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Swift Sales Success for Suzuki Swift
31st December, 2004
After just one month on the Japanese market, the Suzuki Swift has experienced phenomenal success with a record, 5,471 units sold, during the month of November ..... more

Holden Announces Updates for MY05 European Imports
31st December, 2004
Some new pricing, some new equipment and some new colours are amongst the updates for Barina, Astra Classic, Astra, Zafira and Vectra ..... more

GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY PARTNERSHIP
31st December, 2004
Seven of the world’s largest automotive and oil companies have announced a collaborative five-year, $10 million (USD) project to reduce road traffic fatalities in developing countries ..... more

Audi A3 Sportback: The Sky is the Limit
30th December, 2004
Audi's new A3 Sportback, which is due for Australian release in February 2005, now lets in more light with the 'open sky system' ..... more

Maserati Counts the Awards for 2004
30th December, 2004
The year 2004 has been special for Maserati, not only in terms of sales but also thanks to a plethora of awards by leading international car magazines ..... more

The Smart Tower Display
30th December, 2004
Following the successful debut of the Smart tower, the second leg of the sculpture’s journey across the country is about to commence ..... more

New Zealand Autocar Accolade for Peugeot 407
29th December, 2004
The Peugeot 407 has been named the best medium car for 2004, by New Zealand Autocar magazine ..... more

Citroen C3 Pluriel
29th December, 2004
Carrying surfboards with the top down .... no problems in the versatile Citroen C3 Pluriel ..... more

Subaru Names New Vehicle B9 Tribeca
29th December, 2004
Subaru has announced that its all-new seven-seat US-built crossover utility vehicle will be named the B9 Tribeca. It debuts next month, in Detroit ..... more

Holden Export Programme Expands To China
29th December, 2004
Holden is preparing to export the Statesman and Caprice to China in 2005. The big Australian built cars will be known as Buick Royaum in China ..... more

Honda Boosts Sporty Appeal of Accord Euro
29th December, 2004
There's a performance boost in an update for 2005 for the Honda Accord Euro ..... more

Mazda 3 Gains A Limited Edition In Japan
28th December, 2004
A leather equipped edition of the Mazda 3 (known as Axela in Japan) reveals just how an Australian edition may appear, when it arrives in 2005 ..... more

Mercedes-Benz CL remains best-selling luxury coupe
28th December, 2004
In the fifth year of its lifecycle, the CL-Class is still a success story ..... more

Bentley to Produce the Most Exclusive Limousine
27th December, 2004
Bentley Motors has confirmed the unique Arnage Limousine concept, created by its Bentley Mulliner coachbuilding division for the 2004 Geneva Motor Show will be put into limited production ..... more

Citroen C4 Wins British Car of the Year Award
27th December, 2004
The UK's AutoExpress, part of Europe's largest group of motoring titles, has named the new Citroen C4 as the British Car Of The Year ..... more

Kia Cerato sedan wins major award in Canada
21st December, 2004
The Kia Cerato sedan has been named the Canadian Economy Car of the Year for 2005 ..... more

Nissan AZEAL Concept Set For A Detroit Debut
21st December, 2004
Nissan's AZEAL Coupe, the first concept car designed at the new Nissan Design America, Inc. studios in Michigan, is set to debut in Detroit next month ..... more

Holden Commodore SV8 & SS Upgrade
20th December, 2004
There's an early upgrade for the Commodore SV8 (VZ series) to bring its odd-man out styling into line with the popular SV6. And there's the slightest possible upgrade for the SS. Both are due in February ..... more

Suzuki Concept X
20th December, 2004
Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced it will preview its first ever midsize SUV concept, named ‘Concept X’ at the 2005 Detroit Motor Show (USA) ..... more

Mitsubishi Colt Convertible For Europe
20th December, 2004
Unique to Europe, from 2006, will be the Pininfarina built Colt convertible, which will feature a folding hardtop ..... more

Alfa Romeo GT JTS
20th December, 2004
The GTV has gone but now we see a $64,950 version of the GT coupe added to the Alfa range. The Alfa Romeo GT JTS Selespeed will be available next month ..... more

Subaru Impreza WRX WRP10
20th December, 2004
What would happen if you took a Subaru Impreza WRX, added key STI components, Australian planning, design and engineering? ..... more

Ford & PSA (Peugeot/Citroen) Increase Production With Joint Venture Diesel
16th December, 2004
Ford Motor Company and PSA Peugeot Citroën are planning to expand production capacity for the 1.4, 1.6 and 2.0 litre high technology diesel engines from the ongoing cooperative agreement between the two companies ..... more

Audi Launches Ultimate TT Variant
16th December, 2004
Audi is presenting its TT Coupe for the first time in Australia with a six-cylinder engine and innovative transmission technology ..... more

PSA Peugeot Citroën and BMW Develop New Engine
15th December, 2004
BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën have unveiled the state-of-the-art technologies deployed in their new petrol engines, the first to be jointly developed and produced by their cooperative venture ..... more

Volkswagen Passat for 2005
15th December, 2004
Volkswagen has released the first pictures of the sixth-generation Passat, ahead of its public debut at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. Naturally, Next Car is the first media outlet in Australia to publish the pictures ..... more

Mazda's MX-Crossport Concept to Debut at Detroit Motor Show
15th December, 2004
Scheduled to be shown in public for the first time at the 2005 North America International Auto Show next month in Detroit, the MX-Crossport design concept represents a new direction Mazda is considering as it works to expand its line-up of products ..... more

Rolls-Royce wins with innovative airbag concept
14th December, 2004
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' innovative passenger airbag concept has won the Society of Plastics' Engineers' (SPE) Grand Innovation Award ..... more

BMW M6
14th December, 2004
The first details of the 2006 BMW M6 have been announced. The Next Car Team is first with the news in Australia ... again! Powered by a 5-litre V10, the M6 can do 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds ..... more

Peugeot 206 GTi 180 Selected for Targa One Design Class
13th December, 2004
Peugeot Automobiles Australia has joined forces with Targa Tasmania Competitors, Don and Margie McIntyre to launch a Targa One Design Class car ..... more

Honda MDX Gets Curtain Airbags in '05 Update
13th December, 2004
Honda has added greater value to its luxury SUV, the MDX, with more equipment and revised styling for 2005 ..... more

BMW 3 Series Convertible upgrade
13th December, 2004
BMW will add another member to the 3 Series Convertible in April 2005, making the drop-top even more special ..... more

Mercedes-Benz M-class for 2005
13th December, 2004
The 2nd generation M-class will debut next month at the 2005 Detroit Motor Show. Three of the four engines available for the 2005 model are hot off the press and outstrip the output and torque of the power units for the outgoing model to the tune of up to 38 per cent ..... more

Smart Sales on the Way up
12th December, 2004
DaimlerChrysler’s niche brand Smart, recorded its best-ever retail sales month in November ..... more

Alfa Romeo Spider Comes To The End Of The Road
12th December, 2004
Production of the Alfa Romeo Spider has ceased. The last of this model is still available in Australia whilst stocks remain ..... more

Volkswagen Touareg R5 TDI
12th December, 2004
Volkswagen’s multi award-winning Touareg lineup has been expanded with the arrival of a new five-cylinder turbo diesel model called the R5 TDI, which is priced from $69,900 ..... more

Land Rover Discovery 3 wins ..... again!
8th December, 2004
Land Rover's all-new Discovery 3 scooped its third accolade of 2004 at the recent Top Gear awards, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson in London ..... more

Porsche Reveals The New 911 Carrera Cabriolets
8th December, 2004
Porsche will introduce the 911 Carrera Cabriolet and the 911 Carrera S Cabriolet throughout Europe on 2nd April 2005 ..... more

Strong Mazda 3 Sales Secure November Record
8th December, 2004
Good supply of the Mazda 3 got Mazda Australia’s sales back on track last month, delivering the company’s best November on record, according to VFACTS figures ..... more

Nissan Continues Sales Success
8th December, 2004
Nissan Australia has achieved its best monthly sales result since June 1990, with 6,716 units sold in November, representing a market share of 8% ..... more

Smart Promotional Tower
8th December, 2004
A Smart Tower is the promotional tool being used to promote the tiny Smart brand ..... more

Mini Cabrio arrives next month
8th December, 2004
BMW have the new Mini cabrio arriving in Australia next month, following its debut at Sydney's 2004 Motor Show ..... more

Glasgow Audi ..... the world's largest Audi dealership
6th December, 2004
The largest Audi dealership in the world has opened in Glasgow, Scotland ..... more

Citroën C3 VTR
6th December, 2004
Citroën has used Bologna to release the hot version of the Citroën C3, the VTR ..... more

Mitsubishi's all-new Raider pickup and latest Eclipse
6th December, 2004
Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc will give the all-new Raider pickup and the latest Eclipse sporty coupe their world premiere at the 2005 Detroit Motor Show ..... more

Ford Records Best November Sales Since 1989
6th December, 2004
Ford Australia continues to post strong sales results as the local auto industry closes in on a record year for new car sales ..... more

Record Sales For Maserati in Australia
6th December, 2004
Maserati monthly sales reached an all time high last month in Australia with 18 deliveries ..... more

Australian Motor Industry On Target For Record Year
3rd December, 2004
VFACTS figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industry (FCAI) show that 84,335 new motor vehicles were sold last month – up 10.8 per cent on the previous record set in November last year ..... more

WHAT CAR? magazine names the 407 as the most secure family car
2nd December, 2004
Peugeot’s outstanding 407 has scooped yet another accolade, by being pronounced the most secure family car on the British market ..... more

Volkswagen Golf Plus
2nd December, 2004
Volkswagen has today revealed its new Golf Plus model at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy ..... more

Jaguar S-Type Diesel Voted Best Executive Saloon
2nd December, 2004
The Jaguar S-TYPE Diesel has picked up the award for the 'Best Executive Saloon 2005' at the Top Gear Magazine awards held at in the United Kingdom this week ..... more

Land Rover has its best month this year in USA
2nd December, 2004
Land Rover today reports a record sales month totaling 3,881 vehicles sold in November in the United States. This marks a 28% improvement in sales from the same month last year ..... more

Holden Research Stresses Importance Of Booster Seats
2nd December, 2004
Research stresses the importance of restraining children who are between five and 10 years of age in belt-positioning child booster seats until the adult seat belt fits them correctly ..... more

Mazda Introduces 2005 Tariff Cut Pricing
2nd December, 2004
Mazda Australia has reduced its recommended retail pricing across its car range ahead of the Federal Government’s move to reduce the tariff on imported cars from 15 to 10 per cent from 1st January ..... more

Peugeot 107, Toyota Aygo and Citroën C1
1st December, 2004
PSA Peugeot Citroën and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announce that their three-year ..... more

Jaguar XJ Long Wheelbase
1st December, 2004
Jaguar has extended the XJ saloon range with the addition of a new, long wheelbase version of its luxury sporting flagship ..... more

Jeep Cherokee features new engine and reduced pricing
1st December, 2004
Jeep has strengthened its popular Cherokee line-up for 2005 by introducing a powerful new variable geometry turbo 2.8-litre diesel engine, a rugged Cherokee Renegade model and a new six-speed manual transmission for the 2.4-litre engine available on the Sport model ..... more

Ford GT and Land Speed Jet Car on Show in Geelong
1st December, 2004
The Ford GT supercar and a jet-powered land speed racer are set to wow visitors to the Ford Discovery Centre over the coming Christmas/New Year holiday period ..... more

Mitsubishi Comes out Fighting with Aggressive New Attitude to Win back Australian Car-Buyers
1st December, 2004
Mitsubishi Motors is putting its money where its mouth is to instil confidence among consumers, which includes launching a new 5/10 year vehicle warranty – now the longest and most generous offer in the industry ..... more

Volkswagen Touareg Awarded 5 Stars by Euro-NCAP
1st December, 2004
The Touareg has been awarded top marks – five stars – after the latest round of Euro NCAP barrier testing ..... more

Jaguar Science and Business Park – Whitley (England)
30th November, 2004
Plans are now being drawn up for the new Science and Business Park at Whitley, a joint development project between Jaguar and Coventry City Council, which is to be constructed on land adjacent to Jaguar's West Midlands-based Product Development Centre ..... more

Land Rover Prepares Adventure Challenge for 2006
30th November, 2004
The Land Rover G4 Challenge recce team is breaking new ground every day, having already covered over 16,000 kms of remote terrain across southeast Asia seeking out a trailblazing route ..... more

20,000 Fewer Serious Accidents Per Year with ESP
30th November, 2004
The Electronic Stability Programme (ESP®) developed by Mercedes-Benz, which reduces the risk of skidding and helps drivers to better deal with critical driving situations, has led to greater safety on German roads and motorways ..... more

Jeep Gladiator Concept Truck
30th November, 2004
This concept is an authentic statement of Jeep brand heritage, featuring the historic box side-mounted spare wheel of past models ..... more

Saab to Launch Eco-Friendly Ethanol 9-5
30th November, 2004
A SAAB 9-5 powered by ethanol, an eco-friendly renewable energy source, will go on sale on the Swedish market next year ..... more

Mazda RX-8 Adds Sunroof and Luxury Special Edition
30th November, 2004
The four-seat, rotary-powered Mazda RX-8 sports car is now available with a glass sunroof, while a more luxurious special edition model will join the line-up from January 2005 ..... more

Ford to Host University Vehicle Design Competition
29th November, 2004
Ford Australia has announced it will host the annual Formula SAE-A university automotive engineering competition from 3rd-5th December, 2004 at the Victoria University Campus in Werribee ..... more

Honda Legend Wins Another Award
29th November, 2004
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that the world’s first Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive (SH-AWD) system in its new Legend has won the Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan (RJC) 2005 Technology of the Year Award ..... more

BMW 1 Series: The 1 to Beat
29th November, 2004
The new BMW 1 Series is the perfect car for driving enthusiasts and Celebrity Challenge racers ..... more

Jaguar Ties at Number 1 in 2004 J.D. Power SSI Study
29th November, 2004
Jaguar advanced seven positions in the 2004 J.D. Power and Associates SSI (Sales Satisfaction Index) Study to place at number 1 in the industry ranking ..... more

Chrysler PT Cruiser Gets More Power
29th November, 2004
Chrysler has improved the appeal of the retro-styled PT Cruiser for 2005 with the release of a new more powerful 2.4-litre petrol engine and the introduction of an aggressively styled Grand Tourer edition ..... more

Kia Carnival - Best In The West
29th November, 2004
The Royal Automobile Club of West Australia has joined the Victorian RACV and Queensland's RACQ in naming the Kia Carnival as the lowest cost people mover in Australia to own ..... more

Labor Leader Checks Preparations for New Mitsubishi
28th November, 2004
The Federal Leader of the Labor Party, Mr Mark Latham MHR, was pleased to be able to catch up with preparations for Mitsubishi’s all-new large car to be launched in late 2005, when he toured the Company’s Tonsley Park Assembly Plant on Thursday ..... more

Range Rover Sport First Images
25th November, 2004
The Range Rover Sport, an all-new sports tourer SUV from Land Rover, is the best-performing and best-handling vehicle that the 4WD manufacturer has ever built. And it'll be here in late 2005 ..... more

Mazda Launches RX-8 'Sport Prestige Limited'
24th November, 2004
Mazda Launches RX-8 'Sport Prestige Limited' Special Edition in Japan with upgrades inside and out ..... more

Chrysler 300C is 2005 Motor Trend Car of the Year
24th November, 2004
The 2005 Chrysler 300C, which will be go on sale in Australia late next year, has won the 2005 MOTOR TREND Car of the Year award in USA ..... more

MG Rover Finalising Joint Venture
24th November, 2004
MG Rover is in the final stages of signing a joint venture deal with the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Shanghai Automotive Industries Corporation ..... more

Holden Commodore Lumina - the VZ limited edition
24th November, 2004
Holden's traditional limited edition will be available on 1st December. There will be 3,500 Commodore Lumina models available ..... more

Chrysler Firepower Concept
22nd November, 2004
Chrysler USA produces yet another concept car. The Firepower has a 6.1 litre V8 ..... more

Top Marks for Audi A3 in Crash Test with Truck
22nd November, 2004
The Audi A3 has achieved high marks in a recent crash test simulation undertaken with a heavy truck by Dutch research institute, TNO ..... more

Citroen C3
21st November, 2004
The Citroën C3 Exclusive 1.4 now has a recommended retail price of $20,990 in both manual and automatic versions for a limited time ..... more

Alfa Romeo 156Ti
21st November, 2004
Alfa Romeo Australia has priced the 156Ti from $49,950 (RRP) for a limited time ..... more

Volvo Seat is Benchmark for Whiplash Protection
19th November, 2004
All Volvo's car models tested by the International Insurance Whiplash Prevention Group (IIWPG) have achieved "best class" rating ..... more

Holden & CSIRO Research Powertrain Technologies
18th November, 2004
Holden yesterday announced an Australian automotive first by confirming a joint research programme with CSIRO to explore future global powertrain technologies ..... more

Racing Return for 1963 Ford Falcon Futura Sprint
18th November, 2004
In the early 1960s the Ford Falcon Futura Sprint competed successfully in the legendary Monte Carlo Rally. Last month, the same car made its comeback in the famous Mexican road race event La Carrera Panamericana ..... more

Rolls-Royce Celebrates Centenary in London
17th November, 2004
Thirty historic Rolls-Royce motor cars and three new Rolls-Royce Phantoms celebrated the centenary of one of the world's best known marques at the Lord Mayor's Show in London ..... more

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL  "Gullwing" Turns 50
17th November, 2004
The 50th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL   "Gullwing" will be celebrated at this year's Classic Adelaide rally with over 50 classic SLs taking part in the four-day rally ..... more

BMW M3 Competition Package
17th November, 2004
BMW M delivers an early Christmas present for driving enthusiasts: the new BMW M3 Coupe Competition Package option ..... more

MG GT Concept
16th November, 2004
You would expect the MG TF’s brother to be faster, more rugged and undeniably more handsome and so it is - the MG GT concept ..... more

Rover 75 Coupe Concept
16th November, 2004
Britishness, understated elegance and always an interior that is undeniably ‘a better place to be’ are Rover virtues that have come together in the Rover 75 Coupe concept car ..... more

Nissan to Build New Engine Facility at Iwaki Plant
16th November, 2004
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., announced today that it would start construction of a second engine facility at its Iwaki Plant in Fukushima Prefecture to meet rising demand for the VQ V6 engine ..... more

Ford Sells Its F1 Business
16th November, 2004
Ford Motor Company has announced that it has secured the sale of Cosworth, its motorsport technology engineering company and supplier of Formula One engines, and Jaguar Racing Limited, its F1 team ..... more

Famed Golden Steering Wheel Award for New Audi A6
16th November, 2004
The new generation Audi A6 has won a major accolade with weekly German newspaper  "Bild am Sonntag" voting the sporty executive saloon with the four-ring badge the best executive-class car ..... more

Volvo V50 Awarded Prestigious Goldenes Lenkrad Trophy
16th November, 2004
The Volvo V50 has been awarded the  "Goldenes Lenkrad" (Golden Steering Wheel), a trophy instituted by the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag ..... more

Welcome Summer with Volkswagen's New Beetle 'Miami'
16th November, 2004
Warm weather and bright colours are back so summer’s here and Volkswagen Dealers are celebrating with the launch of the limited edition New Beetle ‘Miami’, which is priced from just $25,990 ..... more

New Honda Legend Wins Japan Car of the Year Award 2004-2005
16th November, 2004
The new Legend has won the Japan Car of the Year Award for 2004-2005 and Most Advanced Technology Award ..... more

Audi Wins Two 'Australia's Best Car' Awards
15th November, 2004
Audi has won two significant national awards at the fifth annual Australia’s Best Cars awards ..... more

Peugeot 407 Wins Scottish Car Of The Year Award
12th November, 2004
"2004 has seen many fine new cars come onto the market, but our members clearly consider that the new Peugeot 407 sets the standard by which other new cars should be judged" ..... more

Jaguar Wins 2 Awards In Scotland
12th November, 2004
The Jaguar X-TYPE Estate and S-TYPE Diesel both received awards at the Scottish Car of the Year Awards ..... more

Discovery 3 Wins Scottish 4x4 Of The Year Award
12th November, 2004
Off-road vehicles usually provide on-road compromises but the Scottish 4x4/SUV of the year proves that there's an exception to every rule ..... more

October Sales Success for Nissan
11th November, 2004
Nissan Australia has achieved an outstanding sales result during October, recording a market share of 8.1% ..... more

Volkswagen Golf Wins An "Australia's Best Cars" Award
11th November, 2004
Volkswagen's all-new fifth generation Golf (1.6-litre Trendline model) has won Australia's Best Cars Award (Best Mid Size Car under $28,000) ..... more

Aston Martin Racing Unveils The DBR9
11th November, 2004
Aston Martin Racing has unveiled the DBR9, which will spearhead the British marque’s return to international motor racing in 2005 ..... more

A new convertible for Rolls-Royce
11th November, 2004
Rolls-Royce has announced a new convertible will be added to its line-up in 2007 ..... more

Mitsubishi Colt wins "Golden Steering Wheel" Award
11th November, 2004
Germany's "Golden Steering Wheel" Award for small cars goes to the Mitsubishi Colt for 2004 ..... more

Subaru Wins Two Australia's Best Cars Awards
11th November, 2004
The Subaru Liberty 2.5i and Impreza WRX have won two categories in Australia's Best Cars awards, presented today by the combined motoring organizations ..... more

Honda's Odyssey and Accord V6 Named in ABCA
11th November, 2004
Honda gains 2 awards at this years' Australia's Best Cars Awards – Odyssey has been judged Australia's Best People Mover and the Accord V6 Best Luxury Car Under $57,000 for the second year running ..... more

Ford Scores Hat-Trick in Australia's Best Car Awards
11th November, 2004
Ford Australia has been honoured with three trophies in the 2004 Australia's Best Cars Awards ..... more

Peugeot 206CC and 307CC - Summer's Accessories
11th November, 2004
As summer arrives the appeal of a convertible car becomes ever stronger – Peugeot has all the answers ..... more

50 Years of Holden Exports
10th November, 2004
Holden will this month mark 50 years of exports representing more than 600,000 vehicles and almost four million engines shipped ..... more

Subaru B9X for Detroit
9th November, 2004
Subaru of America Inc. has announced that its all-new crossover utility vehicle, the B9X, will make its world premiere at the North American International Auto Show, in Detroit on 9th January 2005 ..... more

Audi Unveils Images of New A6 Avant
9th November, 2004
Audi has unveiled the first images of its elegant and versatile new A6 Avant in Europe. With countless innovations, a high standard of comfort and luxurious equipment, the Audi A6 Avant is poised to extend its lead within its competitive field ..... more

Vehicle Sales Racing Towards A New Record
7th November, 2004
Booming sales of four-wheel-drives, luxury cars and light commercial vehicles have pushed Australian motor vehicle sales to another record monthly result ..... more

Ford Focus Vignale
6th November, 2004
Ford of Europe extends its partnership with Pininfarina to put the star of the Paris Motor Show into production ..... more

Honda ute for USA
6th November, 2004
Ridgeline is the name of a new 4-door 4WD ute which Honda will make in the USA next year ..... more

Ford Records Best October Sales Since 1998
6th November, 2004
Ford Australia has recorded its best October sales performance since 1998, following another month of strong SUV and light commercial sales ..... more

Holden Hits High Notes with October Sales
6th November, 2004
Holden recorded total sales of 16,340 units in October, achieving 20% market share for the first time this year ..... more

Land Rover Discovery 3 has its first delivery
3rd November, 2004
The first retail delivery of the new Land Rover Discovery 3 has occurred in a most unusual manner in Belfast (Northern Ireland) ..... more

Aston Martin Engine Plant Opens
2nd November, 2004
All engines for the Aston Martin range – Vanquish S, DB9 and V8 Vantage (due for launch in mid-2005) - will be produced at a new plant in Germany ..... more

Mitsubishis Rank Hardest to Steal
2nd November, 2004
Mitsubishi's locally manufactured Magna and Verada are the hardest to steal of any of the locally produced large cars, while Lancer Evolution VIII ranked at the top of the list according to a large insurance company report recently released ..... more

Mazda 3 supply returns to normal
2nd November, 2004
For the first time since July, Mazda Australia will this month receive good supply of the Mazda 3 sedan and hatch range ..... more

Chrysler Voyager for 2005
1st November, 2004
After more than 20 years of leadership of the people-mover market worldwide and over 10 million versions sold, Chrysler introduces the 2005 Chrysler Voyager ..... more

Volkswagen Passat Wagon Gets the Job done
1st November, 2004
Already the best-selling company car in Germany, Volkswagen’s Passat Wagon provides a luxurious alternative for Australian motorists whose needs dictate a little extra space ..... more

Mercedes-Benz Roadshow in WA
31st October, 2004
An opportunity exists for locals in WA's south-west to see a display of Mercedes-Benz products which is touring the region for the next fortnight ..... more

Mitsubishi Colt Plus for Japan
28th October, 2004
A wagon version of the new Colt has hit the market in Japan ..... more

Smart Forfour
28th October, 2004
The new four-door Smart Forfour is now available in Australia from $23,900 ..... more

Jaguar X-TYPE Sports Pack
28th October, 2004
A stylish new interpretation of the X-TYPE has been unveiled by Jaguar Australia. The addition of a sports pack gives the X-TYPE a sporty differentiation targeted at the younger buyer ..... more

Volvo XC70
28th October, 2004
The Volvo all-wheel-drive wagon offers a combination of talents which makes it the perfect vehicle for urban to adventure travels ..... more

Ford Falcon BA Mark II utes
28th October, 2004
Ford has increased the appeal of Australia's favourite Ute with the addition of new manual transmissions in its XR6 Turbo and XR8 performance versions ..... more

Mitsubishi Triton Receives Upgrade
27th October, 2004
The Triton one tonne ute has received an upgrade, without a change in pricing. Particular attention for the '05 model year upgrade is on the 4WD range ..... more

Ford Focus for 2005
27th October, 2004
The next generation Focus will be built in South Africa. The new five-door and four-door Focus will be exported to Australia next year ..... more

Suzuki and IGA Reward Shoppers
27th October, 2004
Suzuki together with IGA supermarkets are rewarding shoppers with a spectacular three car giveaway between now and 19th November 2004 ..... more

BMW 3-series for 2005
27th October, 2004
Admirers of BMW's compact sports sedan will cheer the arrival of the all-new E90 3 Series next year ..... more

HSV GTS-R
26th October, 2004
It made its debut at Sydney's Motor Show and the question is ..... when does it appear in reality? ..... more