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CCPC blocks and purchase of car park near Dublin Airport

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Dublin Airport operator, daa, has received a blow with the news that the competition regulator has refused it permission to buy a large disused car park near the airport which it needs to relieve parking pressure.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) said it was blocking the sale of the former QuickPark facility due to concerns that the deal would lead to higher prices and lower service quality for consumers.

The CCPC’s investigation found the deal would substantially less competition in car parking serving Dublin Airport, as there would be over 90% of the public car parking spaces if

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Back to Normal? Cox Predicts More Deals, 15.7M Sales in 2024

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  • For 2024, Cox predicts a sales mix of 10% EV, 14% hybrid, and 78% ICE. By 2025, the shares will be 15%, 18%, and 69%, respectively.
  • Whether you have an eye on a new EV, a new ICE-powered vehicle, or a hybrid, the sellers’ market boom created by COVID’s supply chain shortages three to four years ago is over.
  • By last autumn, the average transaction price for an EV was $50,798, driven down by Tesla’s ATP of $50,051, and probably within reach of buyers able to pay the ATP for ICE and hybrid vehicles of $48,759.

Cox Automotive economists and

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Mass-market flying cars a step closer after China deal signed

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KleinVision's AirCar (Image: KleinVision)
KleinVision’s AirCar (Image: KleinVision)

The mass manufacturing of a flying car has taken a step closer to reality with a new deal signed between AirCar developers KleinVision and Chinese flying car specialist Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Co., LTD.

Under the deal, the Chinese company will have the exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute flying cars that use KleinVision’s groundbreaking technology within a specific geographical region.

The dual-mode AirCar was given its airworthiness certificate in Slovakia, the home of KleinVision in 2022 after successfully demonstrating it is safe to fly to EASA standards, a program that included over 200 take-offs

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Auto prices are cooling, but ‘we’re never going back to the old normal,’ expert says. Here’s what car shoppers can expect – NBC Connecticut

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  • Prices are beginning to come down from peak highs for both new and used cars, but we might never go back to pre-pandemic norms, experts say.
  • “The bad news is we’re never going back to the old normal. The good news is within the new normal range we have been coming off of peaks,” said Pat Ryan, the founder and chief executive officer of CoPilot, a car-shopping app.

After a year of supply shortages and climbing borrowing costs, 2024 is shaping up to be a better time to buy a car.

The average transaction price for a new car in

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