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 ...
Fancy a free ride at Targa Tasmania?
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Mazda, Targa Tasmania | No Comments »Mazda Australia have just launched a competition offering free entry at the wheel of a 3 MPS at this year's Targa Tasmania. You'll need to check out the Mazda Motorsport website for full details, but, the deal is you and ...
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 - 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 ...
VIDEO: I think I’m turning Japanese
Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Honda, MINI, Mazda, Random videos, Renault | 3 Comments »If you're not familiar with the work of Japanese magazine crew Best Motoring you're about to see the hi jinx they get up to. They set to the track with a hero of hot hatches for a three lap shootout. ...
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 ...
Mazda3 - Everything you ever wanted to know
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Mazda | No Comments »If you are a fan of the Mazda3, or just like having a sticky beak at the information manufacturers put together for their cars, then you will love this. Click on the image above to view an online digital brochure ...
New vehicle sales report - September 2009
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Posted in BMW, MINI, Mazda, Toyota, VFACTS reports | No Comments »A further sign that things automotive and economic are beginning to look brighter is today's news from VFACTS that 78,131 vehicles were sold last month. That's an increase of 4,844 sales compared to the August results. However, so we don't forget ...
Frankfurt: Mazda MX-5 Superlight
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 Posted in Mazda, Motor Shows | 6 Comments »You've probably seen and read a bit about the Mazda MX-5 Superlight by now. If so, you've seen enough to know that, in pure performance terms, this car is a having bit of a laugh. It has bugger all power ...
More MX-5 Superlight images
Monday, September 7th, 2009 Posted in Mazda | No Comments »New images of the Mazda MX-5 Superlight have emerged on the evo website. The Superlight will make its debut at the Frankfurt IAA along with pretty much anything else with wheels. Expect the Mazda PR department to hit the ground ...
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 ...
Mazda MX-5 Superlight
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 Posted in Mazda | 2 Comments »Mazda haven't revealed too much about this exciting bit of kit. So we'll just have to use our imagination to think how awesome a stripped out, track focused MX-5 Superlight could be. We'll find out more at the Frankfurt Motor ...
Zoom Zoom - Oh what a feeling!
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Mazda, Motorsports | 1 Comment »Osborne Motorsports is a team synonymous with Toyota. Nineteen years of racing the product does that, I guess. Now, though, that is all about to change with news that Colin Osborne has bought two Mazda3 MPS cars which have seen ...
Mazda3 MPS shows its face down under
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Mazda | 12 Comments »The new, smiling, Mazda3 MPS has gone on sale in Australia. Entry level pricing undercuts the old model by a couple of hundred bucks and starts at $39,960. If you want the fancy pants Luxury model you'll need to cough ...
New vehicle sales report - June 2009
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 Posted in Audi, MINI, Mazda, Subaru, VFACTS reports | 1 Comment »Despite much economic doom and gloom, June 2009 was the third highest selling month for new car sales in Australia's history. A total of 102,847 vehicles were sold. Around 45% of those sales were to business customers, proving beyond any doubt ...
