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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Affordable mid-sized family cars have outperformed their luxury counterparts in the latest round of crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US. Thirteen out of 18 'moderately priced' mid-sized cars were ...
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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 ...
Tags: Mazda3, Toyota HiLux, Toyota Corolla, Australia's most popular new car
In its ongoing effort to establish itself as a credible world-class brand and broaden its appeal to younger buyers, Cadillac has made it no secret that the new ATS is targeted squarely at its European compact sports sedan rivals. And based ...
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The next-generation Lexus IS will be revealed at the 2013 Detroit motor show in January the Japanese luxury brand has confirmed. Design cues for the company's crucial sedan rival for the likes of the Audi A4,BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler collaboration has broken ground on a new engine manufacturing facility in Decherd, Tennesse, US. According to the company, the new facility, located at the Nissan's existing powertrain assembly ...
Tags: Nissan, 4-cylinder gasoline engines, new engines, zero-emission vehicles