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Volkswagen’s new Golf gains 5 stars

ANCAP have awarded the new Volkswagen Golf the maximum 5-star ANCAP safety rating.The new Golf VII offers a broad range of safety assist technologies (SAT) - positioning it ahead of current safety requirements."In addition to performing very well in each of the physical crash tests conducted on the Golf, this next generation model carries Golf forward with advanced safety technologies including radar-based adaptive cruise control (ACC), city emergency braking (or AEB), as well as a multi-collision braking system," says Lauchlan McIntosh ANCAP chair.

Nissan adds diesel variant, new features to Dualis

Nissan has enhanced its Dualis line-up with the addition of new features and a diesel variant for Australia’s most popular small SUV of 2012.The Dualis TS grade has been added to the product line-up, featuring the R9M diesel engine, idle stop/start technology, 96kW of power, 320Nm of torque and fuel efficiency of 4.5 litres per 100 kilometres.

Sales down, but most states still strong

The new vehicle market topped 97,400 new sales in March, a slight decrease of 216 sales or - 0.2% on March 2012 (97,616 vehicle sales).Decreases in sales were registered by a few states, while others remained strong, returning bumper figures.New South Wales was the biggest volume seller with 29,928 units.

Audi’s record first quarter

Audi Australia has made a strong start to 2013, with one of its strongest first-quarter sales results in history. Compared with 2012, sales are already up more than 18% with a year-to-date total of 4064.

Toyota Australia sells 50,000th hybrid

Toyota has just sold its 50,000th hybrid car in Australia, with the locally built Camry Hybrid now found in more Australian homes than the Prius.Toyota dealers have sold almost 42,000 petrol-electric hybrid cars in Australia while their Lexus counterparts have delivered a further 8500, for a combined total of 50,475.Cumulative sales of Camry Hybrid passed 20,000 during March, a total achieved in just over three years since sales of the first-generation Australian-built car began in early 2010.

SL’s in the spotlight at Shannons Sydney sale

A number of special European entries are lining up for Shannons Sydney 'autumn classic auction' on May 6, topped by two very desirable early Mercedes-Benz SL models.The ‘star’ of the show is a former concours-winning 1964 Mercedes-Benz 230SL roadster that comes with restoration and maintenance receipts exceeding $200,000.Originally a UK car, the SL with its folding fabric roof and detachable ‘Pagoda’ hard-top is a stunner in its eye-catching colour combination of gleaming red with beige leather trim.

Fiat launches Freemont mid-size SUV

Fiat has launched the mid-size Fiat Freemont – the first mid-size SUV from the Italian brand to be sold in Australia - priced at $25,990.On sale now with prices starting from just $27,000 driveaway, the new Fiat Freemont claims superior design, comfort and flexibility.The Fiat Freemont is available in three specification levels – Base, Urban and Lounge – powered by either a 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine or economic 2.0-litre four-cylinder MultiJet II diesel.

Motorcycle sales remain strong

Sales of new motorcycles, ATVs and scooters have topped 25,848 during the first three months of 2013. This is a slight decrease of 0.3% (71 units) over the same period in 2012. Both the road motorcycle and off-road motorcycle segments showed good growth of 7.6 and 7.3% respectively.

Part-day public holidays bad – MTA SA

The Motor Trade Association of South Australia (MTA) has today called on the government to be honest about the impact of two part-day public holidays which were invented to allow retail trading in Rundle Mall on other public holidays.MTA chief executive officer, John Chapman, says that the government appears to be relying on a report which misses the point on the impacts of the part-day public holidays on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve last year to make its case.“To claim that the impact of part day public holidays has been minimal is absurd,” says Chapman.

Ford Focus best selling car in world

Ford Focus ranks as the best-selling vehicle nameplate in the world, based on Polk global new vehicle registration data for full-year 2012.Ford takes three of the top-10 best-sellers, with Ford F-Series – the world’s No.