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 ...
Subaru Impreza WRX STI sedan sets Nürburgring record
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 Posted in Subaru | 4 Comments »Subaru brings us news that Tommi Mäkinen has driven an MY11 Impreza WRX STI sedan around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes 55 seconds. Which is a new (unofficial) lap record for a four door car, beating the previous best ...
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 ...
Cosworth Impreza STI CS400
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Posted in Subaru | No Comments »After teasing us in March Cosworth have now released full details for their CS400 supercar killer. Those words have not been used lightly, either. The Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 has a 295kW (400PS) 2.5 litre turbocharged four cylinder that propels the ...
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 ...
Impreza STI sedan sighted at Nurburgring
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in Subaru | 2 Comments »One of the great things about living and working in Nürburg is getting to see what the manufacturers are up to during their test sessions at the famous Nordschleife. Dale from Bridge to Gantry, and also RSR Nürburg, doesn't like ...
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 ...
Subaru announces STI sedan
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Posted in Subaru | 6 Comments »Subaru Australia have confirmed a sedan version of the high-performance Impreza WRX STI will go on sale before the end of the year. The news was announced at the New York International Auto Show and follows the introduction of flared ...
Cosworth announces Impreza STI CS400
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Posted in Subaru | 11 Comments »Leading UK motorsport and tuning outfit Cosworth have worked their magic over the Subaru Impreza STI. They said no to the standard STI's miserable 300PS and 5.2 second 0-100km/h time. They seem to think an STI should have 400PS (295kW), ...
Subaru widens WRX appeal
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 Posted in Subaru | 15 Comments »Subaru will apply its top-spec STi widebody styling across entire WRX range for MY11 production. This means the flared arch look will also be introduced to the WRX sedan. Both iterations will be presented to the public for the first ...
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 - 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 ...
