Despite a healthy majority (71 per cent) of the Australian population agreeing that they try to buy Australian-made as often as possible, it is not always easy for them to put their money where their mouth is, as locally produced items ...
Tags: Australian-Made Products, consumers, Younger Australians
Holden may follow Ford Australia’s lead in offering right-hand-drive versions of its parent company’s iconic US-built muscle cars, including the Camaro and Corvette, to fill the hole created by the loss of its homegrown sports ...
Tags: Holden Camaro, Future Models
The all-new GMC Canyon has been revealed a day ahead of its official Detroit auto show debut, aiming to set new standards for refinement in the US market’s mid-size truck segment. Based on the new Chevrolet Colorado that debuted at ...
Tags: Canyon, midd-size, truck, new standard
Scientists have made an important advance in understanding how a subset of bacterial cells escape being killed by many antibiotics. Cells become "persisters" by entering a state in which they stop replicating and are able to tolerate ...
Tags: bacterial cells, antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, persister cells
Construction of the first Lexus assembly line in the UShas officially begun, with the Lexus ES350 set to become the first US-built model to roll off the line in 2015. Based at Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s Georgetown plant in ...
Tags: Lexus, Assembly Line
This week’s announcement of 2013′s new vehicle sales results threw up highlights that sent PR departments into overdrive writing glowing press releases, though the figures also uncovered plenty of lowlights that car makers would ...
Tags: Worst-Selling Cars, vehicle sales
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has slashed more than $15,000 from the price of select models in its range as it enters its final year on the market. Confirmed to close at the end of 2014, Ford Australia’s homegrown go-fast division ...
This new entry-level 2014 BMW 3 Series is a prime example of the blurred lines that exist in the premium sedan segment these days. Priced from $52,300, the BMW 316i with its 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine reduces the entry ...
Tags: BMW 3 Series, 316I M Sport
December 2013 Australian New Car Sales Figures 1 Toyota 19,610 2 Holden 9,150 3 Mazda 8,526 4 Hyundai 7,747 5 Ford 6,872 ...
Tags: New Car Sales, Mazda
The Toyota Corolla has officially become Australia’s most popular vehicle in 2013, a significant milestone for the Japanese brand that despite dominating the manufacturer’s charts since 2003 has never scored the title of this ...
Toyota Australia reinforced today that is under “unprecedented pressure” to be the sole local vehicle manufacturer from 2018 following the exits of Ford and Holden. Toyota Australia executive director sales and marketing Tony ...
Tags: Toyota, Local Production
Around one in seven new passenger cars purchased in 2013 were classified as a medium car by industry accountant VFACTS, with the Toyota Camry crushing its competitors with a 38.7 per cent share in the cheaper bracket. A total of 24,860 ...
Tags: Medium Car, Toyota, Camry, Mazda 6
Australia’s large car class continued its downward spiral in 2013 as the segment’s traditional heavyweights slumped to record lows. Large car sales slipped 14.7 per cent as a whole in 2013, and a larger 17.2 per cent in the ...
Tags: Large Car, Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon
2013 Australian New Car Sales Figures in Total 1 Toyota 214,630 2 Holden 112,059 3 Mazda 103,144 4 Hyundai 97,006 5 Ford 87,236 6 Nissan 76,733 7 Mitsubishi 71,528 8 Volkswagen 54,892 9 Subaru 40,200 10 Honda 39,258 11 Kia 29,778 12 ...
Tags: New Car Sales, Toyota, Mazda
Last year proved another solid one for the ever-expanding SUV category, with 333,511 units sold across Australia for a nine per cent increase on 2012. The top four manufacturers mirrored 2012′s results with Toyota (56,139) finishing ...
Tags: SUV, Toyota, Mazda Cx-5