AA Ireland launches academy to tackle mechanic shortage AA Ireland has opened a new training facility in Dublin to help address the shortage of mechanics in the country. Business • 04 May
Number of new cars licensed in November up 9% - CSO The number of new cars licensed in November rose by 9% compared with the same time last year, the latest Central Statistics Office figures show. Business • 09 Dec 22
Toyota posts worse-than-expected drop in profits Toyota Motors has posted a worse-than-expected 25% drop in quarterly profit and cut its annual output target, as the Japanese firm battles surging material costs … Business • 01 Nov 22
Used car asking prices now 64% above pre-pandemic level Asking prices for used cars rose 29% in the year to the end of June, new research from DoneDeal has found. Business • 21 Jul 22
Volvo warns of potential drop in sales this year Volvo Cars flagged a potential dip in retail sales this year after posting higher second-quarter profits. Business • 20 Jul 22
GoCar invests €1m in national expansion Car sharing service GoCar is investing over €1m in the expansion of its car fleet across new locations around the country this year. Business • 30 Jun 22
Price shock: Why car prices are being driven higher Cars are getting more expensive - largely because the parts required to make them are in short supply, which is slowing down the delivery of … Business • 09 Jun 22
Apple dives deeper into cars with dashboard software Apple said it plans to more deeply integrate its software into the core driving systems of cars, while the iPhone maker rolled out a slew … Business • 07 Jun 22
Public transport journeys at highest level since 2020 New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that public transport passenger journeys in May climbed to their highest levels since March 2020 but have … Business • 13 May 22
Windsor expands with new €10m motor mall in Galway Car dealer Windsor is opening a new motor mall in Galway after investing over €10m in the development of an extensive new facility at Monivea … Business • 25 Apr 22
Used car asking prices now 30% higher than a year ago The ongoing supply pinch in the used car market is continuing to force prices higher, with asking prices for pre-owned cars climbing 7.9% in the … Business • 31 Mar 22
Volkswagen warns of more supply chain troubles in 2022 Volkswagen sold 2 million fewer cars than planned last year due to the semiconductor shortage, it said today, warning that ongoing supply bottlenecks, high commodity … Business • 15 Mar 22
Used car asking prices now 56% higher than pre-Covid The rate at which the price of used cars is increasing has reached a new high, driven by the supply shortages caused by the Covid-19 … Business • 13 Jan 22
New car registrations rise again in November - SIMI The number of new car registrations rose again in November, according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry. Business • 01 Dec 21
October new car registrations up 15% - SIMI New car registrations for October were ahead of last year for both the month and for the year to date, although new car sales continue … Business • 01 Nov 21
Used car prices surge nearly 50% since 2020 - report Used car prices are now nearly 50% higher than they were just before the onset of the pandemic in January 2020, according to a new … Business • 11 Oct 21
Number of new cars licensed in September up 10.6% - CSO New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that new car sales in September continued to rise above both 2020 and 2019 levels. Business • 08 Oct 21
Chip shortage being felt beyond PCs and phones A shortage of computer chips threatens to disrupt the world's supply of smartphones, games consoles and cars - and even the data centres that they … Business • 20 Jun 21
Irish Continental Group revenues down 26% on Covid hit Irish Continental Group has reported a 26% drop in revenues for the first ten months of the year as the number of cars it carried … Business • 25 Nov 20
New car sales rise by 30% in October - CSO The latest Central Statistics Office figures show that the number of new cars licensed for the first time in October jumped by 30.3% to 4,189 … Business • 09 Nov 20
Transport volumes down after latest Covid restrictions New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that transport volumes have dropped following the latest Government Covid-19 restrictions introduced earlier this month. Business • 31 Aug 20
Car volumes returning to pre-Covid levels - CSO Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that journeys by rail and bus remain 57% lower than pre Covid-19 levels but that the volume of … Business • 17 Aug 20
Tesla to split stock as shares rise Wall Street analysts have praised Tesla move to split its richly valued stock into smaller chunks, saying it had the potential to extend a 200% … Business • 12 Aug 20
Ford announces new CEO as it plans bigger electric push Ford has announced that Jim Hackett would resign as chief executive and be replaced by longtime auto executive Jim Farley, as the car giant pushes … Business • 04 Aug 20
Public transport sees slower recovery than road traffic New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that since the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, the volume of cars on our roads is returning to … Business • 27 Jul 20
