Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott says Australia’s remaining car makers will need to increase their export volumes if they plan to secure further funding from his new government. Addressing journalists at a press conference at ...
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The Holden Barina RS will go on sale in November, adding a performance flagship to the city car range. The Barina RS borrows its turbocharged 103kW/200Nm 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine from the Cruze small car, helping the ...
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A convoy of more than 100 Porsche 911 models has crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in celebration of the iconic rear-engined sports car’s 50th anniversary. Beginning in Millers Point and finishing at Taronga Zoo, the celebratory ...
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The next-generation BMW X1 has been spotted on the back of a transporter in Germany, giving us our best look yet at the future front-wheel-drive model. Codenamed F48, the all-new BMW X1 was snapped by CarAdvice’s photographers while ...
A fleet of London black cabs has arrived in Australia as the company behind the retro-styled runabouts seeks to take a slice of the local taxi market. The white-painted TX4 vehicles arrived at Fremantle port over the weekend on a boat ...
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Renault will launch a luxury ‘Initiale Paris‘ sub-brand in China and Europe as part of a bid to push the French manufacturer further upmarket. The Renault Initiale Paris line will rival Citroen’s DS models, and was ...
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Detroit Diesel Corp. has taken a huge leap forward with its telematics capabilities, launching Detroit Connect, bundling its existing telematics programs and bringing to market a fully-integrated tablet. Detroit Connect combines the ...
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Carrier Transicold says its new Vector 8500 trailer refrigeration unit is lighter, and better performing than previous units. The company says its Vector 8500 offers the first fully hermetic electric scroll compressor used in the North ...
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Bikes Belong is rebranding as PeopleForBikes to bring clarity and simplicity to the organization. The Bikes Belong Coalition and Bikes Belong Foundation will be renamed the PeopleForBikes Coalition and the PeopleForBikes Foundation. ...
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If you want to gauge just how much traffic OutDoor Demo gets, one way to do it is by the amount of water that's ingested.? By noon on Tuesday, Park Tool had gone through 100 cases of water bottles. The Twin Cities tool manufacturer has ...
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Mountain bike racing legend John Tomac is licensing his name to U.K. internet retail Planet X for a new line of bikes. Planet X also owns the Titus brand, which it purchased at auction?in 2010. "I have a license agreement with Planet X ...
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The forthcoming Range Rover Sport performance flagship has been spied undergoing high-speed testing at the Nurburgring in Germany. The images capture the new hardcore luxury SUV in its most revealing guise to date, with gaping front lower ...
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The European version of the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is undergoing testing at Germany’s Nurburgring just ahead of its expected on-sale. The US manufacturer says a team of its technical experts led by Chevrolet Europe technical ...
The Rolls-Royce Ghost Golden Sunbird special edition has been revealed, taking inspiration from an ancient Chinese artefact. Shown on the British marque’s Facebook page, the Rolls-Royce Ghost Golden Sunbird is a one-off model based ...
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Alfa Romeo has officially endorsed the Alfa Disco Volante built by Milan-based coachbuilder Touring Superleggera with limited production planned. First seen at the 2012 Geneva motor show, the freshly updated Alfa Disco Volante takes its ...
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