On the off chance you haven’t already noticed, petrol is quite cheap at the moment compared with the recent past, and it’s set to get even cheaper. Despite being the world’s ninth largest energy producer, our population of a mere 23 million would run out of petrol in just three […]
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Toyota buys out remaining Daihatsu stock, full takeover August 1
After numerous rumours and reports, Toyota Motor Corp. has confirmed it intends to buy the remaining Daihatsu stock for around US$3.2 billion. Since 1998 Toyota has owned 51.2 per cent of the Japanese small car manufacturer, and first paired up with the company back in 1967. But now, the world’s […]
Toyota remains global sales king in 2015, sells over 10 million
Toyota has come through once again as the best-selling car manufacturer for the year. Global sales topped 10 million in 2015, despite being 0.8 per cent down on 2014 sales. The sales result easily puts Toyota as the biggest car manufacturer of the year, now for the fourth year in […]
Fiat Chrysler shifts focus away from Alfa, toward Jeep and SUVs
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced some very interesting business plan changes, with emphasis on SUVs from Jeep, and pushing some Alfa Romeo plans to the side. For Alfa fans, it’s not the best news. The Italian brand was aiming to introduce a string of all-new vehicles over the next […]
Porsche reports record global sales in 2015, Macan a clear favourite
Porsche has reported a new annual sales record following a very successful 2015, which saw global sales jump 19 per cent. The German company sold 225,121 vehicles around the world in 2015, setting a new record. It easily surpassed its previous record, set in 2014, when 189,849 vehicles were sold. […]
BMW tops Mercedes & Audi in global luxury sales for 2015
Despite losing out to Audi in recent months, BMW has claimed the overall global luxury vehicle sales crown once again in 2015. BMW’s global sales for 2015 rose 5.2 per cent to 1.91 million units. This was helped by strong demand for its SUVs. The figure is up from 2014 […]
Lamborghini posts record sales in 2015, best year ever
Lamborghini has released its global sales figures for 2015, with another successful and record-breaking result for the Italian supercar maker. Sales of the supercar brand rose 28 per cent in 2015, to 3245 units. This is the highest annual figure ever achieved by the company, easily surpassing the 3000 mark […]
Top 10 best-selling SUVs in Australia during 2015
It’s no secret SUVs are fast-becoming the item of choice in the car buying world. In Australia, sales of the popular all-terrainers jumped considerably in 2015 from 2014. During 2015, there were 408,471 new SUV registrations. This is up a strong 15.9 per cent compared with the 2014 year-to-date result. […]