List of Australian Car Clubs and Specialists, New Car Releases and Owners' Car Reviews for Aussie motoring enthusiasts
11,584 VE and WM sedans and wagons to be recalled This recall affects all VE and WM model Commodores built prior to 11 September 2006 because of a potential problem with rear seatbelt buckles. A spring within the assembly could be bent and this may cause the belt to release when in use. Holden says […]
Some drivers will still never see them. Queensland Police is about to trial two high visibility general duties police cars following a promise made by the Beattie Government to maximise the visibility of marked police cars to serve as a deterrent to motorists. Police Minister Judy Spence said the first two prototypes of the new […]
But obviously not in time to help Ford. Motor vehicle sales in Australia have rebounded over the last month thanks to surging demand for light cars and encouraging sales of family sedans and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). VFACTS results released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that October sales were up […]
Three weeks ago while the spotlight was on Mitsubishi and the leaked plan to close their assembly line here in Australia Ford Australia quietly announced that it would be reducing production at its plants in Victoria. Today it has announced that it wants to reduce its workforce by around 600 before Christmas and has urged […]
and it eats things away – including parts of your car! While everyone and their dog are in a mad rush to recommend that we convert to alternative fuels sometimes, some very important facts are being overlooked. One of those important facts is that when you add ethanol to normal fuel it becomes corrosive. Here […]
What will the impact be on Ford in Australia? When the parent company of Ford Australia posts such a huge loss in just one quarter you have to wonder when the local company will begin to feel the impact. There is no doub that a big negative number was expected in the third quarter because […]
AAAAGGGGHHHHH MY EYES! It’s said to have cost $US150,000 and it’s not something you want to look at if you’re nursing a hangover – in fact it’s not something you would want to look at for too long at all. It was described as the “Best Overall Car Job Ever” on the Daily Buzzer website […]
Launching a luxury rocket Australians will get their first peek at the fastest accelerating and most expensive example of open-top motoring in the BMW family, the M6 Convertible, next week when the Australian International Motor Show opens in Sydney. The 373 kW V10 M6 Convertible accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds […]
Car sales are rising but parts makers are crumbling. While the sales of locally made cars are remaining strong despite the rise in interest rates and fuel prices and the outlook for the industry looks promising the same cannot be said for the parts industry. As the major car manufacturers seek even more ways to […]
The Toyota logo meets the blog world While most people on the planet have no idea of what a blog is (the last time a survey was conducted they found that only 2% of Internet users knew what a blog was) the blog world is alive and kicking and has quite an impact on may […]
Petrol prices are up, interest rates are up and sales of bigger cars are also up – there’s nothing like going against the trend. The long-running boom in small and car sales is showing the first signs of slowing according official motor industry figures released today. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industrie’s VFACTS report shows […]
But why a new MINI when BMW couldn’t keep up with the demand for the old MINI? BMW launched its first MINI in 2001 and since then has sold over 875,000 vehicles and it admits that it has never been able to keep up with the demand. However in the words Dr Michael Ganal, a […]
Why do two people need four cupholders? As somebody who works full time on the Internet I often lament at how many designers of web pages and the scripts that produce web pages simply seem to have no clue as to use-ability. They seem to ignore the KISS principle entirely and produce sites that look […]
The teaser ads are starting to appear to television and Toyota is promising the release of their new 6 cylinder car in November but what can we expect to see in November. Well a version of the Aurion is already on the showroom floors in the United States where it is selling as a Camry […]
Every month several of the car companies here in Australia send out a newsletter and they are always full of interesting information. Nissan is one of those that send out a newsletter but this month it was different. In the past the newsletter has appeared to be produced and distributed in-house but this month the […]
It takes drive and determination to do but there seems to be plenty of that in the American auto industry and maybe even some in the Australian car industry. It’s well known right round the world that General Motors and Ford in the US are in dire trouble and are struggling to survive. That’s quite […]
It’s easy to think that everything Toyota does turns into a roaring success. Toyota is currently the top-selling brand in Australia, it leads the pack in the United States, it does very well in Europe and Toyota 4x4s are known and loved right across the world. Even Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus does well across the […]
Team MINI fielded just one of its three car team for the Alphera Dutton Rally Victoria last weekend and secured a giant-killing outright victory on handicap. Beating off a field of close to 100 hard-charging competitors including exotic sports thoroughbreds costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and all-wheel drive rally-bred turbo-charged Japanese challengers by the […]
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today unveiled long bed versions of the all-new 2007 Tundra full-size pickup truck at a press conference at the Toyota Technical Center-Calty Design Studio in Ann Arbor Michigan yesterday. For the first time ever, aftermarket equipment manufacturers will have the opportunity to obtain technical data and examine the Tundra Long […]
Carsguide has published an interesting tribute to the great Peter Brock. Like all great men he certainly had his quirky little ways and the Peter Brock tribute will give you an interesting insight into how he became so perfect.