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 [...]

Chevrolet Caprice law enforcement vehicles headed to US

The Australian-built Holden Commodore has found a new role in law enforcement with specially prepared Police Patrol Vehicles (PPV) set to hit the streets of North America from as early as 2011.

Derived from the long-wheel-base Holden Caprice, the Chevrolet Caprice patrol cruiser was announced at the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police convention – [...]

CarAdvice Podcast The Driveshow Episode 18

This week our editor John Cadogan talks about:

Would you drive an LPG HSV? There’s one on the way.
King Mohammed the sixth of Morocco is officially off the Greenpeace Christmas list following his unsustainable Aston Martin airborne antics.
The new European petrol pumps: By law, they also suck.
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Toyota Yaris gains stability control as standard

Toyota has extended the safety of vehicle stability control and traction control to its 1.5-litre Yaris models as standard equipment.

The two linked systems have been specifically engineered for the 1.5-litre engine in the Australian market, providing an electronic safety net for the more affordable models in Toyota’s line-up.
These features are included along with the recently [...]

Bathurst 12 Hour regulations expand vehicle eligibility

With the V8 Supercars resembling their road-going counterparts in silhouette alone – although even that is arguable – the Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro is quickly earning a reputation as one of the highlights of the Australian motorsport calendar.

Now organisers have tweaked the rules in order to increase the range of eligible vehicles which will [...]

Toyota Camry Hybrid more details revealed

Arguably Toyota’s soon-to-be most important car in the Australian market, the Hybrid Camry is on its way and just a few minutes ago Toyota Australia released the first picture of the car’s interior.

Although the single picture is just of the instrument panel, we can clearly see the focus and purpose of hybrid Camry is on [...]

CarAdvice Podcast The Driveshow Episode 17

CarAdvice wishes to welcome our new editor John Cadogan and what better way to introduce him than to host his podcast program: The Drive Show.

In this episode John interviews Rod Easdown, the motoring journalist who got caught doing 231km/h in a Ferrari California in Western Australia, plus much more. You can subscribe to our podcast [...]

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