A proud Irish heritage
From the first Beetle
to powering Irish homes
For over 75 years, the O'Flaherty family's Motor Distributors Ltd has earned Ireland's trust. This is our story.
A world first
We built the first VW Beetle outside Germany
Long before solar and batteries, MDL was making history, assembling the very first VW Beetle built anywhere in the world outside Germany, right here in Ireland. That pioneering spirit is exactly what we bring to home energy today.
Our journey
Over 75 years of Irish trust
A family business begins
Motor Distributors Ltd is founded in Dublin by the O'Flaherty family, the start of a tradition of trust still going strong today.
The first Beetle outside Germany
MDL assembles the first VW Beetle built anywhere in the world outside Germany, right here in Ireland.
Trusted by the nation
MDL grows to keep Ireland moving, today supplying 90% of the national ambulance fleet, the ESB and An Post.
BYD comes to Ireland
MDL brings BYD, the world's leading EV and battery maker, to Irish drivers.
Trusted across Ireland, now powering homes
Today, MDL is Ireland's distributor for BYD, and we're building Ireland's energy company of today and the future, bringing that same engineering and trust home as solar, battery storage and EV charging for Irish homes and businesses.
Trusted across Ireland
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