Toyota has released its latest addition to the 200 Series LandCruiser family with the new luxury Altitude special-edition model - with only 600 units to be sold in Australia. The arrival of the new Altitude follows delivery of the 300,000th LandCruiser station wagon, a milestone for Toyota.
Audi is celebrating a key milestone with its six-millionth Audi with quattro all-wheel-drive rolling off the production line at the company’s Ingolstadt plant. The milestone comes as figures show that 44% of all Audi customers preferred a quattro model in 2013.
While used and new car sales may be testing at the moment, the story could not be more different when it comes to the vintage and classic car market says Ben Finnis who runs Collectible Classic Cars in South Australia.
BMW has announced the appointment of a new managing director for BMW Group Australia. From September 1, 2014, the role currently held by Phil Horton will be assumed by Marc Heinrich Werner.
To coincide with Bastille Day celebrations, Citroen Australia has announced a six-year warranty for buyers of all C-line and DS-line models.
Family-run car dealership Pembers Motor Group has called it quits after more than 70 years of trading in Russell Vale, near Wollongong. The business had been struggling amid sluggish sales and rising competition. On July 4 the Miller family closed the doors.
Recent changes announced to the luxury car tax (LCT) will see it increase on July 1 to $61,884 in line with CPI - an increase of $1,568. Vehicles with a combined fuel consumption less than 7.0 litres/100km will have a threshold of $75,375.
ANCAP has awarded two more 5-star ANCAP safety ratings. The Nissan Qashqai and Mercedes-Benz C-Class took out the top prize.
A Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid sedan has travelled the 1968 kms from Tangier in North Africa to Goodwood in England without having to refuel, while still having enough fuel left for a further 160 kms.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is developing an intelligent car that learns a driver's techniques to prevent them becoming distracted while controlling the vehicle. Importantly, it adapt and learns a drivers lifestyle and driving habits.