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Volkswagen’s second generation Golf Plus is due to arrive in Ireland this spring.

Volkswagen’s second generation Golf Plus is due to arrive in Ireland this spring.

New car registrations in March were down 64 per cent on the same month last year, according to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). Just 7,811 new cars were registered in March, compared to 21,590 for the same month last year.

At the New York International Motor Show today, the new Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2009 World Car of the Year.

At the New York International Motor Show today, the new Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2009 World Car of the Year. The Volkswagen Golf VI was chosen from an initial entry list of 51) entries nominated by 59 World Car jurors from 25countries throughout the world. Padraic Deane represents Ireland on the prestigious World Car of the Year jury.

For the first time in a year, the hugely popular Volkswagen Golf has lost its stranglehold as Europe’s most popular model, handing the accolade to Ford’s well received new Fiesta. The Golf is still number one in the year-to-date (first quarter).

Despite many doubts when it was first announced, I must admit that the Porsche Cayenne has turned out to be a success story. To date, more than a quarter of a million examples have been sold since its launch six years ago, and the success story rolls on. In the last year 45,478 examples of the Cayenne were sold around the world – more than ever before in a 12 month period.

The new Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2009 World Car of the Year at the New York International Motor Show.

Despite many doubts when it was first announced, I must admit that the Porsche Cayenne has turned out to be a success story. To date, more than a quarter of a million examples have been sold since its launch six years ago, and the success story rolls on. In the last year 45,478 examples of the Cayenne were sold around the world – more than ever before in a 12 month period.

Despite many doubts when it was first announced, I must admit that the Porsche Cayenne has tuned out to be a success story. To date, over a quarter of a million examples have been sold since its launch six years ago. And the success story rolls on - in the last year, 45,478 examples of the Cayenne were sold around the world – more than ever before in a 12 month period.