Mazda posts second best September sales on record
Mazda sold 9500 new cars, SUVs and utilities in September - it’s second best September on record - for a 10% market share.
Audi previews five-door concept TT Sportback
Audi has unveiled its latest addition to the TT range, which will be the German car brand’s model in a five door version, at the Paris Motor Show.
One third of Holden’s to be built in Europe
Future Holden vehicle manufacturing will be heading to Europe after executive vice president and president of GM Europe, Karl-Thomas Neumann, announced at the opening of the Paris Auto Show that over one-third of the brand’s future models will be built under the Opel badge.
NSW dealer reforms welcomed by MTA
The Motor Traders’ Association of NSW has backed the new reforms announced by NSW Fair Trading minister, Matthew Mason-Cox. Mason-Cox says odometer readings are one of the major factors consumers look at when buying a used car.
Holden closure to cause big job losses in Adelaide
A third of businesses around Holden’s Elizabeth plant are at risk of closure due to the impact of the car maker ending its Australian manufacturing, according to research by the Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre.
Peugeot 308 here this month
Peugeot has unveiled its all-new Peugeot 308, labelled as its most compact hatchback ever, at the Paris Motor Show. In Australia the all-new Peugeot 308 will be unveiled in two phases, the first on October 26 and the second in March 2015.
Fiat unveils its ‘pocket rocket’
The smallest and fastest ever Abarth has now been unleashed for its Australian debut, with the 140kW 695 Biposto available now.
Aussie version of Kia Rio to miss out on key add-ons
Kia Motors Europe will launch the all-new Kia Rio at the 2014 Paris Motor Show today, featuring a number of design improvements to the new model. However, many of these will not be available for the Australian model when it comes out in 2015.
BMW M4 Convertible arrives priced at $178k
BMW Group Australia has announced the arrival of the new BMW M4 Convertible, which will set buyers back $178,430.
New car buying intentions head downhill
The number of Australians planning to buy a new car in the next four years has slipped to its lowest point since November 2012 – now the latest figures from Roy Morgan Research reveal that this downward trend is continuing.