Arne Knaben appointed as Volvo Trucks' Managing Director for UK and Ireland

Arne Knaben has been appointed Volvo Trucks' Managing Director of Volvo Group UK. He succeeds Ulf Magnusson who is moving to Gothenburg to become Senior Vice-President Volvo Buses, Business Region Europe. Arne will report to Bruno Blin who is

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New Citroen C4 Picasso earns 5 Euro NCAP stars

The Citroen C4 Picasso, due to launch in Ireland in September, has earned five stars in the Euro NCAP test. The rating acknowledges the work put in to the new MPV, particularly on safety, as well as the quality of the EMP2 platform, which is making its debut on

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MSL Sandyford Volkswagen and Volkswagen Group Ireland support The Down Syndrome Centre

MSL Sandyford Volkswagen sponsored the 2 new Volkswagen Polo's to staff from the Down Syndrome Centre.

The cars will be utilised by the fundraising team, helping to raise awareness of the charity, currently raising funds to open a new centre

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Skoda celebrates 20 years in Ireland

To mark 20 years in Ireland, Skoda has announced it will host a large scale celebratory open event throughout its nationwide dealer network until July 6, 2013.

Debuting back in 1993 with a two car range, the Czech car maker sold just 76 vehicles through a network

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Adrain Yeates appointed as Managing Director of Volvo Car Ireland

Volvo Car Corporation announced the appointment of Adrian Yeates to the role of Managing Director of Volvo Car Ireland, where he worked as Acting MD since last year.

Having started with Volvo Car Ireland in 1997 as Field Sales and Marketing Manager, he has

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Nissan forges ahead with goal of becoming number one Asian car brand in Europe

Nissan has announced it recorded market share growth in Europe in February 2013, increasing by 0.3 percentage points to 4.2 per cent. This was spearheaded by strong fiscal year-to-date market share in 21 of Nissan's major European markets, contributing to the

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Winner of 2012 Young European Truck Driver competition receives Scania truck

The 2012 winner of Young European Truck Driver competition, Gabriel Warde of Ireland, now has a brand new Scania truck parked by his home near Galway.

On hand to deliver the prize truck in Dublin was Leo Varadkar, the Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism

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Canter Eco Hybrid crowned Irish Green Commercial of the Year 2013

The all-new Canter Eco Hybrid from Fuso Trucks was crowned Irish Green Commercial of the Year 2013 at the eighth annual Fleet Transport Awards Gala Dinner, held at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland.

Established to honor excellence in the Irish Road Transport and Haulage

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Renault India begins Duster export

Renault India Pvt. Ltd commenced its export activity with the shipment of first batch of its SUV Duster from the Ennore port in Chennai. Renault India started its operation in the Indian market in 2010 as an independent OEM and launched its first product the Fluence in June

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Belfast gets a taste of life in the ‘World of Ferrari’

Over 20 Ferrari cars lit up the slipways of Titanic Belfast this weekend as Ferrari Owners’ Clubs from Ireland and Scotland gathered in the city as part of a special Ferrari event.

There, in front of the world's largest Titanic attraction, were twenty-two Ferrari cars

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