List of Australian Car Clubs and Specialists, New Car Releases and Owners' Car Reviews for Aussie motoring enthusiasts
Sales are definitely up New vehicle sales throughout Australia during February 2007 totalled 83,740. That’s an increase of 6,294 vehicles over the same month last year and 6,804 more vehicles than were sold in January 2007. Once again Toyota led the market with 18,602 vehicles sold, Holden was next with 13,083, Ford was third with […]
Holden has announced that it will be cutting 600 jobs from its Adelaide workforce. Holden says that increased efficiency at it’s Elizabeth plant and the end of production of the VZ models has meant that 600 positions have become surplus to requirements.
Then you might wish you lived in the US by Stuart Livesey Volkswagen of America, Inc. are looking for the oldest and highest mileage diesel-powered Volkswagens in America. Interested owners have until May 31 to register their vehicles if they think that their VW diesel might be the record holder. The oldest U.S. market diesel […]
by Stuart Livesey It’s strange what thoughts can come to you in the dead of the night when all you want to do is sleep. Yesterday I pointed out in The Japanese Manufacturers Turn Up Everywhere that two of the new vehicles Chrysler wants to introduce into Australia this year are built using a Mitsubishi […]
by Stuart Livesey Unless something major happens between now and later in the year 2007 will see Chrysler make a big splash in the Australian motoring market place. Last year we say Chrysler launch the Dodge Caliber – a rather unattractive vehicle that seems to be neither one thing nor the other. And this year […]
by Stuart Livesey In case you haven’t noticed it there has been some increased sabre rattling going on in the Middle East. Little George who couldn’t win a fight anywhere has now decided to get tough with Iran and that’s going to push the price of oil up in the weeks ahead. While economists are […]
by Stuart Livesey One of our daughters is thinking of buying a new small car and that’s a perfect excuse for someone like me to go tyre kicking and collecting a few brochures for her. It also helps that she’s about as tall as me … and that’s rather tall so I can cull the […]
Australian Summer Cars 5 by Stuart Livesey If you’re looking for a convertible to help you enjoy the Australian summer – and you have over a quarter of a million dollars to spend – then the BMW M6 is for you. Some describe it as a street-legal F1 while the Australians who now own one […]
There may be no hands on the wheel in the future by Stuart Livesey How many times have you come up behind a car on the highway and found that you couldn’t really see anyone in the driver’s seat? Thankfully that’s usually because the driver may be a little vertically challenged but if you were […]
It’s fast becoming a collector’s item in Australia by Stuart Livesey The Toyota Soarer was a luxury coupe built by Toyota in Japan from 1981 to 2005. In 1990 Toyota moved the Soarer from it’s regular vehicle line-up to the Lexus brand. The Soarer certainly fitted into the Lexus brand because it’s comfort and equipment […]
It’s not in the wild just yet but the details, pricing and photos are by Stuart Livesey BMW released the X5 in Europe late last year and it’s Australian release – at the Melbourne Motor Show is only weeks away. But BMW have released images, technical details and pricing and we’ve got them here at […]
If you can write a comic then you too can promote this vehicle The Jeep Patriot is in currently in production and will be released in the United States in the near future. In a rather unique marketing ploy Jeep is going to promote this vehicle via a comic … written by fans who are […]
Would Holden ever give fans a voice? Earlier this week Holden’s American cousin – Pontiac – opened “Pontiac Underground” (was “PontiacUnderground.com” but is no longer a valid URL), a new website designed to: “designed to tap into the “street-level” energy of fans from all its active and retired brands by uniting and introducing the hundreds […]
Australian Muscle in America by Stuart Livesey Pontiac will be releasing a new sports sedan in America later this year and once again some Australian muscle will be available in the US. The Pontiac G8 will be a re-badged version of the current Holden SS Commodore built in Holden’s Adelaide plant. Previously a slightly softer […]
The numbers are very big Last year new car sales in the United States totaled 16.55 million units. That’s a nice number that the Australian motor industry would love to achieve but the used car market is where the big numbers really are. In 2006 42.5 million used cars were sold in the US and […]
Despite uncertainty about interest rates and fuel costs sales are definitely up The Australian automotive industry has made a storming start to 2007, notching up record sales in January. Official VFACTS figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that 76,936 new cars, trucks and buses were sold last month; an […]
Get the poll results by Stuart Livesey Back on January 15 I asked the question: how important is a car stereo when you’re thinking about buying a new vehicle. If you follow the link you will see the reason I originally asked that question. The poll has now closed and the numbers have been crunched. […]
Our small town seems to attract more than it’s fair share of exotic cars. This classic Mustang was caught down on the Esplanade at Hervey Bay this morning.
Is it a rushed job? by Stuart Livesey Fiat launched it’s new compact car – the Bravo – on Tuesday just 18 months after design and development of the vehicle began. While the name has appeared in the Fiat lineup before it was dropped in 2001 when a completely new vehicle replaced it. But now […]
by Stuart Livesey Your parent company is bleeding money – $45 million dollars a day last year. You claim you’re profitable but your cars aren’t selling – the Falcon came in sixth behind Commodore, a whole bunch of Toyota models and the Mazda 3 Your popular SUV is losing its popularity. Your competitor has the […]