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  • Bentley's on Ice!

    Get your skis on!

    Bentley's Continental range carved a trail along Switzerland's Alpine passes recently, with a taste of four-wheel driving in the extreme conditions around Gstaad.

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  • Drogheda Motor Show

    The main event will take place from Friday March 2 to Sunday March 4 in the Southgate Centre, Colpe Cross, Drogheda

    It is time for the people of Drogheda and beyond to mark their diaries for what is expected to be a major annual event for the town.

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  • VW Number 1

    Since January 1, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has notched up 498 sales

    Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating a strong start to the year with the news that the brand was the number one-selling commercial vehicle for January.

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  • Civic racer

    For this project, Honda has formed a joint partnership with Mugen and J.A.S. Motorsport

    Honda has announced that the Honda Civic will race in the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).

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  • FIAT 500L

    The new people carrier will debut at the International Geneva Motor Show on March 6

    The new people carrier will debut at the International Geneva Motor Show on March 6 and will go on sale in Ireland in the fourth quarter of 2012.

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  • Bavaria Racing

    The fun comes to Dublin in June

    Bavaria City Racing Dublin has announced that Irish GP2 motor racing team Breezemount Motorsport will take part in the motorsport showpiece on the streets of Dublin on June 3.

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  • Toyota support

    Clubs are invited to submit a project proposal in one of six categories including; local clean-up, tree planting, energy saving, ECO-Transport, recycling or other environmental awareness-raising activities

    Toyota Ireland has announced its continued support to the ECO-UNESCO Clubs in Action programme by providing €20,000 in Seed Grants in 2012.

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  • Punto Van wins IMWA award

    The Car-Derived Van of the Year title is a category award under the umbrella of the Continental Irish Van of the Year

    The Irish Motoring Writers' Association and Continental Tyres have announced the Continental Irish Car-Derived Van of the Year Award 2012 winner, the Fiat Punto.

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  • B Class launched

    Said to represent "a quantum leap" in the compact class

    The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class, which made its debut at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show, has been launched on the Irish market.

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  • 5-door A1

    Audi Ireland has announced a late February launch date

    Audi Ireland has announced a late February launch date and pricing for the new Sportback 5-door version of its hugely successful sub-compact A1 model.

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  • IMWA Van Awards

    Paul Burke from VW Ireland received the award from Michael Moroney, Chairman of the IMWA Van Jury; and Paddy Murphy, Continental Tyres

    The Irish Motoring Writers' Association has announced its 'Continental Irish Commercial SUV of the Year 2012', the VW Amarok.

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  • Volkswagen CC

    The latest VW CC is set for a March launch in Ireland

    The latest VW CC is set for a March launch in Ireland. CC will come with just two engine options and both will be fuelled by diesel.

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  • X6M50d

    Will offer greater performance, unparalleled emissions and an updated look

    From June, BMW's Sports Activity Coupé, the BMW X6, will receive an array of design changes and will see the introduction of the M Performance model, the X6 M50d.

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  • Kia keeps growing

    The car was immediately handed over to a Slovakian children's charity, the Red Nose Clowndoctors

    In just over five years since production started, Kia Motors Manufacturing Slovakia has built its 1,000,000th car (a white, diesel-engined cee'd SW).

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  • Strong future for VW

    A significant record for Volkswagen in Ireland

    Volkswagen Ireland tells us it has finished 2011 having achieved an outstanding market share of 12.5%.

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