Hyundai tops Canstar awards
Hyundai Motor Company Australia has taken top honours in three of the seven Canstar Blue motoring awards for 2012, and joint winner for a fourth award.
Kia Rio a hit at carsales people’s choice awards
Kia's light Rio has taken two top awards at this year's carsales.com.au people's choice awards (full results below). As well as placing first in the 'first car' segment, Rio fended off cars from the 13 categories to take out the overall people's choice award.
All-new Outlander on sale now
Mitsubishi's next generation Outlander is now on sale, priced from $28,990. The Australian CEO welcomed the car to the range following more than 10,000 sales across Japan, Europe and Russia since it's launch.
Dealer fined $5000
An unlicensed motor car trader has been fined $5000 for offering to sell 17 motor cars online.
David Purchase Re-elected
David Purchase has been re-elected as executive director of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The election was conducted by ballot in accordance with the rules of the organisation and administered by the Australian Electoral Commission.
Peugeot adds new Sydney dealership
Peugeot Australia has appointed Dominelli Prestige in Arncliffe as its latest dealership. Offering both sales and servicing the new facility will fill a gap for Peugeot in Sydney.
Australian drivers increasingly fickle over insurance
More Australians now shop around when their vehicle insurance policy is due for renewal, according to a Roy Morgan survey of 37,000 vehicle insurance customers.
More Subaru BRZs; quicker delivery time.
Subaru has sourced an extra 140 BRZs sports cars for February and March next year following unprecedented demand. Subaru’s initial allocation of 201 cars to the end of 2012 sold-out after just three hours of going “live” on the web.
Holden announces Barina CDX pricing, spec
Holden's range topping Barina CDX will be priced from $20,490 for the hatch, with an extra $500 for the sedan. Emma Pinwill, Holden marketing manager, says the pricing for the new model represents value for the small car buyer.
Toyota sells one million hybrids
Toyota has sold more than one million hybrid vehicles in a year for the first time, confirming that hybrids are now a mainstream choice for motorists worldwide.The company says it sold its one-millionth hybrid this year during October - a total that had risen to 1,028,900 by the end of the month.The global tally so far this year represents an increase of 63.6% over the full-year total of 628,989 hybrids sold in 2011.