This is the new Hyundai Ionia 9, a 3-row large electric SUV on its way to Europe, writes Brian Byrne. The style is set to change the visual image of Hyundai, with a very clean slab-sided design and a distinctive rear treatment.

Tesla sales are down 20.3 per cent this year

While Toyota remains the best-selling new car brand, Audi has climbed into sixth position overall this year

Audi is now outselling several big-name mainstream rivals such as Nissan, Peugeot, Ford, Dacia and Renault

The new generation Hyundai Santa Fe has gone on sale in Hyundai dealerships nationwide, writes Trish Whelan.   The car is available in AWD as a plug-in hybrid priced at €69,995. An entry-level version will be available later priced at €66,995.

Sales of electric vehicles are not keeping pace with the overall market growth, up just 1.4 per cent on the first two months of last year

Hyundai is reverting to physical controls for features such as climate control and entertainment settings in the revised Tucson due in Europe next year.