The rear-wheel-drive V6- and V8-equipped Hyundai Genesis sedan is being strongly considered for an Australian introduction, following confirmation that the next generation model will be built in right-hand-drive. Speaking at the North ...
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DigiPals mobile device cases provide young electronic users a fun and new way to care for their devices. Created by Falcon Safety Products Inc., the makers of the Dust-Off brand of computer / personal electronics cleaning products, DigiPals ...
The Ministry of Defence(MoD)has pointed to software development issues as a key reason for delays in many of its major projects,a National Audit Office(NAO)report has revealed. The MoD:Major Projects report 2012,which gives a progress ...
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With the Ford Falcon having posted its lowest-ever sales result in 2012, and falling out of the top 20 sales charts by one spot, the new year is a good time to pause, reflect, and ponder again if Australians really are missing out on a good ...
The 2012 Australian new car sales figures in total are listed below with a segment breakdown following. 2012 Light Car Segment Winners: Toyota Yaris (18,808 – 13.9%) Mazda2 (17,574 – 13%) Hyundai i20 (13,339 – ...
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The Australian large car segment continued its decline in 2012 with sales of large cars under $70,000 down by 20.4 percent compared to 2011, which it self was down significantly on 2010. The Holden Commodore ended 2012 with 30,532 ...
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The facelifted BMW 7 Series is the latest shot in the relentless game of luxury-limousine one-upmanship. Four years after the launch of Munich’s fifth-generation flagship, the ‘Life-Cycle Impulse’ (BMW-speak for a ...
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Sales of medium cars surged beyond those of large cars in Australia for the first time in 2012,with the locally produced Toyota Camry leading the charge. After coming up just short of the large-car segment in 2011(75,984 versus ...
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The Mazda3 has retained its title as Australia’s most popular new car in 2012, claiming victory for the second consecutive year after a tight 12-month tussle with the Toyota HiLux. The HiLux threatened to steal the crown earlier ...
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The head of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), Tony Weber, has criticised the general media for its reporting on the local industry, claiming that local manufacturing is competitive by today’s standards. ...
Tags: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, overall new-car sales
There's never a dull moment in the car industry,and 2012 proved to be another year of frenetic new-car activity and drama.So just in case you missed them–or you just want to read them again. Holden Commodore/Chevrolet SS[exclusive] ...
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After the CarAdvice team sat around the Christmas tree,ripped open presents,then filed those presents away in the appropriate place,we wondered the cars of 2012 that we'd love to take home for the festive season.Here's our top 10 new cars ...
Monax Mining has inked an Option to Purchase agreement with Falcon Minerals covering two tenements prospective for copper-gold in South Australia. The tenements adjoin three tenements already held by Monax’s wholly owned subsidiary, ...
Tags: Monax Mining, Falcon Minerals, copper, gold, Australia
A delegation of SEMI members and other stakeholders in LED manufacturing met with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary of Energy David Danielson and his senior staff in August to advocate for increased support for R&D and ...
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Sunday night, marking a new chapter in America's space program. The rocket, carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, lifted off at 8:35 p.m. ...
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