Mercedes-Benz has pipped its key rivals, including BMW, to claim the title of America’s best-selling luxury car brand for the first time since 1999. Ending 2013 with a record 312,528 sales (up 14 per cent from 2012), Mercedes-Benz ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Details of the new additions to Hyundai Australia’s showroom in 2014. Hyundai Elantra update (January) The 2014 Hyundai Elantra will arrive in January with a significantly different suspension set-up tuned by Australian engineers. ...
Details of the new additions to Lexus Australia’s showroom in 2014. Lexus CT200h facelift (first half) Bringing the premium hybrid hatchback into line with the luxury Japanese car maker’s ‘L-Finesse’-styled ...
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German carmaker BMW Group has partnered with Japanese automaker Toyota to develop a joint platform for sports cars. Both companies will choose one particular model from different proposals that were under consideration. According to ...
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Details of the new additions to Infiniti Australia’s showroom in 2014. Infiniti Q50 (January) In late January/early February, Nissan’s luxury brand, Infiniti, will launch the first of its new generation ‘Q’ ...
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This week’s edition of IT hiccups, snarls, and general foul-ups begins with the surprising announcement last Thursday by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna who, according to Bloomberg News, issued an order stopping lawsuits into ...
Mazda dealers offer the best after-sales service of Australia’s mainstream automotive brands, according to the results of the latest JD Power survey. The 2013 Australia Customer Service Index (CSI) Study ranked Mazda at the top of ...
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Sales of the current-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class exceeded 40,000 in November, cementing the premium mid-sized model’s position as the local division’s most successful vehicle ever. Mercedes-Benz Australia delivered 519 ...
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Lexus has confirmed it will aim for its forthcoming 2.0-litre turbocharged engine to beat the same-capacity BMW engine for torque and match the company's current 380Nm 3.5-litre V6. Speaking at the Tokyo motor show following the reveal of ...
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The Infiniti Q50 has debuted in China with a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine built by Mercedes-Benz. The Q50′s new entry-level four-cylinder unit – based on the engine used in the Mercedes-Benz E200 and E250, among other ...
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