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Reduced mileage may mean problems for diesel car owners

Severely restricted driving ranges can create expensive problems for owners of diesel cars, if they're not careful.
Motors • 18 Apr 20

Suzuki and Jeep threatened with European sales ban over emissions

Fiat Chrysler's Jeep Grand Cherokee and Suzuki's Vitara diesel models and Jeep's Grand Cherokee both break emissions rules and must be fixed or face a ban on sales across Europe, the Dutch road authority has ruled.
Motors • 27 Jan 20

New diesel scandal hits European car industry

It's looking like "Dieselgate" Part 2, as a new study shows the latest diesel engines are not, as the motor industry claims, the cleanest diesels ever.
Motors • 15 Jan 20

The future is electric but how long can petrol and diesel last?

For the first time, we now have a time frame for the point at which diesel and petrol engines will be a thing of the past. And the changes are likely to start with the budget in October.
Motors • 18 Jun 19

Volkswagen Ireland boss rejects diesel decline claims.

Volkswagen's brand manager for Ireland, Gerrit Heimberg, has disputed predictions by two major rivals that the sale of diesel cars will decline dramatically within the next four years. He says rural Ireland is still showing strong demand for diesel.
Motors • 09 Jan 18

Second major Irish car distributor warns of major diesel fall-off

Toyota has joined Nissan in predicting that the number of new diesel cars being bought will fall off dramatically within two years. Toyota's CEO, Steve Tormey, says diesel demand will drop back by twenty per cent this year and will accelerate down by 2020
Motors • 05 Jan 18

Irish market warning for motor industry after London tax

Drivers of pre-2006 petrol and diesel cars now have to pay €11.21 a day to drive in London - on top of the congestion charge. Some in the Irish motor industry are warning that Ireland may become a dumping ground for such cars.
Motors • 23 Oct 17

The end of diesel - What it means for Ireland

A ban on diesel cars by four major cities spells the end for diesel engines. Read the latest and also the analysis of Donal Byrne on what it means for Ireland and for the owners of diesel cars.
diesel • 02 Dec 16

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