• Mercedes-Benz Drops The Smart Roadster
  2nd April, 2005
  After less than 3 years in production, the little roadster is being dropped from the Smart line-up, as part of a wider strategy to improve a not so smart performance ..... more

• Honda’s Record Year Marches On
  4th April, 2005
  Three months into 2005 and Honda has set another new sales record for the third successive month ..... more

• Mazda Continues the Charge
  4th April, 2005
  Mazda Australia continued its bumper year with its best ever March on record ..... more

• Mercedes-Benz R-Class
  4th April, 2005
  The big American-built AWD 6-seater Mercedes-Benz R-Class was unveilled by Dr Thomas Weber at the New York Motor Show recently ..... more

• Car Market Achieves Record First Quarter Sales
  5th April, 2005
  The Australian motor vehicle market has shrugged off an interest rate rise and rising petrol prices to post a record sales result in March ..... more

• Holden Scores First Quarter Sales Record
  5th April, 2005
  Holden has achieved its second month of market leadership in 2005, helping it to a record first quarter sales result ..... more

• Colin Powell To Drive Pace Car At Indy 500
  6th April, 2005
  Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State, will drive a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette convertible pace car to lead the field to the start of the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 on 29th May, 2005 ..... more

• Exceptional Sales for Suzuki
  6th April, 2005
  Suzuki has recorded it most successful sales figures since December 1996, following an exceptional retail result for the month of March ..... more

• Ford's Q1 Sales Best in 15 Years
  6th April, 2005
  With continued positive results in March, Ford Australia has produced its best first quarter sales result since 1990, after recording sales of more than 32,000 vehicles for the first three months of 2005 ..... more

• Mitsubishi March Sales Break Many Records
  6th April, 2005
  Mitsubishi Motors recorded many firsts as its March sales figures achieved heights not seen by the Company for many years. Its market share jumped from 6.6% in February to 7.8% in March, and the company regained its fourth spot in the ‘sales premiership’ ..... more

• Nissan's New "Drive to a Million"
  6th April, 2005
  Nissan Australia has announced the launch of the "Nissan Drive to a Million" campaign, a marketing programme based on the company’s commitment to accelerated sales growth in the global automotive market ..... more

• Largest UK Porsche Centre To Be Built In Hatfield
  6th April, 2005
  Porsche Cars Great Britain plans to open the largest Porsche Centre in the UK on a new site in Hatfield ..... more

• Hummer H3 Is Coming To Australia In 2007
  7th April, 2005
  General Motors announced overnight that the Hummer H3 will be assembled in South Africa, for world markets. Naturally, Next Car is the first Australian media outlet to publish the details ..... more

• Minister Launches Ford Territory For South Africa
  7th April, 2005
  Federal Minister for Trade the Hon Mark Vaile yesterday visited the Ford plant at Broadmeadows in Victoria to press the button on a South African export programme expected to deliver $80 million this year ..... more

• Honda Introduces All-new Airwave In Japan
  8th April, 2005
  Honda yesterday announced the debut of the Airwave, in Japan, an all-new 1.5-litre compact wagon that boasts an extra-large glass Sky Roof ..... more

• Ford To Enter The Australian Rally Championship
  10th April, 2005
  Ford Australia will enter an all-new Focus factory team in the Globalstar Australian Rally Championship, with Michael Guest as the lead driver ..... more

• Will We Ever See The Rover 75 Coupe?
  10th April, 2005
  Financial difficulties may take MG and Rover to the end of the road. Price Waterhouse Coopers have been appointed as Administrators of the company that manufactures both these iconic British marques ..... more

• Best First Quarter in Audi's History
  11th April, 2005
  Audi has finished the first quarter of 2005 with a new record for vehicle sales ..... more

• Mercedes-Benz Announces Prices for New A-Class
  11th April, 2005
  Mercedes-Benz today announced recommended retail prices for the second generation A-Class, a more attractive and more innovative model that will start to appear at Mercedes-Benz dealerships within the next month ..... more

• Alfa Romeo 147 Now Available For $35,000
  12th April, 2005
  With the new Alfa Romeo 147 just a matter of months away, Alfa Romeo has reduced the price of the existing 147 to $35,000 for the 147 five door ..... more

• Holden To Import Cars From GM Daewoo
  12th April, 2005
  Holden today confirmed that it would begin importing vehicles from General Motors’ South Korean operations (GMDAT) later this year ..... more

• Peugeot 407 HDi Hits the Streets
  12th April, 2005
  The Peugeot 407 has certainly created an impact since its launch, with striking looks and an impressive 5-star safety rating. Complimented by benchmark equipment levels that rival much more expensive models, the 407 represents fantastic value for money. And its popularity is set to expand with the introduction of the new 407 HDi ..... more

• Ford Mondeo Adopts A Fresh New Look
  13th April, 2005
  Europe's Ford Mondeo is adopting a fresh new look, making this vehicle even more appealing. A number of detailed exterior changes strengthen the timeless and contemporary design of a car which remains a strong favourite in the European CD segment ..... more

• GM to add corporate badge to its vehicles
  13th April, 2005
  In a move to link General Motors and its vehicle brands more closely, the company has announced that its corporate emblem will begin appearing on all recently-introduced and all-new 2006-model vehicles produced and sold in North America starting this month ..... more

• Kia K2700
  14th April, 2005
  In just two years the Kia K2700 has transformed the light truck sector in Australia, going from nothing to a 52 per cent share of its sector in 2004 ..... more

• Alfa Romeo Taste Victory In Inaugural WTCC
  14th April, 2005
  The Alfa Romeo Racing Team has got off to a great start in the inaugural round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Monza (Italy), with victory for British driver James Thompson in Race 2 ..... more

• Mazda 2 Updated In Japan
  14th April, 2005
  Mazda Motor Corporation has released a freshened Mazda Demio with revised styling, improved fuel economy and a host of mechanical updates ..... more

• Jeep Grand Cherokee A 3 Million Seller
  14th April, 2005
  North American sales of the vehicle that redefined the North-American sport-utility market has now surpassed three million units ..... more

• New Audi A6L Launched For Chinese Market
  15th April, 2005
  The new Audi A6 L, built in the Changchun plant in China, has made its debut in Shanghai ..... more

• Bentley Arnage Drophead Coupe for Production
  15th April, 2005
  The glamorous Bentley Arnage Drophead Coupe that was launched at the Los Angeles Motor Show in January is to go into production ..... more

• Disaster At MG Rover
  15th April, 2005
  A statement dated today by the British Department of Trade and Industry indicates survival of the MG Rover Group is unlikely ..... more

• MG Rover Comes To The End Of The Road
  16th April, 2005
  Statement from the Directors of Phoenix Venture Holdings ..... more

• First 1,000 Pontiac Solstices Ordered In Minutes
  17th April, 2005
  Americans snap up the first 1,000 Pontiac Solstices in just 41 minutes ..... more

• Deliveries Of Citroën's New C4 Begin
  17th April, 2005
  Australian Citroën dealers will be chasing demand for the new Citroën C4 when it arrives in showrooms this week ..... more

Our stories from the last 10 days:

Will We Ever See The Rover 75 Coupe?
10th April, 2005
Financial difficulties may take MG and Rover to the end of the road. Price Waterhouse Coopers have been appointed as Administrators of the company that manufactures both these iconic British marques ..... more

Disaster At MG Rover
15th April, 2005
A statement dated today by the British Department of Trade and Industry indicates survival of the MG Rover Group is unlikely ..... more

MG Rover Comes To The End Of The Road
16th April, 2005
Statement from the Directors of Phoenix Venture Holdings ..... more