It’s been another cracker month for new vehicle sales in Australian, during March 2021, with VFACTS figures revealing a 13 per cent spike across year-to-date and a 22.4 per cent boost compared with March last year. Obviously 2020 isn’t exactly a good year to compare to, but at least the […]
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Australian vehicle sales for February 2021 (VFACTS)
New vehicle registration figures, in the form of VFACTS, for February 2021 show yet more evidence that the Australian new car market is recovering. The first two months of the year are up 7.9 per cent, and the month itself is up 5.1 per cent compared with February last year. […]
Australian vehicle sales for January 2021 (VFACTS)
Following a pretty miserable year in 2020 for the new car market in Australia, 2021 has kicked off with a positive. An 11.1 per cent positive, to be exact. New vehicle registration figures, in the form of January 2021 VFACTS, show the local market is on the mend. Consumers purchased […]
Australian vehicle sales for December 2020 (VFACTS)
That’s it, 2020 is done. And we guess it’s good riddance in some senses, no thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But, according to the December 2020 VFACTS figures, which have just been released, it looks like the new vehicle industry is on the mend in Australia. At the year’s close […]
A Guide to Run-Flat Tyres
Are run-flat tyres a good idea? Run-flat tyres seem too good to be true, so what’s the catch? Like with anything, there are a few downsides. Tyres have come a long way since their inception. They were originally made of leather. Then, believe it or not, they used to be […]
Australian vehicle sales for November 2020 (VFACTS)
Well, after a fairly challenging year, it looks like new vehicle sales are on the mend in Australia. New vehicle registration figures for November 2020, released today in the form of the VFACTS report, reveal a clear sign of recovery. During November, Australian consumers purchased 95,205 vehicles according to VFACTS […]
Australian vehicle sales for October 2020 (VFACTS)
The new car market is showing signs of recovery, with October 2020 VFACTS figures, released today, revealing a year-to-date (YTD) increase of 0.7 per cent compared with September. Australian consumers purchased (VFACTS counts new vehicle registrations, not sales, but we’ll call them sales) 81,220 vehicles in October. That’s down only […]
Volkswagen Golf Mk7 gets RWD BMW V8 conversion (video)
Here’s something a little different. It’s a rather innocent-looking Volkswagen Golf Mk7 that features an awesome BMW V8 engine conversion. Oh, and it’s converted to rear-wheel drive (RWD). The VW Golf is quite a humble car in stock form. However, a Finnish company called MLV recently built this custom creation […]