Renault 5 named Europe’s Car of the Year 2025
The French electric car won the prestigious prize, seeing off competition from seven finalists including the Kia EV3 and Hyundai Inster
Dacia
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
Top 10 cars to buy in 2025, in reverse order
EVs dominate our list of best buy cars for the year ahead, while new takes on classic models feature too
What car should I buy in 2025 if ... I need a small runaround?
It’s time to start picking our best buys from the current crop of new cars on the market
New Dacia Duster: Great value returns in a much prettier package
New Duster – a finalist for Europe’s Car of the Year – is as well-thought-out a car as you can currently buy
New EVs: What’s coming to the market soon?
The variety of new electric cars is expanding fast – here’s our pick of models coming down the road
Paris Motor Show goes big on electric despite buyer reticience
Reborn Renault 4 EV is the electric star of this year’s Paris show, but the undercurrent is all about China
How to reverse the slump in EV sales
Sales of electric cars in Ireland have fallen by 26 per cent this year. How can that be turned around?
Dacia Spring gives you only what you need
Compact EV is likely to be Ireland’s cheapest when it goes on sale
Every new electric car coming Irish showrooms in 2024
The electric car market is set to explode this year, with new – and, crucially, more affordable – models arriving
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
Will an EV end up costing more or less than a petrol or diesel car?
From insurance and fuel to up-front purchase costs and depreciation, motorists need to carefully weigh the financial pros and cons of EV ownership
Carmakers step up EV discounts in bid to stem global demand slowdown
Sharp deceleration in sales growth as mainstream buyers’ appetite proves weaker than expected
Dacia Jogger turns into a campervan to face the mighty VW California
Yes, it’s true – you can now buy a Jogger in which you can sleep. How does it compare to arguably the greatest camper van of them all?
Renault has little sales success to show from its Late Late Show sponsorship
French brand spent millions on sponsorship but its share of the new car sales market has fallen dramatically over the past two decades
How Dacia plans to make cheap cars when they no longer exist
Dacia’s chief executive tells The Irish Times how the company will stick to its affordable roots as the car market changes around it
How has Ireland’s car market changed with a decade of two registration plates?
From financial crash to Brexit, Covid, and the chip crisis, the Irish car market has changed out of all recognition in the past decade
The Irish Times car buyer’s guide for 2023: The best SUVs and crossovers
In the final part of our series we pick our favourites in this category, from seven-seaters to luxury drives
The Irish Times car buyer’s guide for 2023: The best electric hybrids and plug-in hybrids
Our pick of the best plug-in hybrid and regular hybrid cars to buy in the coming months
Dacia Jogger: New seven-seat MPV seems like a safe bet
Forget the crash-test rating controversy – this Dacia gem could be ideal family transport
NCAP safety ratings under fire following Dacia controversy
New Jogger family car gets one-star rating, but has it been tested properly?
Taking a strategic approach to achieve more with less
The imprecise art of innovation and how to maximise your chances of business success
Irish buyers with €25,000 can opt for an electric Fiat 500 or new seven-seat Dacia
Two new entrants to Irish market are a funky all-electric city car or a practical seven-seat petrol-powered people carrier
New car deliveries in State set to be affected by global chip shortage
Car dealers indicate they have more interest from consumers than they have cars to sell
Renault’s Zoe and the disappearing safety stars
Euro NCAP has given the new Renault Zoe zero stars in its crash test, but does that tell the whole story?
Only a quarter of car buyers will go electric in the next two years
Work still needed to educate and inform the wider car-buying public on EVs
Italy and France line up to push back EU’s combustion engine plan
Lamborghini and Renault call for the 2035 ban to be modified, but for very different reasons
Dacia Sandero Stepway: It’s all the car you need, but not quite the car it should be
Cheap and cheerful? Certainly. Reliable? Maybe less so…
Dacia Duster: So thoroughly good you can’t help but regard it as a faithful companion
The Renault brand has updated its popular crossover, and thankfully it has not changed it much
Dacia Jogger delivers new seven-seat option for families
New model will also come with a hybrid option from 2023
Renault sales fall more dramatically than market during Covid
Carmaker still losing market share as sales recover in first half of 2021
Spend on a new car or save by buying used? Here’s our expert advice
It’s not easy to pick a new car. Let us make it harder by throwing some money-saving ideas into the mix
A 91-year-old Chrysler was oldest car to pass the NCT last year
Overall pass rate for initial tests in 2020 was 43.7%, according to RSA figures
Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV: Bold engineering, plus features that would be at home on a Mercedes
This roomy seven-seat SUV is a great family car for well-heeled motorists entering the electric world
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