Things might have been tough globally for the last five years, but that didn’t stop the key motor manufacturers from continuing with their vehicles development. It’s not easy to stop work on a new or major revision programme for cars and vans, which can be in train over several years.

The shortlist of models for the 38th annual Continental Irish Car of the Year 2015 has been announced by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA).

WE’VE been telling all those willing to listen for many months now that the Korean car industry — represented by Hyundai and Kia, which are part of the same conglomerate — is the coming thing in the worldwide car business.

THE new Citroen C5 has been named as the Semperit Irish Car of the Year 2008

THE new Mazda 6 range has won the 2003 Semperit Irish Car of the Year crown by a conclusive margin over the Honda Jazz and the Citroen C3.