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 - 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 ...
Rex gossip
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Subaru | No Comments »Back in the day Subaru knocked the Mitsubishi Lancer GSR off the AWD 2-litre turbo perch with its then new Impreza WRX. The 'Rex' then proceeded to take all before it to establish itself as the benchmark $40K weapon of ...
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 ...
Public service announcement: Avoid Subaru stand at Frankfurt
Monday, August 10th, 2009 Posted in Subaru | 9 Comments »Subaru have kindly offered advance warning that they will be presenting their all new Liberty (Legacy) and Outback models at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Don't say you haven't been warned! Okay, sure, the production model doesn't look anywhere near ...
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 ...
Ken Block - Gymkhana Two
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in Random videos, Subaru | 5 Comments »Ken Block, the razor sharp accurate WRX driving internet phenomenon, is back with a new motorkhana video. And this time the commercial opportunities are being exploited to the max with his DC Shoes company taking centre stage. So, kick back ...
Subaru STi set for Nurburgring challenge
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Motorsports, Subaru | No Comments »Subaru is taking a factory team to the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year (21-24 May). They will be entering a single Impreza WRX STi and have stated they are chasing a class win (SP3T). Check out AUSringers.com for more detail.
DR TV - Hot hatch test
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in Ford, Holden, Honda, MINI, Random videos, Renault, Subaru | 1 Comment »Six of the best hot hatches. An empty aerodrome all to yourself. How could you say no? Chris Harris from Drivers Republic certainly couldn't, and he took the opportunity to see what's what in the world of hot hatchery. The ...
MIMS 2009 - Subaru
Sunday, March 1st, 2009 Posted in Motor Shows, Subaru | 3 Comments »Subaru Australia Managing Director, Nick Senior, took the stand to reveal the new EXIGA and Stella plug-in models. The EXIGA will be on sale in Australia by November, the first market outside of Japan to receive the model. [Ed: Singapore currently ...
Subaru’s terrible Legacy
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Subaru | 5 Comments »That's not a word play in the article title, its a statement of fact! Looks as though April Fool's Day has come early at Subaru. At least I hope it has. I really don't know what to say. Sorry, I know ...
Look mum, no hands!
Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in Random videos, Subaru | No Comments »This clip from the Bettega Memorial, held during the Bologna Motor Show, captures a rather embarrassing moment for former WRC champion Petter Solberg. The event was run in mid-December, and the news was about to get a whole lot worse ...
Subaru withdrawal creates World Rally Crisis
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Carmageddon, Motorsports, News, Subaru | 8 Comments »More news to shock to the motorsport world with confirmation that Subaru has pulled out of the World Rally Championship, with immediate effect. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Chief Executive of Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru's owner), Ikuo Mori said, ...
Subaru to give Impreza the boot
Friday, September 5th, 2008 Posted in Subaru | 3 Comments »Well, maybe that shoud read 'Subaru to give Impreza a boot'. Or so the lads at CarAdvice reckon, and they have the pics to prove it as well. They say the entry level pricing will come in under $25K and ...
