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Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > New Police Cars from Chevrolet At the annual convention of the International Association Chiefs of Police in Denver, CO, General Motors has announced that it is developing a new car which will be able to carry Caprice police package for 2011. The Pontiac G8 based sedan will turn into 2011 Chevrolet Caprice police car with long wheelbase from Australian Holden Caprice and strong 6.0-liter V8 engine from Commodore SS. In fact, the cars will be made with a choice of V6 and V8, but only second one will be available for 2011. The... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:18 Article Views Rating: 76 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Nissan 370Z to appear at MIMS Nissan’s all-new 370Z will make its first Australian appearance at this year’s Melbourne International Motor Show.The first full redesign of the iconic Nissan Z since the 350Z arrived in 2003, the more aggressively cut 370Z features more prominent wheel arches, distinctive light clusters and is also shorter with its wheelbase shortened by 100 mm, wider and lower than its predecessor. Inside, the signature triple dash mounted dials remain though with enlarged primary dials for a balance of... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-10 08:19:04 Article Views Rating: 364 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > New Mazda3, SP-25 & MX-5 to appear at MIMS It feels like the wait is almost over with the next generation of the Mazda3, Australia’s best-selling car, to make its Australian debut at the Melbourne International Motor Show.Both sedan and hatch models will offer even higher levels of quality, practicality, performance and value. The all-new Mazda3 SP-25 will also be on show. “The new-generation Mazda3 has a more expressive and emotional design that emphasises dynamism, and has the driving excitement and agility to back it up,&rdquo... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-10 07:57:03 Article Views Rating: 920 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda celebrates 40 years in Australia Honda Australia today celebrates its 40th birthday.From its humble beginnings in a two-bedroom flat in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Australia is now one of Honda’s leading markets. Honda Australia’s first General Manager, Mr. Hidehiko Shiomi, set up business in a Millswyn Street flat and represented half of the initial workforce. His colleague at this time was Mr. David Morwood. There are now over 500 people employed by Honda in Australia including the motorcycle, power... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-04 06:57:33 Article Views Rating: 349 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > Australian new car market falls 18.5 per cent in January The continuing impact of the global financial crisis forced a downturn in new vehicle sales in Australia during January, but the industry hopes new fiscal measures will help stabilise the market.Official VFACTS data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries FCAI today show that 67,079 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold in January - down 18.5 per cent 15,191 vehicles compared to the same month in 2008. “This is a not an unexpected result given the broadening... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-04 06:52:29 Article Views Rating: 372 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Eleven Finalists for World Car of the Year Are Announced The results of the fifth annual World Car of the Year WCOTY competition will be announced at the2009 New-York Auto Show in April, but the journalists have already made the list of the 11 finalists. It is interesting that only European and Japanese autos are participating this year leaving American, Asian Chinese, Korean and Indian and Australian manufacturers behind. The majority of candidates for WCOTY Award come from Europe. They are German Audi A4, Volkswagen Golf VI and BMW 7 Series, French Citroën... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:54 Article Views Rating: 193 Main > Car Makers News > Land Rover > Land Rover records third year of growth Land Rover Australia has today announced its third consecutive year of growth in Australia.In fact, Land Rover was one of the few automotive brands to actually better its 2007 retail result, with a 16.5% increase over the previous year 4320 retail units. Land Rover’s performance can be contributed mostly to the continued success of the Discovery 3, still the best selling model for the brand in Australia - even after five years in the marketplace! The Defender 110 and Freelander 2 continued... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-28 06:58:42 Article Views Rating: 333 Main > Car Makers News > Kia > 2009 Kia Cerato First Steer Kia has a bit of a penchant for spelling words with a ‘K’ , for possibly obvious reasons, so I’m going to make a suggestion to it here, consider adding ‘Konservative’ to the lexicon – at least where it relates to the estimate that it will sell just 3000 of the all-new Cerato small sedan in Australia this year.While on the one hand the company has been talking up the new Cerato as a contender against the major players in the small car segment here, that’s Toyota... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 08:08:53 Article Views Rating: 747 Main > Car Makers News > General Motors > General Motors Designs a New Car in Australia General Motors still exists thanks to the help of the governments of different countries where the manufacturer does its work: the American government has just approved the multi-billion bailout, the Chinese officials helped with the financing of the building of a $390 billion assembly plant for Chevrolet Cruze and now the Australian government supports the development and production of an all-new small car. The auto is going to have Delta small-car platform, all-wheel drive and a four-cylinder engine... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:50 Article Views Rating: 197 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > 2010 Cadillac flagship It's official. It's been confirmed: Cadillac is preparing a new V12 flagship. That's straight from the mouth of our favorite man in the business, Bob Lutz. On a recent trip across the pond, GM's venerated product guru confirmed in an interview to the British car magazine AutoWeek that they are indeed working on a twelve-cylinder engine, slated to power a new range-topping, import-beating "Cadillac of Cadillacs," a super-luxury-sedan to rival the likes of the Mercedes S-Class and Lexus LS in... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 07:25:41 Article Views Rating: 534 |
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