BMW 135i Gets Another Sports Car of the Year Award
2 Dec 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Things are looking good for BMW, as their 135i Sport Coupe continues its winning streak, by taking the Best Sports Car of 2009 award, handed by Australia’s Best Cars for the second year in a r...
Improved BMW 330d and 335i for Australia
30 Nov 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker BMW is expanding the range of more and more fuel efficient vehicles it has in Australia with the introduction in December of new versions of the three 3s it already has there. Ac...
Australian-Built Holden Cruze on its Way
30 Nov 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / GM decided a while ago to build the Cruze in Australia, not for export but for the local market. After learning some expensive lessons with the Vauxhall Vectra build from 1998 to 2000, the company s...
Mazda 6 Takes Best 2009 Medium Car in Australia
28 Nov 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Mazda 6 received another award after already being Australia’s best selling imported car in the medium segment. The car competed against class rivals like the Ford Mondeo, Subaru Liberty 2...
BMW 135i Gets Best Performance Car Award
27 Nov 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / BMW has another reason for celebrating, as the 135i model won the Drive Best Performance Car over AU$60,000 for the second consecutive year at the 2009 awards, in Australia, despite the fact it had ...
Australia's Intelligent Transport System in the Works
27 Nov 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier this year, during the 2009 Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Summit in Melbourne, a so called "vision plan" aimed at improving Australia's transportation system was pr...
Mercedes-Benz Entered a Van in the Classic Adelaide Rally
26 Nov 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / This year’s Classic Adelaide Rally from Australia offered some surprises, as Mercedes-Benz entered a few interesting cars in the race. The first entry was the E 63 AMG. The car did not pas...
Australia, Ahead of Planned CO2 Cuts
24 Nov 2009, 16:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Australia is apparently making huge progress when it comes to cutting its CO2 emission levels and, according to the first report on emissions for the country's new light vehicles, that progress...
Pacific Honda Dealership Opens in Gympie
24 Nov 2009, 13:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian branch of Honda announced today that it has opened Gympie’s first Honda dealership. The Pacific Honda showroom undertook an extensive 12-month build process to meet the high sta...
Buyers Return to Classic Car Sales in Australia
24 Nov 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though the Australian new car market is not doing that well, it seems that customer confidence and especially customer money have returned to classic auctions, judging by the results from Shannons N...
Land Rover Defender 90 Returns to Australia
24 Nov 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Land Rover announced that the Land Rover Defender 90 will return to the Australian market with a revised version. The car is already on sale in showrooms for $44,990 in order to take advantage of th...
Subaru Impreza WRX Rocks Australian Sales
23 Nov 2009, 16:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Subaru announced today that the sales of its Impreza WRX model have surpassed the 30,000 unit mark, following 15 years of sales at the same starting price: AU$39,990. The figure, a...
Honda Foundation Loans Hybrid Civic to Charity
23 Nov 2009, 16:52 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Honda Foundation from Australia decided to do something special for the hearing-impaired children and their families assisted by community organization Taralye. Honda Heroes program together with a ...
Lancer Evolution Gets Animated in Australia
20 Nov 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Australian fans of Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution will have the chance to see the sport sedan in a way it has never been seen before. Visual effects studio Resin has created an entirely CGI-bas...
2011 Mazda2 Sedan to Be Launched in Australia
20 Nov 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda2 will be launched in Australia in mid-2010, the company confirmed through the voice of its local managing director, while the hatchback version will be sourced from a new plant in Thailand. Bu...
Mahindra Pik-Up Expands in Australia
19 Nov 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of a plan dating back all the way since 2007, Indian carmaker Mahindra announced plans to expand its business in Australia by opening four new Mahindra dealers in West Australia. The four ar...
Golf BlueMotion Goes to Australia as 77TDI
13 Nov 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Australia finally got the most fuel efficient Golf from the Volkswagen range. The car is powered by a 1.6 liter diesel engine which is mated to a five speed manual gearbox, so the Golf 77TDI can cov...
Porsche Cayenne Hybrid to Hit Australia by 2011
12 Nov 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Porsche Cayenne Hybrid is expected to hit Australian markets by the end of 2010, an information that was confirmed by Porsche Cars Australia chief Michael Winkler. “We believe it (the Caye...
Proton S16 Launched in Australia
11 Nov 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The lowest priced new car that Australia will see this year has been launched by Malaysian manufacturer Proton onto the local market. Dubbed S16, the new sedan comes with a price tag of AU$11,990 dr...
Cheaper Insight, Still a Top Honda Priority
9 Nov 2009, 11:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda's Insight hybrid is already on sale in Japan, Europe and North America but this doesn't mean that the parent manufacturer is satisfied with the current position on the market. As it ...