Audi S8 is Show-Stopper for Melbourne 2006
23rd December, 2005
Audi will pull out all stops for the 2006 Melbourne Motor Show,
displaying its superb S8 sports limousine for the first time in Australia .....
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Mustang Lets Kids Put The Pedal To The Metal
25th December, 2005
Just as the 1965 Mustang was a runaway hit, so was its
counterpart pedal car. Four decades later, the pedal car with the Mustang logo is back .....
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Volkswagen back in first place in Europe
26th December, 2005
Volkswagen is back in first place in Europe. Measured by the number
of new vehicle registrations, the brand has regained first place in 2005 .....
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Kia's New Grand Carnival
26th December, 2005
With the launch of the Grand Carnival on 1st January 2006, Kia will start
the new year with another assault on the people mover market with an all-new vehicle that is larger in every way .....
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New Chrysler 300C "Heritage Edition"
26th December, 2005
Paying homage to the great Chrysler 300s of the late 1950s, the Chrysler
Group announced the new 2006 Chrysler 300C "Heritage Edition," will debut on 4th January, 2006, at the Los Angeles Motor Show
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Japan's Mazda MX-5 Commemorative Edition
27th December, 2005
To mark the Roadster, known as MX-5 in overseas markets, winning the 2005-2006
Japan Car of the Year (JCOTY) Award, Mazda will launch a special edition Roadster, called the 'Japan Car
of the Year Award Commemorative Edition' in Japan .....
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New Audi RS 4 Supercar
27th December, 2005
Audi’s high-performance range will feature as the hero models at the 2006 Melbourne
International Motor Show, with the company displaying its new RS4 supercar alongside the superlative new Audi S8 .....
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World’s Most Powerful Series Production Car
28th December, 2005
The top-of-the-line model of the brand new S-Class delivers 450 kW and
reaches peak torque of 1000 Nm – more than any other vehicle in this segment .....
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Kia Sorento Completes Expedition
28th December, 2005
Christer Gerlach, the record-breaking Swedish driver and adventurer,
successfully completed the Sorento Around the World Expeditionˇ - a 27,000-kilometre global adventure .....
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Record Year For Skoda
28th December, 2005
As early as a month before the end of the year, Škoda Auto
managed to break its own annual sales record achieved last year .....
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Game, Set And Match – To Peugeot
28th December, 2005
The Cliff Richard Tennis Classic used five vehicles loaned by
Peugeot at the recently staged event .....
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GM Reaches New Milestone in Asia Pacific
29th December, 2005
With the purchase of a midnight black Chevrolet Optra 1.8 LT, H.E.
Manaspas Xuto recently became the 1 millionth buyer of a General Motors vehicle in Asia Pacific in 2005 .....
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The Top Drive of '05
30th December, 2005
Next Car Pty Ltd, a leading Australian automotive news journal,
has announced the Volkswagen Golf GTI is their choice as the "Top Drive of 2005" .....
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Holden's 2006 Model Changes
31st December, 2005
Holden also announced model changes to its 2006 line-up of locally produced
vehicles in preparation for an all-new Commodore which is expected to be launched in the second half of the year .....
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Hummer: Here In A Year
1st January, 2006
The H3 is about a year away from its Australian release. The
5-cylinder SUV will provide Holden with another 4WD model .....
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Honda Takes 'Detroit News' Awards
1st January, 2006
The U.S. newspaper 'Detroit News' has named the new Honda Civic sedan
as its 2006 Car of the Year and the Honda Ridgeline as its 2006 Truck of the Year .....
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Melbourne Debut For Maserati GranSport Spyder
2nd January, 2006
The Maserati GranSport Spyder will make its Australian debut at the Melbourne
International Motor Show (10th-19th February 2006) providing show visitors with a preview of Maserati's new sports car
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Liberty Sports New Entry-Level Engine
3rd January, 2006
Subaru is adding a 2.0 litre variant to its 2006 Liberty range, with
a recommended retail price starting from $31,990 .....
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Volvo Poised for 2006
3rd January, 2006
For 2006, Volvo Car will introduce several new models – namely
the S40 S and V50 S – to sharpen the value position for its sedan and wagon range .....
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Mini's Best Year
4th January, 2006
Mini in Australia has enjoyed its best year ever with a total
of 2,097 cars delivered in 2005 .....
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Russian Joint Venture For Fiat
4th January, 2006
An agreement between Fiat Auto and Severstal Auto to produce two Fiat
products in Russia has joined a growing list of Fiat Joint ventures .....
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New Car Sales Record For 2005
5th January, 2006
Australians bought more cars and trucks in 2005 than ever before to set an
all-time annual motor vehicle sales record of 988,269 .....
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Best Sales in 8 Years for Chrysler/Jeep
5th January, 2006
Riding on a record December retail performance Chrysler Jeep has
achieved its best annual sales in eight years, according to official VFACTS figures released today .....
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Third Straight Record Year For Honda
6th January, 2006
Honda Australia is rewriting its record book for a third
time in three years thanks to another all-time sales record .....
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Twin-turbo Diesel For Jaguar S-TYPE
6th January, 2006
Jaguar Australia confirms the Jaguar S-TYPE Diesel for an April 2006 arrival
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Lamborghini Miura Concept For Detroit
6th January, 2006
The House of the Raging Bull has brought back a legendary historical name
with the introduction of its Lamborghini Miura Concept car, which will be shown at the Detroit Motor Show this month
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Citroën To Reveal Diesel Hybrid C4
6th January, 2006
Citroën will reveal its C4 Diesel Electric hybrid on the 31st January 2006,
previewing a production car that the French car maker has committed to have on sale by 2010 .....
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Volkswagen 'Minivan' For America
8th January, 2006
DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group and Volkswagen will develop and produce a new
van for the North American market .....
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20 Years Of Saab Convertibles
8th January, 2006
Saab is raising the roof, celebrating two decades of convertible sales
success by introducing an eye-catching 20th anniversary model, the Saab 9-3 Convertible Cerulean edition .....
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Volkswagen GX3 Concept - Car Or Bike?
8th January, 2006
In a world premiere at the Los Angeles Motor Show, Volkswagen presented
the GX3 – a completely new type of motorcycle. The GX3 was conceived by the Moonraker team and VW’s Design Centre
in California, exclusively with the U.S. in mind .....
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Porsche Announces Cayenne Turbo S
9th January, 2006
The second most powerful Porsche ever homologated for road use has been announced
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A Decade Of Holden Commodore Leadership
9th January, 2006
Holden has finished 2005 with Australia’s best selling car for
the 10th consecutive year, the most popular passenger car range and most popular light truck range .....
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Maserati at Detroit Motor Show
9th January, 2006
Maserati has arrived at the North American International Auto Show
this week in a record breaking mood after nearly doubling Northern American sales in 2005 .....
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