VIDEO: Monster Tajima climbs Pikes Peak
Thursday, August 12th, 2010 Posted in Motorsports, Suzuki | 3 Comments »Falken Tyres have been kind enough to post video of Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima's assault at the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Tajima was at the wheel of a Suzuki SX4 and the little pocket rocket you see above has ...
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 - 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 - 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 ...
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 ...
Should it be Volkzuki or Suzuwagen?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Suzuki, Volkswagen | 4 Comments »Volkswagen and Suzuki have begun a bit of a love-in. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn probably explains it best, "Two of the world's leading car makers are joining forces and preparing to meet the growing challenges that lie ahead. Together we ...
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 ...
MIMS 2009 - Best of the rest
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Lotus, Motor Shows, Suzuki, Toyota | No Comments »Here is one last wrap up of images from the media day at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show. There's pics from Honda (Insight, Civic Type R), Hyundai (i10 Blue, i30 Blue, Genesis Coupé), Kia (Soul), Lotus (Europa SE), Suzuki (Alto), ...
