Car News

Kia to unveil new large SUV concept at NAIAS

6 January 2016 New concept hints at a shift towards the premium market.

Volkswagen reveals electric Microbus Budd-e at CES

6 January 2016 All-electric MPV due to arrive in 2019.

BMW shows autonomous roadster

6 January 2016 BMW unveiled i Vision Future Interaction concept, with interactive technology at CES 2016.

Cartell predicts new sales could be even higher than expected

6 January 2016 Retirement of older vehicles could push more buyers into the new market this year.

Faraday comes back to the Future with electric concept car

5 January 2016 New startup plans to rival Tesla first, then the rest of the car world.

New car registration figures increased in 2015

5 January 2016 2015 saw a 30 per cent increase in new vehicle registrations.

New Rolls-Royce chassis starts road testing

5 January 2016 Rolls-Royce’s aluminium space-frame architecture for 2018 begins on-road development.

Ford to triple its autonomous cars fleet

5 January 2016 Self-driving Ford Fusion Hybrids to grow from 10 to 30 in 2016.

Circuit of Wales says construction to start soon

5 January 2016 Controversial race track should break ground in January.

Volvo working on intelligent streaming

4 January 2016 Volvo at CES announces high-bandwidth streaming in the pipeline for its autonomous cars.

Bentley interiors go back to the Stone Age

4 January 2016 Bentley’s Mulliner coach-building division comes up with stone veneer dashboards.

New commercial motor tax rates come into effect

2 January 2016 Revised rates will see savings in excess of €4,000 per annum.