Mazda Motor Corporation is to construct a transmission plant with an annual production capacity of approximately 400,000 units in the Chonburi Province of Thailand, representing an investment of 26 billion yen.
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has congratulated its newest sister program, Malaysian based ASEAN NCAP, on the successful completion of its phase one testing which revealed a spread of safety ratings.
NRMA Motoring & Services - and the City of Canada Bay and Origin Energy - have switched on Sydney’s first free-of-charge public, high-speed electric vehicle charging station.
Key Motors, of Townsville, Queensland, has been named Subaru’s 'national retailer of the year for 2012' in the brand’s annual awards.
The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is disappointed consumer concerns have been overlooked in a new report examining access to vehicle repair information.
Toyota is again the world's largest car maker after outselling General Motors by almost 500,000 vehicles in 2012. Toyota sold 9.75 million vehicles last year, a 23% gain in global sales that allowed it to reclaim the top spot from GM, and head off third-placed Volkswagen.
The Toyota HiLux has notched up three-quarters of a million sales in Australia, according to the latest figures. Toyota's executive director, sales and marketing, Matthew Callachor, says the 750,000 milestone was achieved as surging demand in 2012 lifted HiLux beyond 40,000 deliveries for the year.
NSW Fair Trading’s popular iPhone app, My Next Car, is now available for Android users HEREThe free app allows users to take a photo of a car they like, record its details, use an inspection check list, compare cars side-by-side and calculate loan repayments.The app can also link directly to a national database where, for a small fee, consumers can check if there is any money owing on the vehicle.
Mitsubishi Australia (MMAL) has reaffirmed that it has no plans to remove the i-MiEV 100% electric vehicle from the Australian market.
Nissan has enhanced its Micra line-up for the 2013 edition of the popular light car – with no change to pricing.