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Toyota hits reset on its electric crossover with new name and big upgrades
Fresh badge, new battery and sharper styling aim to revive Toyota’s EV push
Driving Japan’s comeback: Can its carmakers reignite a nation’s lost innovation?
Toyota, Honda and Mazda race to rediscover inventive spark that once defined the country
Honda’s been making hybrids for 25 years – no wonder this diminutive Jazz is so good
Pricey it may be, but the smallest Honda is also one of the best all-rounders in the market
C-HR+ plugs Toyota into the future it should’ve built years ago
Sharper, faster and finally family-friendly — the new C-HR+ feels like the car Toyota always meant to make
‘Very strong’ demand for parts and service work sees revenues jump at Denis Mahony group
Vehicle sales increased by almost 9% to €107.1 million at Dublin auto group
How the world’s biggest carmakers fell behind in software
The shift from a manufacturing model to a digital one is proving difficult and expensive for many of the industry’s traditional companies
Supersized SUVs are more dangerous to pedestrians. Time to slap an extra levy on new ones?
The Debate: Is a proposed weight tax on heavier cars per kilogramme really about safety – or more about punishing the smug?
European stocks poised to surge as US-Japan trade deal struck
Trump says EU representatives will arrive for negotiations on Wednesday
Toyota’s new Land Cruiser: Still apocalypse-ready but now Instagram-approved
The famous Toyota gets a retro reboot, modern tech, and a dash of style but retains its rugged DNA
Should electric car incentives be more creative?
Helping to separate electric-vehicle myths from facts, we are here to answer all your EV questions
New car owners increasingly opting for electric or hybrid over petrol or diesel
Petrol and diesel cars accounted for just 44% of new private cars licensed from January to May, down from 56% last year
EV Q&A: Why can’t I have a swing-out arm for kerbside charging in Dublin?
Helping to separate electric-vehicle myths from facts, we are here to answer all your EV questions
EV Q&A: Why doesn’t Ireland use roadside furniture for charging electric vehicles?
Helping to separate electric-vehicle myths from facts, we are here to answer all your EV questions
EV Q&A: Should I buy an out-of-warranty, used electric car?
Helping to separate electric-vehicle myths from facts, we are here to answer all your EV questions
Attacking Tesla will not help Europe’s car industry
Elon Musk’s company sells carbon credits to the likes of Peugeot, Opel, Citroën, Fiat and Alfa Romeo
Popularity of electric and hybrid cars surge
Combined share of petrol and diesel cars among new private cars licensed so far this has fallen from 51% to 42%
Ferrari sold five cars in Ireland last year, Alfa Romeo sold 43. How do these brands survive?
Several brands in the State sold fewer than 100 new cars last year. What does the future hold for them?
Toyota favours slow and steady approach in electric vehicle market
Recent changes to the EU’s emissions plan cited as reasons why the Japanese firm prefers to work at its own pace
EV sales up 25% despite overall decline in new car sales
Tesla sales in Ireland rise 31% despite declines in other European Markets
NCT faces fresh accusation of passing unfit car as safe
Owner finds wheel welded on to used car that had passed NCT weeks before
Toyota turns up at Las Vegas electronics show CES not with a car but with a new city
First residents of the car maker’s Woven City, near Tokyo, will move in this year. The company views it as an experiment and a start-up hothouse
An eco-friendly 727hp BMW M5 that’s cheaper to tax than a Toyota Yaris
The latest M5 adopts PHEV tech to deliver potent power and tax savings – this is something special
With a glut of electric cars on sale for under €30,000, will Irish people make the switch?
More EV models are coming on stream across the price range but charging infrastructure remains a concern for motorists
Japanese giants Honda and Nissan eye merger to create third largest carmaker
New entity set to take on Toyota at home and Chinese firms including BYD and Geely Automobile Holdings abroad
What should I buy in 2025 if I need … a car for regular longer drives?
It’s time to start picking our best buys from the current crop of cars on the market
What should I buy in 2025 if ... I need an ‘affordable’ second car?
It’s time to start picking our best buys from the current crop of cars on the market
Toyota’s sales plateau amid downturn in Japan and China
World’s biggest carmaker has seen sales and output fall throughout the year
Flying Taxis could take off next year following Toyota investment
Joby air cabs the first to have certification plans accepted by US aviation regulator
Foreign carmakers also have a China overcapacity problem
None predicted just how fast China’s own industry would develop in the age of EVs
How long will my car last?
If you’re very lucky, 400,000km seems to be the answer, and if longevity is of utmost importance to you, look to Japan
Switch to electric motoring stalls as EV sales fail to pick up in July
CSO figures show new EV licensed vehicles totalled 12,765 in the seven-month period from January to July
Sales of new electric cars down 22% so far this year
EV sales have fallen in seven of the last nine months
Regulators raid Toyota offices over safety scandal, sending stock down
Scandal centres on falsified safety tests
Toyota bets on new line of combustion engines in challenge to Tesla
Japanese carmakers unveil latest technology for hybrid vehicles
Are car touchscreens safe? Safety regulator lays down the law
From 2026, the crash-testing experts will strip safety points from cars that overly rely on touchscreens
An Post named most reputable organisation over last 15 years as RTÉ suffers greatest decline
Credit unions top the annual RepTrak study for 2024, with only X found to have a worse reputation than RTÉ
Why Nissan needs more than a gamble on solid-state batteries
Japanese carmaker has fallen behind in electric vehicle race and lacks scale needed to compete globally
Electric car sales in Ireland drop 14% despite rise in overall new car market
Sales of regular hybrids are up 19.5% while plug-in hybrids rose 10.7%; even diesels are up 9%
New Land Cruiser proves itself a rugged off-roader with retro looks
Toyota’s muscular cruiser gets a retro new look to add style to its off-road substance
Hybrids are hot with buyers as new car sales up 18%
Sales of electric vehicles are not keeping pace with the overall market growth, latest industry figures show
Was Toyota’s bet on hybrid cars right all along?
Japanese automaker’s stance on limited appetite for fully electric vehicles is being reassessed
Toyota raises profit forecast as hybrid sales soar
World’s biggest automaker’s bet on technology justified by a nearly 50% increase in hybrid-electric car sales in latest quarter
The new Toyota Prius that looks good and is fun to drive. We never thought we’d be writing that
The biggest hurdle is the price, but the latest Prius possesses an allure the model never had before
Number of new electric cars in Ireland rose by 45% last year
Latest CSO data shows continued decline in diesel while petrol stayed strong
From AI boom to zombie companies; an A to Z of financial markets in 2023
US powerhouse economy grows by 5.2% in third quarter, is expected to expand by 2.1% in 2023 and 1.5% in 2024
The 50 best cars for 2024 - and the winner is ...
We reveal our top 10 cars for next year and why they are the best
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We list our choice of the top 50 new cars buyers should consider for 241 registrations - and why
The 50 best cars for 2024 – in reverse order: 50 to 31
We list our choice of the top 50 new cars buyers should consider for 241 registrations - and why
Nvidia played its way to the domination of AI
Games were at the cutting edge of computing long before machine learning
Tesla deploys ‘gigacasting’ to shake up the way electric vehicles are assembled
Toyota is working on the same technique as it aims for a big ramp-up of EV production
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