The new Volkswagen CC is scheduled to make its debut in the Irish market during the month of March 2012.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has announced the appointment of a new product director for the Peugeot division of the company.

Volkswagen has revealed a new and improved Jetta during the Detroit Motor Show.

Along with other manufacturers, Mercedes is stepping up efforts to gain a significant market share with the release of new hybrid vehicles.

While the Ford Focus only ranked third overall in consumer reviews for the calendar year 2011, the car did retain its position as the favourite car in Ireland.

The cheap Vauxhall Ampera is now available to order in the United Kingdom. Buyers can purchase the vehicle from 23 specialist dealers across the country for delivery from 1st May 2012.

Vauxhall is now officially taking orders for the new 2012 Ampera from customers in the United Kingdom.

BMW has announced a recall of just under 89,000 MINIs due to an issue that is believed to increase the possibility of engine fires.

The Renault 5, first released in 1972, may soon be back on the open road. In a move that surprised industry observers, Renault announced plans to bring back the model, with some appropriate updates to the design.

A number of the world's top carmakers experienced an ongoing decline in the number of annual car registrations for calendar year 2011.

The Department for Transport announced that grants for hybrid vehicles equipped with plug-in technology are now extended to 2015.

According to information released by the AA, the cost of car insurance is increasing.

According to research by Kwik Fit, a number of motorists will utilise the same car service over and over again, even if their prices are more than other services in the area.

Owing to random reports of issues with electric cars and hybrid models that include an electric motor as part of the car design, some consumers have become worried about electrical fires occurring during the operation of their vehicles.

The VW up! GT, presented as a prototype at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011, has now been cleared for production.

An interruption in petrol deliveries from a Coryton oil refinery operated by the Swiss company Petroplus led to urgings by UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry for consumers in the London area to go about their daily business and avoid panic at the pumps.

According to the recently released British Insurance Premium Index, car owners can look forward to an increase in premiums during 2012.

While the debate of whether men are better drivers than women has raged ever since the first car rolled off the assembly line, there is new evidence that women have superior expertise when it comes to parking.

Chevrolet is in the process of making changes to its dealer relationships in the United Kingdom.

Speculation regarding a change in frequency of governmental MOT inspections has now ended.