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 ...
Burnout fatigue
Thursday, July 15th, 2010 Posted in Mazda, Volkswagen | 3 Comments »The folks over at Inside Line bring us this Burnout Super Test featuring the Volkswagen Golf GTI and the Mazda3 MPS. Why they bothered is anyone's guess. Perhaps the presenter should have said his last line to camera at the ...
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 ...
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 - 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 ...
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 ...
