Just over one week after Toyota Australia announced 350 job cuts, Holden is also reshuffling its operations to cut costs and adjust to the high Australian dollar. Holden says it is reducing the current two-shift pattern on the General Assembly line down to one shift, reducing production from 460 vehicle […]
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2012 Ford Falcon FG MkII EcoBoost specifications announced
Ford Australia has released specifications on the new 2012 Ford Falcon FG MkII EcoBoost. The new turbocharged four-cylinder engine option will go on sale in April. As previously speculated, the 2012 Ford Falcon FG MkII EcoBoost will feature a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine. It’s now announced it will produce 179kW […]
Top 10 cars to look forward to in 2012 in Australia
A number of very interesting and highly-anticipated vehicles will make their way to local shores this year. Here’s a list of what we think is the top 10 cars to look forward to in 2012 in Australia. 10. Hyundai Veloster/Turbo – February/Third quarter This will be the first proper sports-focused […]
Toyota Australia to cut about 350 jobs at Altona plant
Toyota Australia is cutting about 350 jobs at its Altona production facilities in Victoria due to recent pressures to its operations, low sales and subsequent low production volumes. The strong Aussie dollar is also making it tough for exports. Toyota announced today that it is immediately having to ‘adjust’ its […]
2012 Holden Calais V VE Series II V6 review – quick spin
The Holden Calais has been an Aussie icon for almost three decades now, since being introduced in 1984. Does the 2012 Holden Calais V VE Series II V6 live up to the nameplate and the statement made by the most luxurious Commodore variant? With the new 2012 VE Series II […]
Summernats 25 one of the biggest ever, not without incident though
At last weekend’s Summernats 25, just over 90,000 car enthusiasts flocked to Canberra’s Exhibition Park to check out some of the finest street machines Australia has to offer, with beers, boobs and burnouts aplenty. There were 1506 entrants this year, giving ’25’ the highest entrant list since Summernats 10. It […]
Ford Falcon future secure until 2016, Holden Commodore future pending
There’s been a bit of nervous tension lately surrounding the future of Australian-made vehicles, with declining sales of icons such as the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore only making the tension more unsettling. At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, currently underway, both Ford Australia’s executives, and […]
Walkinshaw Performance for Holden Cruze, Captiva and Barina
Holden tuning specialist Walkinshaw Performance has announced a range of new upgrade packages for the Holden Barina, Holden Captiva and Holden Cruze. The upgrades are developed in conjunction with Irmscher. Walkinshaw says that is not shifting its focus from its usual line of V8-focused Commodore products. Instead, it’s simply expanding […]