New vehicle sales report - February 2010
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Hyundai, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, VFACTS reports | 1 Comment »Monthly sales figures have continued to trend upwards on 2009 data with an increase of 17.% (almost 12,000 vehicles) compared to February last year. According to official VFACTS numbers 82,219 new vehicles rolled off showroom floors last month. Breaking the monthly ...
New vehicle sales report - January 2010
Sunday, February 7th, 2010 Posted in Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, VFACTS reports | 3 Comments »January 2010 showed good signs for the automotive industry in Australia. While sales for the month did fall dramatically from December 2009 it is worth noting there were strong financial incentives, in the form of Federal Government tax breaks, that ...
New vehicle sales report - November 2009
Monday, December 7th, 2009 Posted in BMW, Hyundai, VFACTS reports | 1 Comment »Big news in the car game last month with numbers increasing by a massive 20% on sales registered in November 2008. Following a more moderate sales boost in October, the FCAI is shouting from the roof tops that the worst ...
New vehicle sales report - October 2009
Sunday, November 8th, 2009 Posted in Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, VFACTS reports | 1 Comment »Good news for the car industry last month, with sales increasing for the first time since the middle of last year. Official VFACTS data shows sales were up 2.2 per cent last month when compared to October 2008. “The industry is ...
New vehicle sales report - August 2009
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 Posted in Hyundai, Mazda, VFACTS reports | 1 Comment »Word on the street is that private buyers are starting to buy more cars. Sales data from VFACTS reports 73,287 vehicles drove out the door in August, a drop of 5.2% (4,036 vehicles) from the same month last year. August ...
Sexy Utility Vehicle?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Posted in Hyundai | No Comments »That is the bold claim made by Hyundai at the end of this television commercial. The SUV in question is the Hyundai ix35, which was first revealed to the world, without camouflage, right here on AUSmotive. The exclusive image was captured ...
Hyundai ix35 officially unmasked
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Hyundai | 2 Comments »Following AUSmotive's exclusive and not so official reveal of the new Hyundai ix35 comes an official picture from Hyundai. Looks like the next three weeks are going to be full of pre-Frankfurt Motor Show releases as manufacturers compete for attention. One ...
As expected Hyundai confirms Frankfurt debut for ix35
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Hyundai | 1 Comment »Hyundai surprised noone when they announced overnight they will be giving their all-new Tucson replacement the ix35 nameplate and that it will make its public debut in Frankfurt next month. It will be something of a home town debut for the ...
EXCLUSIVE: Unmasked Hyundai ix35 spotted in Sydney CBD
Saturday, August 8th, 2009 Posted in Hyundai | 28 Comments »Thanks to Jonathan, an eagle eyed AUSmotive reader, for sending in this spy shot of the yet to be released Hyundai ix35. The photo was taken in Sydney's CBD and, looking at the car alongside fitted with camera rigs, it ...
MIMS 2009 - Best of the rest
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Lotus, Motor Shows, Suzuki, Toyota | No Comments »Here is one last wrap up of images from the media day at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show. There's pics from Honda (Insight, Civic Type R), Hyundai (i10 Blue, i30 Blue, Genesis Coupé), Kia (Soul), Lotus (Europa SE), Suzuki (Alto), ...
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 ...
Hyundai introduces tamper proof identification labels
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Audi, BMW, Hyundai, News, Nissan, Porsche, Renault | 2 Comments »In a bid to reduce the chances of vehicle re-birthing Hyundai has joined Audi, Nissan and Renault by introducing self-voiding vehicle identification labels. The labels are cheap to produce and will be rendered useless if removed from the car. The ...
