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Stellantis trio wins Continental Tyres Irish Van of the Year 2022 award Pictured at the presentation of the award with the winning vans were (l to r): Colin Sheridan, MD of Citroën Ireland; James Brooks, MD of Opel Ireland; Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor Continental Tyres; Cathal Doyle and Anthony Conlon, Joint Chairmen of the Irish Car and Van of the Year Committee and Stephen McGrath, Head of Product and Pricing with Peugeot and DS Automobiles.
At a special ceremony at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the Citroën e-Dispatch / Opel Vivaro-e / Peugeot e-Expert, an electrified joint collaboration of the three Stellantis owned companies, have been collectively voted Continental Tyres Irish Van of the Year for 2022. The award is voted upon by a jury of Ireland’s most experienced light commercial vehicle journalists and was announced at the 2022 Irish Car and Van of the Year awards event, hosted by Newstalk radio’s business editor Vincent Wall. James Brooks, Managing Director at Leeson Motors, Opel Importer in Ireland,
commented on the success: “Team Opel Ireland is delighted with this prestigious award. The all-electric Vivaro-e, International Van of the Year 2021, was Ireland’s best-selling electric van in January, taking 32.8% of the emerging EV market. Indeed, Opel almost doubled its light commercial vehicle share this January, to take a phenomenal 13.8% market share, compared to 6.97% in January 2021. There can be no doubt, the Opel renaissance is clear for all to see. The Continental Tyres Irish Van of the Year 2022 gong, is gratefully shared with our sister brands, Peugeot and Citroen.” Electric Vehicles were very much to the fore at the awards event as, in
addition to electric models taking the main trophy in the Van of the Year contest, the full electric Kia EV6 won the top award in the Irish Car of the Year 2022 competition. Continental Tyres Irish Van of the Year 2022 award- The Contenders: Citroën e-Dispatch / Opel Vivaro-e / Peugeot e-Expert Maxus e-Deliver 3 Maxus e-Deliver 9 Mercedes-Benz e-Sprinter Toyota Proace City Volkswagen Caddy van
Mike Price strengthens management team at MotionMetrics Irish-based fleet management provider MotionMetrics has appointed Mike Price as Commercial Director. The Limerick native will be responsible for the growth of the company’s suite of products with fleets across Ireland and the UK. Mike claims over 30 years of in-depth knowledge of transport and technology in Ireland, having founded Tranzaura, a successful fleet software firm back in 2010. A former Council member of the CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Ireland), he joins experienced directors Hal Fitzgerald and Sean Kirwan on the MotionMetrics management team. MotionMetrics brings together critical information on a single screen for the fleet manager, from fleet telematics, vehicle CCTV, vehicle checks, maintenance and tachograph FLEETTRANSPORT | APR - MAY 22
management through to route planning. The solution is flexible, allowing users to add on tools “à la carte” as their requirements and business needs evolve. Commenting on the appointment, Managing Director Hal Fitzgerald: “Mike’s strong relationships within the fleet sector in Ireland will be a major asset to the business in building long-term partnerships with clients. His skills complement the blend of commercial and technical expertise already present within our management team.” Speaking about his new position, Mike Price said that he was hugely excited about the market potential for MotionMetrics’ fleet management solution. “From my years at the coalface of this industry, I know that fleet operators – in the face of ever tighter margins - are looking to replace multiple
suppliers and multiple systems with a single solution on one screen, with just one invoice to pay and without the additional expense of system integrators. The MotionMetrics product is designed to do just this.” Leading building materials supplier Kilsaran is one of the latest clients to have discovered the bottom-line potential of the MotionMetrics solution. The company, headquartered in Cork with offices in Dublin, foresees accelerated organic growth in 2022 on foot of the positive real-world experience of working with MotionMetrics products.
