Do you like the idea of a road-legal racing car? Well, you’ll be interested to hear Brabham Automotive has just announced it is going to introduce a ‘Road Compliance Conversion’ option for its first vehicle, the BT62 track beast. The Australian company says it has received feedback from some customers who […]
Year: 2019
Volvo sets record global sales in 2018, up 12.4%
Following a stellar year of sales around the world, Volvo Cars set a new global sales record in 2018. It broke the 600,000-unit milestone for the first time in the company’s history. Volvo Cars sold 642,253 vehicles in 2018, up 12.4 per cent on the previous year’s effort. This is […]
2020 Land Rover Defender previewed, “most capable yet” (video)
Land Rover has sent out another teaser of the all-new 2020 Land Rover Defender. This time we get a proper glimpse of the body design, as well as a preview of its off-road performance. You might remember just before Christmas Land Rover handed out a teaser image which only showed […]
Infiniti QX Inspiration concept previews next-gen SUVs
Infiniti is planning to unveil its next-generation SUV design language with something called the QX Inspiration concept at the Detroit auto show next week. The company has sent out this teaser image to build anticipation. Following in a long line of ‘Inspiration’ concept cars from Infiniti, the QX is set […]
Australian vehicle sales for December 2018 (VFACTS) – best of the year
The New Year is well and truly under way, which means it’s time to look back at 2018 to see what vehicles and what brands were the most popular for the year. National VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations in Australia for December 2018 have just been released. Kicking off […]
Toyota Australia announces 5-year warranty
Toyota is joining other car brands in Australia by lifting its standard factory warranty coverage on all new vehicles from three years to a five-year/unlimited kilometre plan. Labelled as the Toyota Warranty Advantage, all new Toyota models sold from January 1, 2019, are supported by the new five-year warranty plan. […]
Wald creates attitude-packed Suzuki Jimny Black Bison kit
Suzuki’s plucky new Jimny will go on sale in Australia later this month and it’s expected to become quite a favourable compact SUV thanks to its go-anywhere attitude. However, if you’re looking to boost that attitude, renowned bodykit designer Wald International has come up with the Black Bison kit. This […]
Subaru Australia announces 5-year warranty
Keeping up with the local industry demands, Subaru Australia has announced it is applying a 5-year/unlimited kilometre warranty to all of its new vehicles from January 1 this year. It’s a great way to kick off the New Year, as other carmakers boost their warranties to meet ever-increasing consumer demands. […]