List of Australian Car Clubs and Specialists, New Car Releases and Owners' Car Reviews for Aussie motoring enthusiasts
For Australia have announced that they have now changed their minds about closing the engine plant in Geelong. Not only will the plant stay open but Ford will invest $21 million to upgrade the plant to the point where its products will meet tough European standards.
There’s a new Ford Mustang due out in America next year and Ford are beginning to tease us with a few tantalising photos. Here, courtesy of the Ford Motor Company are a few of the latest teases. The dashboard design looks a little dated to me.
In America General Motors is expected to announce the suspension of development work on a range of future models. One of Ford’s biggest parts suppliers has announced the closure of five plants as demand for its products dries up. The big three manufacturers in the US are reported to be planning on approaching the White […]
With the slow slide into recession that we’ve been experiencing here in Australia it was only a matter of time before the impact was felt by car makers here in Australia and October was the month that it all began. A drop in new vehicles sales during October reflects the broader slowdown in the Australian […]
Ford in the United States recoreded a 30% drop in sales for October and General Motors reported a 45% drop in sales for the same period. Can things get any worse for Ford and General Motors? I’m sure they can and I’m sure they will.
Porsche 993 Twin Turbos like this one don’t come up for sale very often … and unless you live in the United States this one could be a bit far away. But if you’re in the United States then this 1997 Porsche 993 could definitely be your next classic sports car. This Porsche 993 Turbo […]
The economic news for the car industry just goes on getting worse. Daimler, the luxury car manufacturer has admitted that things are so bad for them that they will suspend production for an entire month beginning on December 11.
For some time now it’s been fairly obvious that Ford would be looking to sell it’s 1/3rd share in Mazda. While that may have been a very tough decision for Ford to make because a lot of Ford’s research and development work is actually done by Mazda it was a decision that looked inevitable thanks to […]
The Nissan Motor Company is about to issue recall notices for 204,361 vehicles in the United States. The recall is to check for a fault in the passenger side airbag that could occure in a range of models built between March 12, 2007 and May 27, 2008. Nissan suspects that the number of vehicles that […]
A recent study (April 2008) done by RDA Group has found that Ford is in a statistical dead heat with Toyota and Honda for initial quality. The quarterly study measured customer feedback from drivers of Ford vehicles as well as competitive makes and models. Of course the study just happened to be commissioned by Ford. […]
Early yesterday the word was out that Ford was planning to cut around 500 jobs from their Victorian operations because demand for their big-car products was down. By late yesterday afternoon it was Holden’s turn to announce reductions that will impact on over 3,000 works in South Australia. It appears that Holden may not be […]
If there is one thing that both Ford and Holden are lacking in Australia it’s a hybrid car to attract buyers who want to be environmentally friendly. Sadly neither of the big two seem interested in filling that gap anytime soon. Holden may have unveiled the Chevy Volt at the Sydney Motor Show last week […]
It seems that Ford Australia is about to cut hundreds of jobs from its plants in Victoria. This latest round of cuts is in addition to the job cuts previously announced. Ford’s Victorian operation produces larger vehicles that are out of favour with the marketplace so it’s possible that even more positions might go in […]
Every cloud has a silver lining … at least for someone … and the current economic storm clouds certainly have some silver linings for any Australian new car buyer who has the cash or the credit to make a purchase right now. And things could get even better in the near future. Right now Holden […]
In America there used to be the big three auto makers – General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Now, of course, we have the very weak and wobbly three as sales plummet, credit evaporates and fuel becomes so expensive that even the Americans now want smaller, more fuel efficient cars. Soon though there’s a very strong […]
Here in Australia new car sales are down but then that’s only to be expected. Financial times are tough and people tend to put off major purchases at times like this. Even if they want to buy a new car credit is harder to come by and no one really knows where interest rates are […]
New figures show that vehicle sales remained softer in September, reflecting the broader slow down in the Australian economy. Official VFACTS data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that 80,938 cars, trucks and buses were sold in September; down 3.1 per cent (2,551 vehicles) compared to the same month last […]
Teson Trims in Euroa is set to close after Administrators failed to find a buyer for the company. Union representatives suggest that the closure is due to heavy cost cutting by the major Australian manufacturers who have squeezed Teson Trims to the point where they cannot meet the price demanded by those big companies.
When we look at a new car the real enthusiasts among us want to know about that car’s performance. How many seconds does it take to reach 100km/h is one popular measure of a car’s performance. When we look at a car manufacturer’s performance we begin to look at how much money they’re making … […]
What’s the cost of tightening 42,408 nuts? If you don’t know and I don’t know then perhaps we need to ask GM in America because they’re about to find out. They’ve just issued a recuall for 42,408 Sturn Vue compact SUVs because there is a possibility that a nut has worked loose in the power […]