the UK. The Department of Finance confirmed that it is “examining options” in relation to the ban on old, dirty diesel imports.

After a 17-year absence, Toyota has unveiled a new version of the Supra, this time it’s a two-seater fastback with an in-line six, writes Declan Colley.

Volkswagen AG and the Ford Motor Company have announced the first formal agreements in a broad alliance which will see a range of co-operative ventures between the two car makers.

Question: What is the easiest way of ruining what is otherwise a spectacularly good motor car? Answer: Make it ugly, says Declan Colley.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has confirmed Irish drivers will have to be given "green cards" if they are travelling over the border in a worst-case scenario, no-deal Brexit.

The Taoiseach has ordered ministers to lead by example and switch to electric cars but has admitted to doing little himself apart from cutting back on meat.

Tom Wiltshire finds out what Toyota’s panel-sided Land Cruiser Utility is like to drive

The move includes 782,000 vehicles in the US and is part of the largest series of recalls in American history.

The number of new car sales fell 4.4% last year, with sector chiefs claiming the fall is due to Brexit.

MUCH like every other aspect of our lives, the whole distasteful and mind-warping Brexit conundrum impacted greatly on the motor industry, causing fear and uncertainly and prompting another year of falling new car sales and, for the trade, the increasingly worrying spectre of more than 100,000 used cars being imported from the UK.

It may seem like a thankless task. Scrubbing your car down in winter, only for it to take just one drive to completely reverse all your hard work.

Audi says the new Q3 boasts a bolder new body with a much sportier design concept than its predecessor. Styling features include narrow LED headlights which run inwards with a uniquely wedge-like shape for stylish illumination, while its side view epitomises the balance of the exterior design with perfectly symmetrical lighting from headlights to rear lights.