FCAI report car sales rise for first time in 16 months

The latest VFACTS figures released today for October reveal that the Australian new car market is showing signs of economic recovery with sales up on a year ago for the first time in 16 months.

Official data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 80,813 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold [...]

Toyota first with Australian made hybrid

Toyota Australia is set to make history in just over three months when it launches the first hybrid car to be built in this country – Hybrid Camry.

A limited number of pre-production cars have already been tested on public roads and closed tracks with insiders saying the Hybrid Camry out performers the standard car in [...]

Tesla Roadster sets EV distance record during Eco Challenge

While the HSV Maloo may have claimed top honours, another stand out entry in the 2009 Global Green Car Challenge has been the Tesla Roadster which set a new distance record for an electric vehicle.

The Tesla Roadster, piloted by owner Simon Hackett and co-driver Emilis Prelgauskas, completed 501km on just a single charge between Alice [...]

HSV Maloo wins Global Green Car Challenge

An unlikely winner has taken out the 2009 Global Green Car Challenge with the new HSV E Series 2 Maloo claiming top honours by achieving a 48.76 per cent reduction in fuel consumption when compared to its fuel rating label figure.

Over the entire trip, the Maloo had a combined average fuel consumption of 7.74 litres [...]

Toyota local hybrid television commercial

The next four years will see Toyota introduce eight new hybrid models to the Austrailan market. The first of which will be the new locally built 2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid. From what CarAdvice has heard from all that have driven the car in its testing phase, it’s apparently a great package and a much better [...]

Holden VE Ute range achieves five-star safety

The Holden VE Ute range has become the first utility in Australia to receive the maximum five-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

This latest result means Holden’s entire locally manufactured range now boasts a full five-star safety rating from ANCAP.
The VE Ute now also becomes the only light commercial vehicle in [...]

Suzuki disputes Toyota’s “original SUV” claim

Suzuki has raised serious doubts over the advertising claims made by Toyota in its latest RAV4 campaign.

In the advertisement Toyota claims its RAV4 is “the original SUV”.
“It’s one thing to make a lot of noise about being the original compact SUV; it’s another to actually prove it,” said Suzuki Australia General Manager, Mr Tony [...]

VACC survey says 28 per cent of cars unsafe

A recent report published by Victoria’s peak automotive industry body, the VACC, shows a concerning percentage of cars on the state’s roads are unsafe.

The latest Five Point Safety Check figures show that 28.54 per cent of vehicles on Victorian roads failed a basic safety check during their last service on key safety features such as [...]

Isuzu Ute One Year On

Imagine launching a new brand and company right as the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was about to start, that’s what Isuzu Ute had to deal with in Australia for the last 12 months.

Isuzu Ute, which sells the D-Max range of light-commercial utes has survived the toughest times and is ready to expand its market share.

In [...]

New Vehicle Sales Figures September 2009

New Vehicle Sales Figures August 2009

1
Toyota
16007

2
Holden
9744

3
Ford
8427

4
Mazda
7205

5
Hyundai
5484

6
Mitsubishi
4312

7
Nissan
4079

8
Honda
3939

9
Subaru
2807

10
Volkswagen
2307

11
Suzuki
1747

12
BMW
1745

13
Mercedes-Benz
1609

14
Kia
1564

15
Audi
1027

16
Lexus
513

17
Peugeot
405

18
Volvo
351

19
Isuzu Ute
339

20
Great Wall Motors
260

21
Land Rover
248

22
Jeep
233

23
MINI
227

24
Renault
220

25
Saab
168

26
Proton
156

27
Fiat
139

28
Chrysler
133

29
Citroen
132

30
Dodge
115

31
Skoda
102

32
Alfa Romeo
100

33
Jaguar
97

34
Porsche
88

35
Ssangyong
81

36
Smart
40

37
Hummer
12

38
Aston Martin
10

39
Maserati
10

40
Ferrari
9

41
Bentley
7

42
Lotus
4

43
Lamborghini
2

44
Morgan
0

45
Rolls-Royce
0

46
Maybach
0

47
Caterham
0

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CarAdvice Podcast The Driveshow Episode 19

This week our editor John Cadogan talks about Holden’s announcement regarding Commodore cop car exports, plus ‘hardship’ severance packages for SA assembly plant workers, and the pesky electrical glitch that”s killing VE Commodore batteries.

He the moves on to what is being done to get rid of Mt Panorama’s kangaroos, the old-fashioned way, ahead of the big race. Environmentalists up [...]

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