New vehicle sales report - July 2010
Saturday, August 7th, 2010 Posted in Holden, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, VFACTS reports | No Comments »Last month's high of 108,722 new vehicle sales came crashing back to earth in July. A comparatively low figure of 82,376 sales were registered. However, this result represents an increase of 9.3% on July 2009 data, so it's not all ...
New vehicle sales report - June 2010
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Holden, Hyundai, MINI, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Toyota, VFACTS reports | 1 Comment »The end of financial year saw some big numbers in terms of new vehicle sales in Australia. In fact, the final sales tally of 108,722 vehicles is the highest selling month on record. It betters the previous monthly high by ...
Hyundai v MINI
Monday, June 21st, 2010 Posted in Hyundai, MINI | 2 Comments »There's big news for those who have been following the MINI USA challenge to race a Porsche 911. Like Porsche, you might have stopped worrying about the try hard Jim McDowell, even though there have been developments since our last ...
Hyundai releases Top Gear spoof
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 Posted in Hyundai, Top Gear | 2 Comments »Hyundai recently launched a couple of new TVCs that rip off Top Gear. Disturbingly called "Top Deer" the ads centre around the show's familiar air hangar set and, of course, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. The ads have been ...
New vehicle sales report - May 2010
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Hyundai, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, VFACTS reports | No Comments »A new sales record for the month of May was set this year. New vehicle sales totalled 89,218, and improvement of 578 sales from the previous May record set in 2008. "This is a record May result and shows the new ...
New vehicle sales report - April 2010
Sunday, May 9th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Hyundai, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, VFACTS reports | No Comments »New vehicle sales in Australia have continued strongly following the record result from last month. In total 81,401 vehicles were sold during April, the second highest recorded result for that month. FCAI Chief Executive Andrew McKellar says official interest rate movements ...
New vehicle sales report - March 2010
Monday, April 12th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Holden, Hyundai, News, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, VFACTS reports | 1 Comment »March was another strong month for Australian vehicle sales. So much so that the 94,744 sales recorded represented a new monthly record for March, an increase of 352 sales over the previous high set in 2007. Compared to last month ...
New vehicle sales report - February 2010
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Hyundai, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, VFACTS reports | 2 Comments »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 ...