Nissan has launched three new ‘electrifying’ offers on its zero emission Leaf - and is now available at the drive away price of $46,990 until March 31, 2013.The campaign also includes a Nissan Financial Services Australia offer of 0.0% per annum comparison rate with zero deposit.Alternatively, a competitive repayment package is available starting from $499 per month (36 month term calculated at 3.0% per annum comparison rate).
Toyota Australia has opened its new state of the art engine plant, making it the first Australian car manufacturer to produce both petrol and hybrid engines.
Australian new vehicle sales have broken the 1 million mark, the first time such feat has been accomplished in November.
In good news for vehicle dealers, the weekly Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is now at 117.4 points - up 2.4 points over the past week.This is the highest since January, and is now a significant 6.2 points higher than a year ago.Driving the rise was more confidence in Australia’s economic future, and also in personal financial situations, compared to a year ago.
Infiniti have announced Australian prices and equipment for both its G37 Coupe and G37 Convertible, which have entry level costs of $75,900 and $87,900 (RRP) respectively.The announcement comes ahead of the official local market release of the two sports cars, scheduled for next month.
Nissan has continued its record-setting performance by recording its best-ever sales result for November.The company delivered 7012 new vehicles in Australia last month, 20% more than in the same month last year.Nissan’s competitive and relevant finance and marketing offers again accelerated sales last month, with the Navara, X-Trail, Dualis and Micra models leading the charge.
From January 1 next year, registration labels won’t be required in New South Wales on light vehicles (this includes cars, light commercials, trailers, motorcycles and scooters).The labels are no longer needed because police have number plate recognition technology that can quickly check from a camera image whether a vehicle is registered or not.From January 2013, registration certificates will not include a label, but consumers are reminded they still have to renew registration each year and write the receipt number for payment on the certificate.
The new Mazda6 has arrived in showrooms around the country in time for Christmas, with a base price of $33,460 (MLP).Originally scheduled to land in Australia in the first quarter of 2013, a decision was recently made to bring the date forward and make the car available from December 1.The new flagship model will be the second of Mazda's next generation of products which incorporate both the full range of SkyActiv technologies and the new ‘Kodo – soul of motion’ design language.
Nissan Australia has paid three infringement notices totalling $19,800 - and provided a court enforceable undertaking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) - for misleading advertising.
Holden have improved the fuel economy of their 2013 Barina by 10%, now offering up to 6.3 litres per 100km on the range topping CDX sedan thanks to a new standard six-speed transmission and electric power steering package.The new auto transmission is also offered as an option for the Barina CD, while the CDX is further enhanced by a new 17-inch alloy wheel and tyre package and an updated steering calibration.Local development work for Barina was undertaken by Holden’s own engineers in conjunction with the global homeroom in Korea.