Niall Cooney shows off his 1979 Porsche Carrera Targa 911

THE dash by car companies to get into the burgeoning small capacity petrol engine segment in recent years has been quite remarkable, with Ford leading the pack but chased by every substantial manufacturer on the block (pun intended). 

AUDI INSPIRATION

I READ in the business section (Irish Examiner, October 1) that the American Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Joanne Richardson, stated that, despite our current world class reputation as a manufacturing location, we are vulnerable to competition from low-cost countries in the manufacturing area.