VW Australia brings us news of changes at the top of their managerial structure. Jutta Dierks, Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Australia since 2005, will be heading back to Volkswagen AG in Germany where she will take up the role of Executive Director for the Americas. She will be responsible for Volkswagen’s North and South [...]

Official VFACTS data tells us that 75,439 new vehicles were sold in May. That’s around 13,000 cars (14.9 per cent) down on May 2008 figures. If we delve a bit deeper we can see that the drop in sales to business buyers is around half the overall figure at 7.2 per cent. The Federal Chamber [...]

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the resurrection into eternal life. This sorry sight is what happened after the owner took his 1995 McLaren F1 for a run after six months in storage. The car is now a total write off. If every cloud has a [...]

Ken Block, the razor sharp accurate WRX driving internet phenomenon, is back with a new motorkhana video. And this time the commercial opportunities are being exploited to the max with his DC Shoes company taking centre stage. So, kick back and enjoy Kenny’s awesome skillz yo as he rips it up along the Port of [...]

The lads at MotoringFile.com have been doing a great job of covering the MINI United celebrations at Silverstone. They have audio of an interview with Michael Hoehn from MINI who is responsible for the roll out of the MINI Challenge across the globe. Currently the one make MINI series is running in Germany, Spain, New [...]

The rumours and speculation have finally been fulfilled. General Motors, once the biggest car manufacturer in the world, has now filed for bankruptcy. The good news for Australia’s Holden is that it will remain unaffected by the bankruptcy proceedings which only affect US operations. “Holden is a subsidiary of GM but we are a corporate [...]

Earlier today the opportunity for a quick taste of MINI’s new Cooper D came my way. Naturally, I jumped at the chance to see just how Australia’s most economical car drives. That’s not a typo, with a miserly fuel consumption figure of 3.9l/100km and CO2 emissions at a super low 104g/km, the 1.6-litre diesel powered [...]

There seems to be a pattern forming here. This was, generally speaking, another very good episode from the TGA lads. More importantly, the hosts are improving. They still have a way to go if their aim is to match the UK masters, but their progression is evident. Opening the show with a supercar shopping trolley [...]

The BMW M3 Edition Model is the latest incarnation of the M3 to be released from Munich. Based on the Coupé, the car will go on sale across the globe from July this year and production will be limited to six months. The M3 Edition Model will be available in just four colours, Alpine White [...]