A number of 2013 Nissan Altima sedans have been recalled in the US after spare tyres were found to be incorrectly inflated. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Nissan North America is recalling ...
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Holden Special Vehicles has confirmed its new HSV Commodore range based on the new VF model will be called Gen-F when they go on sale in June. The performance arm of Holden called its VE Commodore-based cars E Series 1 to 3 through their ...
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Wearing Victorian number plates on its tailgate, the Holden VF Commodore SS V ute has been caught testing at the famous Nurburgring circuit, in Germany. Only a month out from its official Australian launch, the Holden VF Commodore ...
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The South Australian Government will “return to the negotiating table” over its funding deal with Holden after the local car maker earlier this week announced its plan to axe 500 jobs. Following a three-hour meeting with ...
CarAdvice Magazine has achieved 20,000 active users in its first six issues,becoming the number one downloaded Australian motoring app for iPad , and has been featured in the recommended ‘new and noteworthy’ section of the Apple ...
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Holden will cut 500 jobs across its manufacturing and product development operations just one month out from the start of production of the new VF Commodore. A total of 400 workers from the Adelaide plant and 100 “hourly paid” ...
Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 The Nissan Altima already fronts the V8 Supercars program for its marque, but this markedly different production version won't go on sale in ...
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The Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore and Toyota Aurion locally-built trio continued the large segment's sales slump through the first quarter of 2013. Ford's sedan from Broadmeadows fell to just 831 units in March, down 34.8 per cent ...
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The Toyota HiLux has cemented its place atop the ute sales charts for another month, with March allowing the Japanese workhorse to further extend its 2013 sales lead over its rivals. The Toyota HiLux (3127) led a first quarter charge by ...
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Sales for the first quarter of the year are wrapped, with March sales up 7.4 per cent on February, and 2013 sales up five per cent on 2012 year-to-date. The 97,400 new passenger cars, SUVs, utes and trucks sold in March contribute to a ...
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The Dodge Charger could be introduced to Australia from the beginning of 2014 if the business case that is currently under assessment stacks up. Chrysler Group senior vice president of design Ralph Gilles told CarAdvice at the New York ...
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The first image of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS has been released ahead of its unveiling at next week’s New York auto show. The tightly cropped image teases a small section of the 2014 Camaro’s front end, revealing a new ...
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The debut of the all-new Cadillac CTS at next week's New York auto show will also mark the joint debuts of the US marque's first twin-turbo powerplant and first eight-speed automatic transmission. The new twin-turbocharged 3.6-litre V6 ...
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Stanford University have partnered to save for posterity over 15,000 software programs created in the early days of microcomputing. The 18-month project aims to make these ...
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This is where it’s at with the 2013 Holden Cruze – the new 1.6-litre turbocharged SRi and SRi-V models. With 132kW of power, 230Nm of torque, and an 8.4-second 0-100km/h claim, the Holden Cruze SRi offers higher outputs and ...
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