This month Toyota will clock up a market-leading 150,000 sales so far this year on the back of strong demand across its vehicle range.Official figures show Toyota dealers have delivered 141,300 sales in the eight months to the end of August.The monthly average of more than 17,660 vehicles puts the 150,000 milestone well within range for September, as well as pointing to a full-year total of well over 200,000 sales.
Mitsubishi Australia has revised pricing for the Mirage line-up, offering greater value for money for one of Australia's cheapest 5-star light cars to run.MMAL's CEO Mutsuhiro Oshikiri says the new Mirage is designed to meet the needs of customers who want a vehicle that delivers on value for money, fuel efficiency and exceptional safety."The Mirage offers owners a complete package, an affordable nimble city car that offers five-star safety, outstanding fuel economy, easy to drive manoeuvrability, four doors and plenty of interior space and is one of Australia's most affordable light cars." The Mitsubishi Mirage recently came out on top as Australia's cheapest ANCAP five-star safety rated light car to own, in the National Motoring Association's 2013 survey 'cost of vehicle ownership'.
The automotive industry took a hit in August with sales down 0.2% compared to August last year. Only 93,336 vehicles were sold.Prior to the Government's July 16 FBT change, vehicle sales had increased, on average, by around 4.8% each month, compared to the same periods from 2012.
Toyota has released a special-edition Camry Atara R that gains more than $3000 of safety, performance, comfort and appearance features compared with the Camry Altise on which it is based.Priced at $31,820, many of the Atara R's added features were previously exclusive to the more expensive Atara models, including the front sports bumper and grille, sports side skirts and a dual exhaust diffuser, which boosts maximum power by 2kW.Its higher specification also includes 17-inch alloy wheels in lieu of 16-inch (including a full-sized spare wheel), front foglamps and a special-edition badge.
Infiniti has revised local prices for its range of vehicles, with the auto maker underway with the second phase of its local market development plan, repositioning prices as part of its long-term growth strategy.To coincide with this change the company is offering complimentary on-road charges for customers who purchase a new Infiniti vehicle during the month of September 2013.Infiniti Australia general manager, Kevin Snell, says the announcement is designed to accelerate Infiniti’s growth following its successful start in Australia.
The Mazda2 is now more appealing with the arrival of a revised Sport range that adds new features and improved value.The refreshed line-up sees a new Neo Sport model replace the previous entry-level Neo while the newly upgraded Maxx Sport model replaces both the Maxx and the Genki at the top of the Mazda2 range.Mazda2 Neo Sport carries over the list of features from the outgoing Neo but now also adds 15-inch alloy wheels at no additional cost.
Suzuki is redefining its medium car range with a dramatic design overhaul of the Kizashi sedan, priced from $29,990.The three-model line-up now boasts an identical sports body kit, giving the Kizashi an aggressive new stance, sitting 10mm lower.
Nissan has just delivered one of the world’s rarest GT-R supercars to an Australian customer.One of only two made, the unique Nissan GT-R MY13 is a replica of the one-of-a-kind version made especially for Olympic gold-medallist Usain Bolt.The replica was sold at a special charity auction in late 2012.
Infiniti Australia has appointed Andrei Zaitzev to the newly created role of national manager, sales.Zaitzev, 40, joins the auto maker at the start of its next Australian market development phase.
Richard Ferlazzo has been appointed GM Australia design director, effective from Monday this week.