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Monday, November 07, 2011
Blue Oval Club
Ford Ireland has actively supported parts sales to independent garages and bodyshops for many years now. ...more>
Blue Oval Club

Friday, November 04, 2011
Snow business
December snowfall last year gave many Irish repairers a bumper start to 2011 and long-range forecasts are predicting similar weather patterns this winter. ...more>

Friday, November 04, 2011
46 cars in race for Car of the Year title
A field of 46 candidates for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2010 awards, was announced by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) recently. ...more>
46 cars in race for Car of the Year title

Thursday, November 03, 2011
UK misses ELV target again
Following on from our story in June about Irelands missing vehicles, it seems the UK is having problems of its own. Poor-performing vehicle dismantlers have been warned to expect action after figures showed the UK failed to reach the European target for it to recycle, recover or reuse 85% of end-of-life vehicles for the fourth year running in 2009. ...more>
UK misses ELV target again

Wednesday, November 02, 2011
EU to adopt eCall
The European Parliament’s Transport Committee, last month approved a proposal for the compulsory fitting of the eCall system to all new cars sold in Europe from 2015. ...more>
EU to adopt eCall

Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Muller filters
Muller produce a range of over 1,400 types of oil, air, fuel and pollen filters at their manufacturing facilities in Italy and Romania. ...more>
Muller filters

Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Winter tyres v Standard tyres
A test was carried out recently, where two Michelin-shod Mercedes C-Class estates, took to an ice rink to show the difference in performance between Standard and Winter tyres. ...more>
Winter tyres v Standard tyres