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 ...
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 ...
Targa Tasmania 2009 - The winners
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Posted in Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Targa Tasmania, Volvo | 5 Comments »Tony Quinn (QLD) and Naomi Tillett (SA) in a 2008 Nissan GT-R have won this year's Targa Tasmania. Quinn was at the pointy end of the field throughout the event, but he faced an eight second deficit to the 2007 ...
MIMS 2009 - Mitsubishi
Sunday, March 1st, 2009 Posted in Mitsubishi, Motor Shows | No Comments »Mitusbishi's main model on display was the tiny i MiEV, a production ready electric vehicle with a range of approximately 160km. Mitsubishi Australia chief executive officer, Robert McEniry, said "This is the first time a production-ready electric vehicle has ever featured ...
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 ...
Mitsubishi waves goodbye to Dakar
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 Posted in Carmageddon, Mitsubishi, Motorsports, News | No Comments »The Global Financial Crisis has claimed its latest motorsport scalp with Mitsubishi quitting its Dakar Rally program. The withdrawal goes further and brings an end to Mitsubishi's involvement in all cross-country rally events. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation says the global economy has ...
