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			07/09/2010 Honda Announces Gordon D'Arcy as Brand Ambassador Universal Honda is pleased to announce the appointment of Gordon D'Arcy as a brand ambassador for Honda in Ireland.
			27/08/2010 Honda Jazz Hybrid-Low Emissions and Practicalit The Jazz Hybrid will make its world motor show debut at the Paris Motor Show in September
			18/08/2010 Honda will introduce smaller Diesel Engine for Eu In his Mid Term speech the Chief Executive of Honda Motor Company Mr Takanobu Ito
			July 2010 Peugeot Announces Launch Prices and Equipment for The award-winning Peugeot RCZ is now on sale in Ireland. Voted Most Beautiful Car of the Year at the 25th International Automobile Festival by over 100,000 internet voters and awarded a red dot: best of the best 2010 award for outstanding design quality in the Automotive category earlier this year, the RCZ was then presented with the Fleet World Design of the Year gong in May. The much-sought-after sports coupe will retail in Ireland from €36,495, plus dealer delivery related charges.
			27/07/2010 Honda CR-Z Sales in Japan Reach 10,000! CR-Z has gained over 10,000 units order in less than a month since its launch in Japan!
			July 2010 Peugeot Achieves Best Half-Year Sales Worldwide i Peugeot's worldwide sales increased by 16.7% in the first half of 2010 to reach 1,093,000 units, ahead of the global market growth of 13%. The manufacturer gained two market places in Europe, from 6th to 4th place in the rank of vehicle manufacturers. Outside Europe, Peugeot continued its success with a sales growth of 42% (459,000 compared to 389,000 for the 1st half-year 2009). The increase in sales is the best half-year performance ever recorded in Peugeot's 200-year history.
			July 2010 Peugeot Unveils new 508 Range Peugeot has unwrapped the first official photographs of its new 508 saloon and SW models, ahead of their international unveiling at this October's Paris Motor Show. The Peugeot 508 range combines strong design and good looks with award winning engines, class-leading driveability, high levels of quality and safety to offer a large, comfortable family saloon. The 508 will go on sale in Europe at the beginning of 2011 and in Ireland by spring 2011.
			July 2010 Peugeot Unveils New e-HDi Technology Peugeot has presented its e-HDi technology, a new generation diesel stop & start system. The new e-HDi Stop & start technology turns off a car’s engine when stationary, which in turn delivers improvements in fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions of up to 15%. To be deployed across the Peugeot range from late 2010, the PSA Group aims to sell one million vehicles equipped with e-HDi by 2013.
			July 2010 Fighting Blindness Draw Member Wins Peugeot 107 Kathleen Ahern, from Co. Cork, was the proud winner of the Fighting Blindness monthly draw in June and was presented with the keys to a brand new Peugeot 107 SE 5 door at Grandon Car Sales, Glanmire, Co. Cork.
			June 2010 New Peugeot Managing Director Designate The Board of Gowan Distributors Limited, Peugeot Importers in Ireland, is pleased to announce the appointment of George Harbourne as Managing Director Designate, with immediate effect. George will replace David McConnell as Managing Director, when David retires on 15th September 2010. David will remain as Non-Executive Director for a year post retirement and will work closely with the Gowan Distributors management team, to ensure a smooth transition.
			14/07/2010 VSA Now Standard Across the Honda Range For the first time VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) is standard across the Honda range on all 2010 year models.
			June 2010 Nordmende sponsors the Tom Dunne Show on Newstalk Nordmende are delighted to be sponsoring the Tom Dunne show from 8th June
			June 2010 Win a new Peugeot 308 HDi with GreenQuest Sustain Peugeot is proud to sponsor a new and inspiring online programme, GreenQuest.ie that aims to raise awareness about environmental issues in a fun and exciting way.
			April 2010 Peugeot Announces Parts Price Reductions Peugeot in Ireland has announced substantial Parts Price Reductions across 3,000 spare parts and 800 body part lines.
			May 2010 RCZ wins Red Dot Award The eagerly awaited Peugeot RCZ sports coupe has won the "red dot: best of the best 2010" award for outstanding design quality in the Automotive category. The red dot awards were first established in 1955 and now attract blue chip companies such as Apple, Nokia, LG Electronics, Pininfarina and Adidas every year. Each year thousands of entries are submitted across 17 categories.