New vehicle sales report - December 2009
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in Audi, BMW, Holden, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, VFACTS reports, Volkswagen, Volvo | 1 Comment »According to official VFACTS figures released earlier today new vehicle sales in Australia for 2009 reached 937,328, an overall drop of 7.4% compared to 2008. November's cracking results showed the motor industry was well on the way to financial recovery and ...
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in Carmageddon, GM, Holden, News | No Comments »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 ...
Join the club
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Holden, MINI, News | 3 Comments »Here is a brief "lifestyle" story on car clubs, featuring clubMINI's Queensland chapter, among others. Car clubs can be a lot of fun. You can learn a lot more about your car, and about yourself. You can become exposed to a ...
2010 Opel Astra - leaked images
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in GM, Holden | 4 Comments »The new Opel Astra is scheduled for its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show way off in mid September. Thanks to the wonders of the interweb you can now put back your visit to Germany as images of the ...
TV Alert: Mal Rose Racing at the 2009 Dubai 24 hour
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Holden, Motorsports | No Comments »Mal Rose is a name that many Australian motorsport devotees will remember. He hasn't been competing much on the local scene of late. Internationally, though, he's never been busier. Preparations are in full swing for yet another assault on the ...
DR TV - Hot hatch test
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in Ford, Holden, Honda, MINI, Random videos, Renault, Subaru | 1 Comment »Six of the best hot hatches. An empty aerodrome all to yourself. How could you say no? Chris Harris from Drivers Republic certainly couldn't, and he took the opportunity to see what's what in the world of hot hatchery. The ...
Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S wallpapers
Thursday, February 12th, 2009 Posted in Holden | 4 Comments »Walkinshaw Performance have taken a standard VXR8 and bolted on a big whiny supercharger. The result? A Bathurst S special edition with very tidy 560hp and 715Nm or torque. (That's around 417kW). Stupendous! Below are a selection of wallpaper sized images ...
Automotive industry supports Bushfire Appeal
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Audi, BMW, Ford, Holden, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, News, Nissan, Toyota | 1 Comment »Following the lead of Mercedes-Benz, two more manufacturers have donated cash towards the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Honda Australia, through its Honda Foundation, has pledged $200,000 to the cause. Joining Honda in today’s announcement is Nissan Australia and Nissan Motor Co. in ...
Mal Rose Racing at the 2009 Dubai 24 hour
Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Posted in Holden, Motorsports, News | 7 Comments »A quick shout out to Mal Rose and his team for their recent efforts at the 2009 Dubai 24 hour race (8-10 January). Mal Rose Racing took an ex-Garry Rogers Motorsport V8 Supercar and a duo of Mitsubishi Mirage Cup ...
Captiva audience
Friday, December 12th, 2008 Posted in GM, Holden, Random videos | No Comments »This rather entertaining video smacks of being a Candid Camera type stunt, but it is supposedly fair dinkum. Watch as the driver of a Daewoo Winstorm (Holden Captiva) takes matters in to her own hands after having her vehicle unwillingly ...
Holden to slash production by 15,000 vehicles
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in Carmageddon, GM, Holden, News | No Comments »The Global Financial Crisis is biting hard on the home front, with news Holden will start 2009 with a series of production line closures from January through to March. This will affect as many as 3,400 workers, although they will ...
Mark Skaife announces retirement
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Holden, Motorsports, News | No Comments »Mark Skaife took centre stage today as he announced his retirement from full time V8 Supercar racing. His decision will take effect at the completion of the 2008 season, with the Oran Park round (4-7 December) being his last. Skaife ...
Holden fuels economy
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Holden | 3 Comments »On a day where official interest rates dropped for the first time in seven years Holden is chasing more family friendly headlines. For all private buyers until 31 October Holden will cap fuel at 99¢ a litre for two years ...
Discussion on Australia’s car industry
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Carmageddon, Ford, Holden, News, Toyota | No Comments »On my drive home from work the other day I caught the start of Paul Barclay's Australia Talks program on Radio National. The focus of discussion was on Australia's car industry, with topics canvassed including: Ford's decision to cut 350 jobs ...
Mechanics mangle Monaro
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Holden, News | No Comments »In a story that is sure to send shivers down the spine of AUSmotive readers The Daily Telegraph reports of a shocking tale of Heartland Holden employees joyriding and crashing a customer's car. Residents close to the Parramatta dealership were ...
