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Aussie Audi A1 Pricing Announced
Aussie Audi A1 Pricing Announced

16 Oct 2010, 14:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian division of Audi announced today pricing and the initial model line-up for the Audi A1. The model will come priced from AU$29,900 for the 1.4 TFSI Attraction 6-speed manual version, w...

 
Nissan Leaf Trial Begins in Victoria
Nissan Leaf Trial Begins in Victoria

8 Oct 2010, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced yesterday it will begin a lengthy five year trial program in the Australian state of Victoria, as part of a government program meant to research into the elect...

 
Aussie Isuzu D-MAX Limited Edition II Released
Aussie Isuzu D-MAX Limited Edition II Released

29 Sep 2010, 10:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following in the wheel tracks of last year’s D-MAX Pearl White Edition, this year’s LE II has now hit Australian showrooms, in a limited run of just 180 units. This time, the Isuzu D-MAX...

 
Australia Hit by the Audi RS5
Australia Hit by the Audi RS5

28 Sep 2010, 12:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, the Australian world of performance vehicles got richer, as Audi introduced the R8 5.2 FSI Spyder to the country. Now, the automotive producer is raising the stakes, as it is announci...

 
Australia Gets the Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro
Australia Gets the Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro

28 Sep 2010, 10:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi’s R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro, one of the hottest topless supercars on the market, has reached Australia. The first customers will receive their cars next month. At the heart of the vehi...

 
Mitsubishi Updates Aussie Lancer for 2011
Mitsubishi Updates Aussie Lancer for 2011

24 Sep 2010, 12:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian division of Mitsubishi announced today it has revised the Lancer line-up for 2011, with the addition of a new SX model that fills in the gap between the ES and the VR version. A numb...

 
Crocodile Hunter Malcolm Douglas Killed in Car Crash
Crocodile Hunter Malcolm Douglas Killed in Car Crash

24 Sep 2010, 12:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Australian documentary maker Malcolm Douglas, known in the industry as the original crocodile hunter and the man who managed to match, if not surpass, TV documentary legend Steve Irwin was killed on...

 
Ford Focus RS Unleased in Australia This Month
Ford Focus RS Unleased in Australia This Month

24 Sep 2010, 10:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ford Focus RS is a vehicle that has rewritten the laws of the contemporary hot hatch segment, bringing the power battle to a new level and doing it in a totally insane front-wheel-drive way. ...

 
Mitsubishi Outlander 2WD Reaches Australia
Mitsubishi Outlander 2WD Reaches Australia

24 Sep 2010, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mitsubishi’s Australian arm announced that it is introducing the two-wheel-drive Outlander as part of its 2011 product range, with the new model using the LS 2WD name. All the models in the...

 
BMW M3 Pure Limited Edition for Oz
BMW M3 Pure Limited Edition for Oz

6 Sep 2010, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The avalanche of special and limited edition M3 BMWs continues with a new market. Following the introduction of special M3 models in the US, South Africa and even China, the German manufacturer anno...

 
Subaru Australia Appoints New Senior Executives
Subaru Australia Appoints New Senior Executives

27 Aug 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Subaru’s Australian division announced that it has appointed two new senior executives. The company’s marketing operations will be supervised by Andrew Caie from now on (the new Gener...

 
Aussie Suzuki Kizashi Gets the Sixth Sense
Aussie Suzuki Kizashi Gets the Sixth Sense

24 Aug 2010, 10:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian division of Suzuki announced today it has added a ‘sixth sense’ to the Kizashi range bay introducing the new Sport AWD version. Aside from the all-wheel drive system, the ...

 
Peugeot 207 Sportium Edition Launched in Australia
Peugeot 207 Sportium Edition Launched in Australia

18 Aug 2010, 10:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian division of Peugeot announced today the introduction of a new special edition 5-door hatch model, namely the 207 Sportium. The car is available in the following Euro 5 emissions-compl...

 
Audi Centre Cairns Opens in Australia
Audi Centre Cairns Opens in Australia

16 Aug 2010, 10:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After announcing that the new Audi Centre Parramatta opened officially last week, the German carmaker has just revealed the new Audi Centre Cairns facility is also open for business. Audi Australia&...

 
Rare Jaguar XK120 Goes Under the Hammer
Rare Jaguar XK120 Goes Under the Hammer

13 Aug 2010, 12:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian motoring division of Bonhams recently announced the highlight of their first Robert Glover head of collectors' motor cars at Bonhams Australia as a wholly owned subsidiary of the...

 
Toyota Offering FJ Cruiser in Australia
Toyota Offering FJ Cruiser in Australia

10 Aug 2010, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota has decided to add Australia to the list of retail markets for the FJ Cruiser model, with the sales being scheduled to debut next year. The company will unveil a pre-production version of ...

 
Ford Fiesta Updated in Australia
Ford Fiesta Updated in Australia

9 Aug 2010, 12:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we presented you Ford's European plans for the B segment, with these including the debut of the B-Max and a facelift for the Fiesta (scheduled for 2012). Now, its time for us to ...

 
New Mitsubishi ASX Goes Down Under
New Mitsubishi ASX Goes Down Under

23 Jul 2010, 10:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) announced today the all-new ASX compact crossover has reached Australian shores, available in either two- or all-wheel drive configurations. The Active Sma...

 
Green Cars Become Politic Weapons
Green Cars Become Politic Weapons

20 Jul 2010, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time until green vehicles moved from the automotive world to the realm of politics and that first step was taken in Australia, a country who prepares for federal elections on...

 
Global Side Impact Standard in the Works
Global Side Impact Standard in the Works

19 Jul 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The demand for increasing vehicle safety will cause independent rules, regulations and tests to be adopted globally in the near future, the first sign of such an outcome being the side-impact standa...