Some new Sport Collection models have been announced for Australia, this time based on the X1 and X2 small premium SUVs. These follow similar packages introduced for the 1, 2, and 3 Series earlier this year. The X1 and X2 Sport Collection offer enhanced equipment and convenience over their standard counterparts, […]
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Porsche global sales down 5% in Q1 2022, profits up 17.4%
Despite many production challenges faced by a variety of industries at the moment, including a war in Ukraine and ongoing chip shortages, Porsche has reported impressive increases in revenue and profits in Q1, 2022, even with a drop in deliveries. Porsche sold 68,426 vehicles around the world during the first […]
Ferrari Special Projects creates another one-off supercar; SP48 Unica
Ferrari has unveiled a special one-off supercar called the SP48 Unica, which was designed for a long-standing client of Ferrari and is yet another demonstration of the company’s Styling Centre and Special Projects possibilities. Essentially, if you have the money and the right connections you, too, can create a one-off […]
Toyota global sales down 4.2% in Q1 2022, production up 2.8% in March
Toyota has reported some mixed news for its global sales and production for the first quarter of 2022, with year-on-year sales dropping considerably while production numbers simultaneously ramp up after the chaos of shutdowns and component shortages. For the month of March, 2022, Toyota recorded 903,031 sales around the globe, […]
MY2023 Subaru BRZ on sale, orders re-open following initial sold-out allocation
Subaru Australia has confirmed the order books for the MY2023 BRZ are now open, following an initial allocation of 500 MY22 models that sold out very quickly. The good news for existing owners – the lucky ones that got in early – is the MY23 version is identical to the […]
Australian vehicle sales for April 2022 (VFACTS)
Australian new vehicle registrations figures have been released for April 2022, in the form of the VFACTS report, revealing a slow market partly due to global production backlog issues facing many industries. According to the charts, 81,065 new vehicles were registered in April in Australia (we’ll call them sales). That’s […]
Nissan Australia launching 4 new models in H2 2022, including Z coupe
Nissan says that the best is yet to come for 2022, with four new models set to hit the road here in Australia in the second half of this year including the highly-anticipated new Z coupe. In the face of supply chain constraints, Nissan has had to delay the rollout […]
2022 BMW 230i announced for Australia, on sale mid-year from $70,900
The BMW 2 Series range is expanding in Australia with the introduction of the 230i variant. It joins the existing 220i and M240i. It sits perfectly in the middle of the lineup, the 230i, offering fun power and performance and rear-wheel drive. Under the bonnet is a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder […]