Holden Astra is officially finished

GM Holden has confirmed to CarAdvice something that’s been fairly obvious for a while; the Holden Astra imported from Opel in German is no more.

Holden has also said it has no intention of importing the next generation Astra into Australia and has confirmed that the suspension of Astra imports, which we first told you about [...]

Ford Mondeo – First Steer

2009 Ford MB Mondeo range – First Steer

Can a four-cylinder wagon with more carrying capacity really knock the Holden Commodore Sportwagon of its current sales perch? Ford seems to think so.

By David Twomey
At the launch yesterday of the updated and revised MB model Mondeo range the Blue Oval executives were soundly touting the greater capacity [...]

Hyundai sales jump to fourth for July

Despite the tough economic times Hyundai has defied the odds to jump in to fourth place on the VFACTS vehicle sales chart for the month of July, selling 6226 new vehicles -  a Hyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA) record.

The result sees Hyundai as the only top ten brand to increase sales in July with its [...]

June vehicle sales show upward trend

The latest new vehicle sales data shows encouraging results with clear signs the market has been boosted by strong, additional demand from business sales, largely the result of tax incentive programs instituted by the Federal Government.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today released its industry sales summary for June 2009.

Although year-on-year sales are down [...]

Mazda Australia records best month ever

Despite the on-going financial doom and gloom Mazda Australia have bucked the trend recording its best sales month ever this June retailing a bumper 8406 units.

The impressive result shattered the company’s previous best of 7565 set back in March of 2008.

Honda Insight tops hybrid sales in Europe

Honda has today announced that its new Insight hybrid vehicle has sold more than any other hybrid or alternative fuel vehicle in Europe, using figures that take in sales in Turkey, Russia and Israel.

Honda says the figures, obtained from Jato Dynamics, show that in its first full month of sales the Insight proved to be [...]

BMW X6 outsells Porsche Cayenne

BMW’s segment busting X6 Sports Activity Coupé has proved a niche sales hit for the company, outselling its German import rival the Porsche Cayenne.

In ten months, 545 of the crossover BMWs have been delivered in Australia, highlighting its customer appeal.
BMW says that approximately 40 per cent of X6 customers were new to the brand, switching [...]

Rolls Royce Ghost will double sales; CEO

Rolls Royce has received around 1500 serious expressions of interest in its new Ghost model, a figure that would more than double the group’s annual sales.

The car has generated “overwhelmingly positive” feedback after touring the world with a prototype, CEO Tom Purves told the Reuters Global Luxury Summit in London.

Volkswagen MD moves on

Volkswagen Group Australia’s managing director, Jutta Dierks has taken a step up the corporate ladder, accepting a position based at Volkswagen AG head office in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Ms Dierks has been responsible for taking Volkswagen Australia from relative obscurity in 2005 to the number 10 position on the sales ladder in this country.

2009 Ford Territory – First Steer

It’s hard to know what to say about the 2009 Ford SY Territory Mark II, sure it looks a bit different and its got some more features as standard but beyond that, nothing has changed.

There’s one glaring omission and that’s the fact that while the vehicle has an excellent, and even slightly more fuel efficient, [...]

Car sales drop again in April

New vehicles sales in Australia officially dropped 23.9 per cent in April continuing a trend of recent months, but car companies are starting to become more confident that the market will turn around in the next few months

Official VFACTS data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 63,965 passenger cars, SUVs [...]

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