List of Australian Car Clubs and Specialists, New Car Releases and Owners' Car Reviews for Aussie motoring enthusiasts
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 […]
All I can say is Hmmm. The Wheels Car of the Year has just been announced and it happens to be the VE Commodore – the modern vehicle that has a fuel consumption slightly worse than my seven year old Hyundai and a spare wheel that is not really designed for Australian conditions. If I […]
Convertibles are making a comeback in Australia Despite the fact that we’re supposed to be taking more care of our skin and our summers are becoming hotter the Australian motoring public is showing a heck of a lot more interest in convertibles and this summer there are some hot ones hitting the streets. Over the […]
First it was Ford and now Holden is shedding staff. Holden announced yesterday that they would be cutting 200 positions from their engine assembly plant in Melbourne before Christmas. Earlier this year the plant, which produces a four cylinder engine mainly for export, was operating at full capacity but since August demand for the engine […]
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 […]
Ajax Fasteners, the parts manufacturer that supplies specialist screws and clips to all four Australian car manufacturers has managed to stay in business until at least Friday. Aussie Motoring reported back on August 12 that the company was on the brink of collapse and if it did go the consequences for Ford, Holden, Mitsubishi and […]
It’s hard to believe but that headline is closer to fact than fiction. As reported on August 8 in More Supply Problems for Holden and Ford the industry is in dire trouble as another parts supplier is on the brink of closure. Ajax Engineering Fasteners, a company that supplies fasteners and bolts for Holden, Ford, […]
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced today new car sales continue to lag behind sales for the same time last year. 1079 fewer new vehicles were sold during July than for July 2005. That monthly drop now means that 3.1% fewer new cars have been sold so far this year compared to the same […]
‘Check back next month’ seems to be the main response when Tom Gorman, Ford Australia’s president was asked what Ford was planning on doing to meet the new competition. Ford will be releasing an updated Falcon next month but one thing Ford claims it won’t be doing is cutting prices to keep Falcon sales happening.
The industrial dispute involving parts supplier Huon Corporation may be over for Ford and Toyota but Holden is still not receiving the parts they need to continue production. Ford and Toyota both signed on to a rescue package for the troubled parts supplier but Holden has not yet agreed to it. Workers at Huon’s Bendigo […]
Holden have finally announced the fuel consumption figures for the new Holden VE Commodore. I think most people might have expected better figures than these but most of them are slightly down on the figures for the last Commodore. The VE Commodore’s fuel consumption varies from 10.9 litres per 100km for the base model Omega […]
The Holden VE Commodore is definitely the car on everyone is thinking about at the moment. Even the release of the new Toyota Camry isn’t arousing as much interest – even though it’s more likely to be the vehicle that people would tend to buy in these days of high petrol prices. If you would […]
Holden’s new VE Commodore has been launched – although you won’t find one in a showroom just yet. This model is said to be the first all new Commodore since 1997 and despite years of work and a lot of testing Holden have not yet been able to produce fuel consumption figures. Despite some criticism […]
With Holden’s announcement last week that it would introduce Electronic Stability Control to it’s next Commodore range the Australian motoring public were exposed to some interesting technology has the potential to save a lot of lives. Aussie Motoring sent feature writer – Russ Egan – out into the World Wide Web to find out just […]
Holden announced today that electronic stability control would be included as standard equipment on it’s new range of VE Commodores, Statesman, Caprice and Captiva models due out later this year. Electronic stability control helps drivers maintain control of their vehicles and prevent crashes by immediately identifying when the vehicle skids, swerves suddenly or when road […]
If you bought a vehicle from Holden during October and November 2005 you may be entitled to a refund. During October and November of 2005 Holden ran a special promotion where it offered new vehicles at the same rate that employees would pay. “You Pay What We Pay” was the name of the promotion but […]
Feast your eyes on a fully restored Holden Torana XU1, the dream car of half the petrol-heads in Australia in the early 1970s. The XU1 was a car that won touring car races and some of the roughest rallies in Australia when driven by such household names as Peter Brock and Colin Bond. This particular […]
The engine in Jenson Button’s Honda exploded into flames just metres short of the finish line in today’s Melbourne Formule 1 Grand Prix. The race was no kinder to Australia’s Mark Webber who was leading the race on lap 23 when a gear box failure forced him to withdraw. The race was ultimately won by […]
This Holden concept car made its first appearance at the 2005 Sydney Motor Show and has been a big hit at motor shows across the country ever since. Despite what many people think, not one part of the vehicle has come from the original FJ Holden. Instead, so many parts that look familiar, like the […]
Holden has issued a recall that affects over 90,000 Commodore sedans and utilities built between April 2003 and December 2005. The recall was issued after Holden identified a problem with side airbags that “inflated under circumstances which did not warrant inflation.” Holden will rectify the problem free of charge through Holden dealerships. Over 30,000 export […]