The all-new Isuzu MU-X will launch the Japanese brand into Australia’s popular SUV market when the ute-based seven-seater reaches local showrooms in December. Isuzu’s eagerly anticipated large SUV joins the D-Max ute, with ...
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The Federal Government has commenced its review into its support of Australia’s automotive manufacturing industry as it formally seeks to find the best solution for the sector going forward. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey submitted ...
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Toyota Australia employees face an uncertain future, with the local manufacturer announcing it is taking “urgent action” in seeking a variation of the terms and conditions of its workplace agreement. The Port Melbourne-based ...
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The Mazda BT-50 range has been expanded to 22 models with the addition of a new automatic variant. Priced from $48,890, the Mazda BT-50 4×4 Freestyle Cab Utility XTR is now available with a six-speed automatic transmission after ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 This fourth generation of the Nissan Pathfinder has finally come in from the family SUV wilderness. The new model is a far more refined ...
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The first Holden built in Australia has sold for $600,000 at the 2013 RACV Motorclassica auction in Melbourne. The winning bid for the 1947 Holden prototype is believed to be the highest amount paid for a Holden in Australia, though fell ...
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Hertz is giving people around the world another reason to travel to Europe with a fresh list of performance models added to its premium rental car range. Offering customers “the driving experience of a lifetime”, Hertz ...
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Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux has earned a promotion within General Motors that will see him leave his post as head of the local car maker at the end of 2013. Devereux will assume the role of GM consolidated ...
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It’s taken more than three and a half years, but the Nissan Juke is finally available in Australia. Pioneering and somewhat revolutionary when it debuted in 2010, the Juke’s exclusivity has been eroded in recent times by the ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 2 Comfort & Interior 3 Quality & Design 3 Value & Features 3.5 The 2014 Holden Colorado has been updated with an uprated engine and transmission lineup as well as improved safety and ...
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Finalists have been announced for the longest running national awards program in the supply chain, logistics and transport industry. Having served the industry for over fifty years, the Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards, run by ...
The 2014 Holden Colorado and Holden Colorado 7 have been updated with a more powerful engine, updated infotainment system and improved safety less than two years after the current generation was launched. The Holden Colorado ute and ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 0 Swap out of the old Mazda 3 and into the new Mazda 3 and it feels as though the fast-forward button has been pressed ...
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Holden/HSV tuner Walkinshaw Performance has launched its first supercharged packages for the VF Commodore and Gen-F, offering peak outputs just shy of 500kW and 1000Nm. The Walkinshaw W457 package boosts output of the Holden ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4.5 French brands were remarkably late to join the SUV party, so it’s quite a shock seeing the Peugeot 2008 emerge at the ...
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