Windsor Motors on the Pat Kenny Show
27 Jan 2010
Windsor Motors on the Pat Kenny Show
Windsor Deansgrange Sales Manager Gary Hamilton was interviewed for the Pat Kenny Show earlier this week in relation to the Government Scrappage Scheme.
Click here to listen to the Interview
If you require any further details about the Scrappage Scheme or have any questions contact your local Windsor Dealer.
Minister announces changes to the National Car Test
26 Jan 2010
MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE NATIONAL CAR TEST (NCT)
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Noel Dempsey TD has announced changes to the National Car Test in 2010 and 2011.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has contracted Applus+ to take over the provision of the National Car Testing Service from 2010 to 2019. Applus+ will take over testing on January 4th in 46 NCT centres that employ 550 people throughout the country.
Changes are also being introduced to improve the quality of the service. Specifically, two new NCT centres are being opened and in the interests of road safety new testing items are being introduced in 2010 and 2011, following a public consultation process by the RSA in 2009.
The changes include measures such as additional tests for lighting, window clarity (level of tinting), exhaust noise levels and tyre quality assurance markings, measures to deal with dangerously defective vehicles, and (from June 2011) the annual testing of vehicles over 10 years old.
Commenting on the changes the Minister said, “The new test items will improve the safety of vehicles on our roads, both for the vehicle owners and for other road users. This is another incremental step in our road safety agenda, to make our roads safer and to save lives and prevent injuries.”
“I am also delighted that two new test centres are being opened in the new year, one in Carndonagh on the Inishowen Peninsula, Co. Donegal and another at Greenhills, Tallaght, Dublin. The opening of these centres will enable people living in these areas get access to NCT services, within their local community, without the inconvenience of having to travel great distances. They will also support local employment in these areas.”
Is your car fit for the skip?
15 Jan 2010
Is your car fit for the Skip?
Windsor Deansgrange have come up with a very novel way to promote their current Scrappage offers to customers.
They have put a "Scrap" car into a skip outside their showroom.
Since the Government announced the Scrappage scheme in December, Dealers across the country have been trying to attract customers – what better way to do this than an actual skip with a scrappage car.
Windsor Deansgrange are now offering "Up to €4,000 Scrappage" on new and used cars. Not only that, but with the Chevrolet Scrappage offers, the Chevrolet Aveo is now the cheapest "B Segment" car available.
But that’s not all – Windsor Deansgrange are now also offering great trade-in prices for all makes and models against New Nissans and Chevrolets or any of their 130 Used Cars currently in stock – they want your car too even if it’s not yet "fit for the skip".
Is your car "Fit for the skip?" – If so why not contact Windsor Deansgrange today on 01-2896622 and find out more about the great Scrappage Deals now on offer!
Nissan's All-New Crossover named "Juke"
07 Jan 2010
Nissan’s all-new small crossover named 'juke'
One month before its global media unveil on February 10th, Nissan confirms the name of its forthcoming small Crossover. The Nissan Juke will go on sale from October, following its global public premiere at Geneva Motor Show in March.
The Nissan Juke will inject some much-needed dynamism into the small car segment, offering European car-buyers an alternative to the traditional, uninspiring small hatchback. As the fourth Crossover in Nissan’s European range, “name” reinforces the brand’s pioneering Crossover leadership in Europe.
The car was inspired by the Qazana concept car that received such a warm reception at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, and will fit into the Nissan range between the Note compact family car and the Qashqai crossover.
Nissan’s customer research identified a large proportion of European small and compact car buyers whose needs are not met by what they perceive to be uninspiring and unoriginal options available to them where copycat hatchbacks dominate.
Nissan say that the Juke has been designed and developed to give customers an alternative to the traditional small hatchback in Europe. We know that there are a lot of customers that are looking for a car which combines striking design, agile handling and driving pleasure, user friendly technology but not at the expense of practicality and convenience. These unique attributes will allow Juke to occupy a unique corner of the European market,” said Simon Thomas, Nissan’s European Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing.
“Nissan caught the mood of the European car-buying public with Qashqai crossover and we’ve worked hard to study the market in the same way for Juke to be sure we meet the needs of European customers. We’re confident that Juke will bring a new generation of customers to Nissan, in the same way that Qashqai did. Our philosophy of challenging conventions with Qashqai has been a huge success. We’ve just reached the 500,000 landmark and we’re applying many of the lessons learned from Qashqai to Juke. We’re confident we’ll have another success on our hands,” added Simon Thomas.
Juke will be manufactured alongside the Qashqai, Qashqai+2 and Note at Nissan’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sunderland, Great Britain.
With the introduction of Murano in the US in 2003, the Crossover concept was introduced to consumers who were looking for a vehicle that combined the dynamic design and handling characteristics of a passenger car, but with the added benefit of all-wheel drive traction and the improved visibility of a raised seating position, but without the boxy shape of an SUV.
In Europe, the introduction in 2007 of Nissan’s Qashqai heralded the mainstream introduction of the Crossover concept for the first time, providing an alternative to the traditional C-Segment offering. In just over two-and-a-half years, and with a half-a-million buyers in Europe, customer feedback shows they love its combination of understated, but sophisticated design which combines the lower body robustness of an SUV, but the upper body profile of a passenger car. Such has been demand for Qashqai that production was increased at the plant in Sunderland, UK, to meet supply.
The Qashqai concept was followed by the introduction of the stretched wheelbase version, the Qashqai+2, offering extra interior space allowing the inclusion of a third row of folding seats to meet the needs of larger active families who need extra space or accommodation.
In addition, the Qashqai is being revised for 2010. Nissan’s very successful d-size crossover model will undergo an extensive update in the spring of 2010 to cement its position as the class-leading, pioneering alternative to the traditional hatchback.
Since its European launch in March 2007, the Qashqai has far exceeded all sales ambitions, with over 500,000 customers to date. The updates to Qashqai and Qashqai+2 reinforce its position as a stylish crossover which combines the dynamic driving characteristics of a sporty hatchback with the robust, solid virtues of a compact SUV.
Full details of Juke will be released on 10th February 2010.