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Hailstorm batters Ford Falcon sales

The Ford Falcon endured its worst sales month in more than half a century in January, with the Australian-made family sedan hampered by slowing large-car sales and low fleet activity, and literally hit hard by a freak summer hailstorm. Falcon...

Holden close to new investment in Cruze/Commodore

Holden says it is getting closer towards announcing co-investment from the Federal Government and parent company General Motors as it looks to secure the local manufacturing of the Cruze and Commodore beyond 2018. Australia’s Minister for Ma...

Medium cars are the new large car: Ford

Ford's global design boss says the medium-size car - such as the company's own Mondeo, the Mazda6 or Toyota Camry - is the new large car. With global sales of large cars in decline, including the locally built Ford Falcon that plummeted in 201...

Mercedes-Benz E 300, E 400 hybrids headed to Detroit show

Mercedes-Benz will unveil two highly efficient E-Class hybrids at next month’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit: the E 300 BlueTEC diesel and the E 400 petrol. With official fuel consumption figures as low as 4.2 litres per...

2012 FPV FG MkII upgrades and prices revealed

The 2012 Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) range has been unveiled, sporting more standard features, subtle exterior design revisions and some small price changes. FPV has made no changes to the powertrains of any model. The best news is for fans of...

2012 Ford Falcon aims to stop the sales spiral

Ford Australia won't guarantee a halt to sliding Falcon sales in 2012 despite the introduction next year of a model range update and a new, more fuel efficient four-cylinder engine. This year will go down as one of the worst in the Falcon's 51-yea...

2012 Ford Falcon EcoBoost Review

The Ford Falcon EcoBoost is arguably the most important new vehicle for Ford Australia since the introduction of the Territory in 2004. Though the local manufacturer is downplaying the four-cylinder Falcon’s role as the great white hope for the...