A Gladstone Park man has pleaded guilty to unlicensed motor car trading. Consumer affairs Victoria prosecuted Hans Van Dyk, 60, in Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court for breaching the Motor Car Traders Act 1986 by trading without a licence.
The majority of Australian households say now is a bad time to make major purchases, according to a major consumer confidence survey. Consumer confidence fell to 119.9 points, down 4.1 since January 12/13, 2013), according to the latest Roy Morgan poll.
Mercedes Benz USA appears to be the winner in the game of 'who can get their Superbowl advertisement the most free media attention'.
Toyota says hybrid vehicles are now a mainstream choice for Australian motorists following record sales in 2012. Local drivers bought an all-time high of 13,919 hybrid vehicles last year - an increase of more than 57.8% on the previous year.
Toyota Australia president and CEO Max Yasuda, AO, has announced changes to the company's board of directors. David Buttner, currently executive vice president, takes on the additional responsibility of chief operating officer.
Renault Australia has introduced permanent capped price servicing across its entire range of passenger vehicles, Renault sport, and light commercial vehicles. All Renault passenger vehicles now come with an annual capped price service cost of just $299, including GST, for the first three years.
Hyundai Australia is to suspend imports of the i45 sedan into the Australian market. The decision is based on ever-increasing global demand for the i45, known as Sonata in many overseas markets, and limitations to global supply.
South Australia’s peak automotive industry body, the MTA, has labelled the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as a ‘toothless tiger’ after delivering an inconclusive outcome to an investigation launched over two years ago.
Three rare Australian Muscle Cars – including a sought-after 1968 HK Monaro GTS 327 ‘Bathurst’ coupe – will go on the auction block at Shannons Sydney Summer Classic sale on February 4.The Silver Mink metallic four-speed manual Monaro has already created great interest in collector circles as it is number 42 of the first 50 GTS 327 coupes to leave Sydney's Pagewood assembly plant in 1968 and is showing just 94,500 miles (believed genuine) on its odometer in the hands of its fourth owner.
Mitsubishi's new Mirage goes on sale tomorrow (January 23), priced from $12,990. Three variants will be offered; ES, ES Sport and the LS. Each is available in manual or CVT form. Power comes from an all new 1.2-litre MIVEC engine outputting 57kW@6000rpm and 100Nm@4000rpm.