It’s official, the 2013 VF Holden Commodore will be exported to North America as the new Chevrolet SS. The new model in the US will launch towards the end of 2013. According to GM, this will be the first performance rear-wheel drive sedan from Chevy in 17 years. There was […]
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Toyota overtakes GM as world’s biggest car company
Toyota has overtaken General Motors as the world’s largest car company. The news comes as the 2012 first quarter sales figures come through. General Motors overtook Toyota last year as the world’s biggest car company, but now the wheels have turned. According to the figures, Toyota has sold 2.49 million […]
BMW and Hyundai in talks to co-develop engines – rumour
Just about every company is looking for ways to save money, and one way car companies do that is by sharing research development costs. The latest of such relationships could be between BMW and Hyundai. Yes, who would have thought the two companies would ever share engineering. According to a […]
Australian vehicle sales for April 2012 – HiLux overtakes Mazda3
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for April 2012 are out, and it’s the Toyota HiLux that has come back on top, overtaking the much-loved Mazda3. According to the figures, 3565 2012 Toyota HiLux vehicles were registered last month (up from 3561 of March), comprising of 881 […]
Infiniti dealership networks in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney announced
Infiniti Cars Australia has announced the initial dealership networks for Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, including Suttons Motor Group NSW, Penfolds Motors VIC, and A.P. Eagers in QLD. Infiniti, a luxury performance brand of Nissan, will debut in Australia in August. The first run of vehicles on offer will be the […]
Chrysler Q1 profit ($456 million) four times higher than 2011 effort
Chrysler has posted a first quarter profit of US$473 million (approximately AU$456 million) which is four times what the company achieved in the same period last year – US$116 million. The significant profit increase is thanks to a 33 per cent hike in worldwide vehicle sales, including an 80 per […]
Audi agrees to buy Ducati for 860 million euros – UPDATE
Audi has apparently agreed to buy Italian sports motorbike maker Ducati for a sum of 860 million euros (approximately AU$1.085 billion). There were reports floating around speculating the idea, but now it seems Volkswagen Group has taken the plunge. It was previously thought Mercedes-Benz’s sport car subsidiary AMG was interested […]
Ford vehicles to shed up to 340kg by 2020 with carbon fibre deal
Is a carbon fibre Ford Focus on the way? Well, it might sound farfetched now, but under a new co-development deal between Ford and Dow Automotive Systems, carbon fibre is set to be incorporated in the development of many upcoming models. All automotive companies are looking to improve overall fuel […]