Australia's Cadillacs For 2007 ..... more

Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute and Crewman
30th March, 2006
Holden’s ever-popular light commercial range now features special edition “Thunder” models for Ute and Crewman ..... more

Honda MDX Concept At New York Motor Show
30th March, 2006
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Honda's Acura brand has announced plans to debut a concept version of the all-new MDX luxury sport-utility vehicle ..... more

UK's Range Rover Sport HST
29th March, 2006
The Range Rover Sport, the most dynamic Land Rover ever, now gets an even more exciting look of the new flagship, Supercharged 'HST' specification ..... more

From Auto Union to Audi A4 DTM
29th March, 2006
In 1932 when Auto Union AG evolved from Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer, a high-calibre racing commitment served to hone the new company’s profile between 1934 and 1939 ..... more

General Motors Brings Hybrid Bus To Australia
29th March, 2006
The Allison Transmission Division of GM will demonstrate its state-of-the-art energy efficient hybrid bus at Mt. Cotton near Brisbane on Friday ..... more

Mini Odyssey 2006
29th March, 2006
Having left Johannesburg, three Minis are aiming their noses towards Oxford in the UK, travelling up the eastern side of Africa on a 49-day journey ..... more

New York Debut For Bentley Continental GTC
28th March, 2006
Bentley's new convertible, the Continental GTC will debut at New York's Motor Show on Friday, 14th April, 2006 ..... more

Eos Is Now Just Months Away
28th March, 2006
Spring is just around the corner for those in the northern hemishere and so is the new Volkswagen Eos coupe/cabriolet ..... more

New 2007 Chrysler 300 Long Wheelbase
28th March, 2006
America's Chrysler Group announced overnight that a new model — the Chrysler 300 Long Wheelbase — will be on display at the New York Motor Show ..... more

Caterham Extends Exports To Italy
27th March, 2006
British Sports car manufacturer, Caterham Cars has announced a deal with Italian importer, Automobil Trivellato, in Este, to sell its Seven CSR200 ..... more

Audi's Final DTM Test
27th March, 2006
Tom Kristensen, driving his Audi A4 DTM, set the fastest time at Brands Hatch last week during the final test before the start of the DTM season ..... more

Porsche's SportDesign Package For Boxster
27th March, 2006
Porsche is now offering a SportDesign package for the Boxster and Boxster S roadster models ..... more

Commodore SVZ Special Edition
27th March, 2006
Australia’s favourite car will be stacked with $6,000 extra value and a sportier edge with the new Commodore SVZ special edition sedan and wagon ..... more

Corvette Racing Wins Class In Sebring 12-Hour
26th March, 2006
Corvette Racing celebrated Corvette's 50th anniversary in international road racing with a splendid GT1 class victory in the Twelve Hours of Sebring, held in Florida last Sunday ..... more

Rolls-Royce At The Helm Of Royal Navy Flagship
26th March, 2006
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has made a special captain’s chair for HMS Illustrious – the flagship of the Royal Navy ..... more

Mitsubishi Enhances The Express Van
26th March, 2006
Australian trades and delivery people have regarded the purposeful and reliable Express Van as one of their favourites for many years, and this light commercial vehicle will continue winning customers as Mitsubishi releases its upgraded SJ Express Van ..... more

Fiat Sedici At 4,300m Above Sea Level
26th March, 2006
To soar above the tallest peaks, setting records and exploring the resources of mankind and technology: this is the project proposed by d’Arrigo ..... more

Smart To Drop The Four-Door
26th March, 2006
In announcing a new Fortwo will be released in Europe next year, the brand has, also, indicated it wants to drop the four-door model, the Forfour ..... more

Porsche Middle East On The Way To Sales Record
24th March, 2006
Porsche finds itself on a consistent growth course in Middle East. Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking saw this for himself during an information gathering visit to the region ..... more

Toyota takes hard-line against Antonov
23rd March, 2006
Antonov has just discovered that on 15th February 2006 the Toyota Motor Company initiated a law suit in Japan challenging the validity of one of Antonov’s Japanese patents JP 2894760 which is fundamental to hybrid vehicle developments ..... more

New Corsa To Debut At London Show
23rd March, 2006
Vauxhall yesterday announced that the all-new Corsa will make its world debut at the British International Motor Show in July ..... more

Mazda to Sell NR-A Model Roadster in Japan
23rd March, 2006
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it will release the NR-A version Mazda Roadster for sale at its Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers throughout Japan in early April 2006. The Roadster is known as the MX-5 in overseas markets ..... more

Volvo Iron Symbol Is No Ferrous Wheel
23rd March, 2006
Volvo has revived the Iron Symbol as its corporate logo. Historically, the Iron Symbol, as used by Volvo, has rolled in and out of corporate favour ..... more

Audi's Countdown To 2006 DTM Season
22nd March, 2006
The countdown has begun to the launch of the 2006 DTM season. The first race will be held at Hockenheim on 9th April, 2006 ..... more

Ambrose Tests Racing Ford Truck in the USA
22nd March, 2006
Two-time V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose has taken the wheel of his Ford F-150 racing truck over the past week in testing ahead of his entry in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the USA ..... more

Mercedes-Benz B-Class Scores High On Safety
22nd March, 2006
The Mercedes-Benz B-Class has been rated “safest small family car” in a recent car safety report carried out by UK based Which? magazine ..... more

DaimlerChrysler Seeks Their Day In Court
22nd March, 2006
A Texas attorney who prosecuted a lawsuit found by a Texas district court judge to be fraudulent should sacrifice the privilege to practice law ..... more

BMW Enters Greenfleet Technology Trial
22nd March, 2006
BMW’s entry in the inaugural Greenfleet Technology Trial on Tuesday 28th March, 2006 will highlight a combination of driving enjoyment and clean, frugal power ..... more

Jaguar XJ8 L Awarded By Americans
22nd March, 2006
The American Automobile Association (AAA) announced its top cars for 2006 in various categories and selected the Jaguar XJ8L as its top pick in the $50,000+ category (USD) ..... more

Ford Unveils New Territory in Thailand
21st March, 2006
"The decision by Ford Thailand to add Territory to their line-up is further proof this innovative model is a world class vehicle," said Ford Australia President Tom Gorman ..... more

Aston Martin 2nd & 3rd in Sebring Thriller
21st March, 2006
The Aston Martin Racing team finished the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race in second and third place after a thrilling finale in the GT1 competition ..... more

Honda Civic Type R Concept
21st March, 2006
At this year's Geneva Motor Show Honda displayed the Civic Type R Concept with its promise of fun and exhilarating performance ..... more

Audi Wins With Diesel At Sebring 12-Hour
20th March, 2006
The Audi R10 TDI has written motor sport history, winning the 12-hour race at Sebring, USA, over the weekend ..... more

Mitsubishi Wins Patagonia Rally
20th March, 2006
Luc Alphand and co-driver Gilles Picard clinched outright victory for the Mitsubishi Ralliart Team in the Patagonia-Atacama Rally, the opening round of the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup ..... more

BMW Upgrade The X5 For 2006
20th March, 2006
The BMW X5 was introduced to the Australian market in November 2000. Since that time the market has seen additional manufacturers enter this very competitive segment ..... more

Positive Future for Pirtek Rally Team Ford
20th March, 2006
Despite a non-finish in the Rally of Canberra, Pirtek Rally Team Ford has taken a lot of positives from its first official factory entry in the Australian Rally Championship for 25 years ..... more

Current Mercedes-Benz Museum Bids Farewell
19th March, 2006
The current Mercedes-Benz Museum has closed, two months before the new museum opens. The old museum opened its doors one last time last night ..... more

Nissan Develops Distance Control Assist System
19th March, 2006
In its ongoing efforts to improve traffic safety, Nissan has announced the development of Distance Control Assist System, an electronic system that helps drivers control the distance between themselves and the vehicle in front ..... more

Mazda Produces One Millionth Mazda 6
19th March, 2006
Mazda has announced that total global production of the Mazda 6 (known as Atenza in Japan) reached the one million-unit mark in late February 2006 ..... more

Magic Million for PT Cruiser
17th March, 2006
Chrysler’s retro PT Cruiser recently posted a major milestone with the one millionth vehicle rolling off the Mexican production line ..... more

RS Spyder Tackles First Endurance Race
17th March, 2006
When the Sebring 12-hour race takes off this weekend, a challenging year begins for Porsche customer sport and the US-based Penske Motorsports team ..... more

Caterham High Flyers Find New Homes
17th March, 2006
A legendary Caterham R400 that was once dubbed ‘too fast to race’ by the authorities has a new home following a down-to-the-wire auction of Caterham Sevens last month ..... more

Rolls-Royce Uncovered Concept Car In Geneva
16th March, 2006
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveiled a second experimental car, 101EX, at the Geneva Motor Show, which concluded on Sunday 12th March ..... more

Three Car Alfa Team For World Championship
16th March, 2006
Alfa Romeo will contest the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship with a three car team run by Nord Technology with Brazilian Augusto Farfus as the lead driver ..... more

SLK 55 AMG Demonstrates Technology Transfer
16th March, 2006
Mercedes-AMG has developed an SLK 55 AMG. The two-seater includes suspension, brakes and a cooling system that have been specifically tuned for the “AMG Ultimate Experience Asia” lifestyle event ..... more

Hungarian Award For Audi Chief
16th March, 2006
Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the AUDI AG Board of Management, received an award at the Hungarian parliament in Budapest: in recognition of his commitment to the development of the Hungarian automotive industry ..... more

Zetec Arrives To Complete New Fiesta Line-Up
16th March, 2006
Ford Australia's new 2006 Fiesta range is now complete, following the addition of the sporty Zetec models to the line-up ..... more

Voyager and Commander Good For Families
16th March, 2006
Three Chrysler Group vehicles have made the American Automobile Association (AAA) and Parents magazine's list of ‘Best Cars for Families’ for 2006 ..... more

Australia's Cadillacs For 2007
15th March, 2006
Cadillac, the luxury car division of America's General Motors Corporation, is expanding the availability of right-hand drive models, hence putting Australia on their 'radar' ..... more

ForMotion Sees An Increase In VW’s Earnings
15th March, 2006
The Volkswagen Group significantly increased its earnings last year thanks to the ForMotion programme and a comprehensive new model initiative ..... more

Fiat Grande Punto Convertible In Geneva
15th March, 2006
One of Europe's leading styling and design companies, Fioravanti, revealed an open top version of the new Fiat Grande Punto at the Geneva Motor Show ..... more

Land Rover 2006 Heritage Weekend
15th March, 2006
The annual Heritage Land Rover Weekend will take place during the British May Day Bank Holiday weekend, at the Heritage Motor Centre ..... more

Audi To Compete With Diesel Power In ALMS
15th March, 2006
Audi AG has announced it will contest the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with the new R10 diesel sports car during the second half of the season ..... more

Special Edition Forester Xcellent Value
15th March, 2006
Subaru has launched the special edition Forester X Weekender with more than $6,600 worth of added value, but costing only $1,800 more ..... more

Saab Concept Named Geneva "Best of Show"
15th March, 2006
The Saab Aero X concept car, which made its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show, has been named “Best of Show” by the editors of AutoWeek Magazine ..... more

Holden Safety Recall
14th March, 2006
GM Holden has issued a safety recall on specific locally built vehicles from April 2003 to December 2005 sold in Australia and export markets and fitted with side impact airbags as standard or optional equipment ..... more

Ford Adds Fuel To The Energy Debate
14th March, 2006
Calling on American lawmakers to "act with urgency," a Ford executive has told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that policies are needed to support an aggressive, integrated approach by industry and government ..... more

Le Mans Dress Rehearsal For Audi R10
14th March, 2006
This weekend, Audi AG will unleash its high-performance R10 sports prototypes at the 12-hour race at Sebring, Florida ..... more

Mazda MPV Production: 1 Million Units
14th March, 2006
Mazda introduced the original Mazda MPV (which stands for Multi Purpose Vehicle) to the North American market in 1988. This was later followed by its Japanese market launch in January 1990 ..... more

Forester’s 80,000 Australian Sales
14th March, 2006
The All-Wheel Drive Subaru Forester has achieved 80,000 sales in Australia in the same month that global production exceeded one million ..... more

The Passat is Europe’s Number One
14th March, 2006
The Passat has won what is one of Europe’s most prestigious and important readers’ polls, in which over 40 million readers of 24 European magazines published by the AutoBild Group took part ..... more

Land Rover's E-terrain Technology Concept
13th March, 2006
Land Rover is showcasing innovative technologies – collectively known as the e-Terrain System – that reduce both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions while also improving the outstanding breadth of capability of Land Rover’s 4x4 vehicles ..... more

2005: Škoda’s Most Successful Year .. Ever!
13th March, 2006
The Škoda Auto Group has just announced financial results which show that 2005 was the group’s most successful ever trading period ..... more

Kia Motors Announces Plans For U.S. Plant
13th March, 2006
Kia today announced plans to construct a $1.2 billion (USD) automotive assembly and manufacturing plant in West Point, Troup County, Georgia, USA ..... more

DaimlerChrysler Brands Join Diesel Revolution
13th March, 2006
DaimlerChrysler will launch up to seven diesel-powered passenger cars into the Australian market in the next 12 months ..... more

Evo IX Finishes Debut Rally, But Misses Podium
13th March, 2006
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart has achieved its primary aim with the debut of its first Evolution IX Lancer by finishing the season-opening Capital Rally in Canberra ..... more

Porsche Supercup - Bahrain - Results
13th March, 2006
Uwe Alzen from Germany claimed victory at the first round of the Porsche Michelin Supercup on the Bahrain International Circuit, yesterday ..... more

Porsche Supercup - Bahrain - Qualifying
12th March, 2006
The qualifying session for the first round of the 2006 Porsche Michelin Supercup yielded a close result on the Bahrain International Circuit. Belgium's David Saelens turned the quickest lap in 2m:03.864 minutes on the 5.412 kilometre Grand Prix track ..... more

New Ford Courier Debuts in Thailand
10th March, 2006
Ford Australia has indicated the all-new Courier light truck range will go on sale here at the end of 2006 ..... more

BMW Makes a Million in USA
10th March, 2006
BMW has built one million cars at its US production plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina in just 12 years ..... more

Mazda’s New Ute for Bangkok Motor Show
10th March, 2006
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the name of its new one-tonne utility range which will make its world debut at the Bangkok Motor Show ..... more

AMG Presents The New Formula 1 Safety Car
9th March, 2006
Australian motorsport enthusiasts will be first to experience the brand-new CLK 63 AMG, as the official safety car during the Australian Grand Prix ..... more

Porsche Michelin Supercup - Bahrain
9th March, 2006
The first of twelve championship rounds takes off on the Grand Prix circuit of Bahrain, opening the new racing season of the Porsche Michelin Supercup ..... more

Alfa Spider 'Cabrio Of The Year 2006'
9th March, 2006
The new Alfa Spider, which has just made its international public debut at the Geneva Motor Show, has already collected its first award – Cabrio of the Year 2006 ..... more

Mitsubishi Colt Gets New Engine and More
8th March, 2006
The '06 Colt gets a new 1.5 litre all-alloy DOHC four-cylinder engine with MIVEC that replaces the previous 1.5 litre cast iron block engine ..... more

Renault at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show
8th March, 2006
Renault has chosen Geneva for the public appearances of new Mégane, new Espace and its Altica concept car and the unveiling of the new Clio Renault Sport ..... more

Pirtek Backs Ford In Rally Championship
8th March, 2006
Ford's entry in the 2006 Australian Rally Championship will officially be known as Pirtek Rally Team Ford ..... more

Murray Walker Makes F1 Comeback with Honda
8th March, 2006
He's back! After a four year absence from the Formula One Paddock, Murray Walker is making a comeback with the Honda Racing F1 Team ..... more

BMW Motorsport Reveals Ready-To-Race Z4 M
8th March, 2006
BMW Motorsport has torn the wraps of its ready-to-race two seater. Designed for customers who ache to post a competitive time at the famed Nordschleife ..... more

Audi Names Driver Teams for Le Mans
8th March, 2006
Audi will compete at the Le Mans 24-Hour Race on 17/18th June, with a brace of high-calibre driving squads. Six seasoned campaigners, who have all won the endurance classic at least once ..... more

Precious Metal - The Peugeot 407 Coupe
7th March, 2006
Peugeot have announced the pricing structure for the stunning new 407 Coupe, which goes on sale in Australia later this month ..... more

Ford Announces New Racing Manager
7th March, 2006
Ford Australia yesterday announced the appointment of Ray Price as the new Ford Racing Manager in Australia ..... more

Subaru Outback’s Dynamic Duotones
7th March, 2006
Subaru has added a special edition duotone Outback to its range, with 750 available from early March ..... more

Dodge Returns To American Trucking
7th March, 2006
Dodge Ram expands into the American commercial chassis cab segment with the introduction of the all-new 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab ..... more

GM to Sell 17.4% Equity Stake in Suzuki
7th March, 2006
General Motors Corp announced overnight it would reduce its equity stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. from 20.4 percent to 3.0 percent ..... more

Jayco's Sterling Caravan Design
7th March, 2006
Jayco’s key challenge is to continue developing and building the best recreational vehicles (RVs) in the country ..... more

Ford Duo Claim Points Finish In Rally Mexico
6th March, 2006
BP-Ford World Rally Team drivers Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen and team-mates Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen both claimed points finishes on the Rally Mexico ..... more

Small Cars Lead in Softer Motor Vehicle Market
6th March, 2006
The growth in sales of light cars continued in February against the background of a general softening in the Australian motor vehicle market ..... more

Exceptional Sales for Suzuki
6th March, 2006
Suzuki has proved itself as a major player in the automotive industry, with global sales in 2005 reaching a record 2,010,000 units, a 107% increase on the previous year ..... more

Record February Sales for Mercedes in Australia
6th March, 2006
Mercedes-Benz has reported its highest February on record with sales of 1,080 new vehicles ..... more

Mitsubishi Sales Continue To Build
6th March, 2006
Mitsubishi's sales continued to build in February with an increase in overall market share, a 41% lift in 380 sales and the car gaining further market share against its rivals ..... more

Mazda Lifts Share In Weaker Market
6th March, 2006
Mazda’s impressive February retail sales of 5,481 vehicles ensured Mazda maintained an impressive 7.0 per cent plus market share for the year ..... more

Subaru’s Fab Feb Figure
6th March, 2006
Subaru achieved record February sales of 3,160 vehicles ..... more

All-New Civic Boosts Honda Sales
6th March, 2006
Honda Australia has posted another strong sales month, selling 3,484 units ..... more

Solid Chrysler and Jeep Sales Performance
6th March, 2006
Chrysler and Jeep achieved combined sales of 675 units in February, according to official industry figures ..... more

Caterham Seven Provides Fun
5th March, 2006
Perhaps it was never really in doubt but now it’s official; the British find the Caterham Seven is a fun car to drive ..... more

New Saab 9-5 Flagship
5th March, 2006
On show for the first time in Queensland, the new 9-5 Aero Sedan headlines Saab’s fresh model line-up at the Brisbane International Motor Show ..... more

Orange Appeal For Subaru Impreza
5th March, 2006
Subaru has revealed a striking colour scheme for a new special edition Impreza 2.0R Luxury variant ..... more

Ford Unveils Tough Truck Concept in Brisbane
3rd March, 2006
Ford today drove home the importance of the light truck market by staging the local premiere of a stunning concept truck at the Brisbane Motor Show ..... more

New Volkswagen Passat At Brisbane Motor Show
3rd March, 2006
The new Volkswagen Passat Sedan and Wagon made their Australian debut at the Brisbane Motor Show today ..... more

Japan's Mazda RX-8 'True Red Style'
2nd March, 2006
Mazda has announced that the Mazda RX-8 True Red Style Special Edition went on sale today throughout Japan ..... more

Maserati At Geneva
2nd March, 2006
The 2006 Geneva Motor Show has seen Maserati celebrate a successful start to the year with the launch of the Maserati GranSport MC Victory ..... more

There's A Pajero VR-X Coming Soon
2nd March, 2006
Mitsubishi is introducing a limited edition Pajero VR-X this month. Based on the GLX, and available with both the 3.8 litre V6 petrol, or 3.2 litre diesel engine ..... more

Ferrari Names Its New Car the 'Fiorano'
2nd March, 2006
Ferrari has named its new car the 599 GTB Fiorano in celebration of the Ferrari test track that has seen the development of so many race and road cars ..... more

All-New Volvo S80 Debuts In Geneva
2nd March, 2006
The all new Volvo S80 makes its entry onto the international stage at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show with a highly unique strength ..... more

Chrysler Reveals 300C SRT8 Touring
2nd March, 2006
Chrysler has revealed a 317 kW high performance SRT version of the versatile 300C Touring wagon at the Geneva International Motor Show ..... more

Mitsubishi Motors at 76th Geneva Motor Show
1st March, 2006
Mitsubishi gave the Concept-EZ MIEV 4WD mono-box concept and the Colt CZC coupe-convertible their world premieres at the 76th Geneva Motor Show ..... more

Mazda Expands & Updates Mazda 3 Range
1st March, 2006
Mazda has taken the wraps off the 3 range, at the Geneva Motor Show, with the 3 MPS taking its place as the flagship of the line up ..... more

Renault Clio Renaultsport 197
1st March, 2006
The new Clio Renaultsport 197 stands out as a worthy successor to Clio Renaultsport 182 and features a groundbreaking first in its segment in the form of a rear air diffuser ..... more

Suzuki To Contest WRC From 2007
1st March, 2006
Suzuki has announced, at the Geneva Motor Show, that it will enter the World Rally Championship (WRC) from August, 2007 onwards ..... more

Audi's New Allroad
1st March, 2006
Audi’s brand new A6 Avant based Allroad quattro all-terrain vehicle has been unveiled in readiness for the 2006 Geneva Motor Show ..... more