Declan Colley reports on the new A3 Sportback, a new VW electric model, the new Alpine GT, BMW's Gran Coupe, Dacia growth and looks ahead to the new Toyota GR Yaris

New car buyers are now three times more likely to buy hybrid or electric vehicles compared to two years ago, new figures show.

Gardaí investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl in a car crash in Cork City last Wednesday believe the driver of a white taxi may have information which could be vital to them.

Toyota’s latest super-mini won’t be available until the autumn, but Ryan Hirons says the prototype he drove suggests a good-looking, improved performer

One-fifth of new private cars licensed in the first month of the year were electric or hybrid, according to new figures.

Toyota isn’t letting a global slowdown get in the way of its plans to grow, reporting a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raising its full-year forecast.

New cars registrations for January are down 3.5% from the first month of 2019.

European shares notched small gains but markets continue to understand the potential fallout of the coronavirus outbreak on global growth.

Judge Olann Kelleher said that it fairness to the applicant, Christopher Moorehouse, a painter decorator from Esmonde Road, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, he had no criminal convictions of any kind.

The Toyota recall affects some 3.4 million vehicles globally and is being undertaken because the air bags might not inflate in a crash.

There’s something new and oddly terrifying to look out for on the nearest highway: drivers napping peacefully while their cars steer themselves, writes Peter C Baker.

Electric cars are too small and lack the range required for the Lord Mayor’s needs, according to Cork City Council.

Record numbers of used car imports have contributed to an almost 7% decline in the number of new cars sold in Ireland, according to industry professionals.

Total new car registrations in Ireland are down 6.8% in 2019, with 117,100 cars registered compared to 125,671.

Total new car registrations in Ireland are down 6.8% in 2019, with 117,100 cars registered compared to 125,671.

The PSNI are appealing for information after around 15 cars were set on fire outside a business premises.

NOT too many vehicles are as imposing as the first VW purpose-built pick-up, the Amarok and I can safely venture that the version we tried recently — titled the Amarok Aventura — is perhaps the most outrageous car to have decorated the driveway this year, other than the preposterous Ford Raptor, which looks like it just drove off the set of a Mad Max movie.

Paying tribute to Citroen Racing for its “passion and commitment”, a statement from Citroen CEO Linda Jackson said.

Gardaí are trying to track the movements of a car used by gangsters to murder a rival drug dealer.

Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard is determined to get the carmaker’s alliance with Japan’s Nissan back on track next year, he said, adding other matters such as a potential tie-up with Fiat Chrysler were less of a priority.

Italy head coach Conor O’Shea has called for “consistency” from World Rugby after Scotland have called for assurances that their crunch Pool A tie with Japan will go ahead.

Tomorrow’s Donegal Harvest Rally in Redcastle will mark the Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 debut for former Irish Tarmac and National champions Donegal’s Donagh Kelly and Monaghan’s Josh Moffett.

Peter Jackson Time to call a halt as refs fail to implement penalty rules