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April 2007 News Index

 

 

 

 

 

More Show For Shelby GT500
27th April, 2007
Even with demand for the most muscular Mustang ever – the Ford Shelby GT500 – at a record high, Ford is cranking up additional interest in the USA with a new, limited-edition package that adds unique visual appeal to the Shelby GT500 ..... more

Kia Opens Slovakian Plant
26th April, 2007
Kia Motors Corporation hosted an opening ceremony at its Zilina plant in Slovakia this week to mark the opening of Kia’s first ever European factory ..... more

Alfa Romeo Brera Now With Automatic
26th April, 2007
The Alfa Romeo Brera has gained an automatic transmission option, with the coupe now available with the all-new Alfa Romeo Q-Tronic automatic gearbox ..... more

Record Aston Martin entry for Nürburgring 24-hour
26th April, 2007
At an exclusive Aston Martin track day for V8 Vantage N24 customers held at the Nordschleife on 24th April, Aston Martin announced plans for this year’s ADAC 24-hour Nürburgring endurance race ..... more

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Success
24th April, 2007
Mercedes-Benz is reporting very positive results for its CLS-Class: More than 100,000 units of the innovative four-door coupe have been delivered to customers around the world since the vehicle was launched in Europe in October 2004 ..... more

Audi Cross Coupé quattro Concept Unveiled
24th April, 2007
At the Shanghai Motor Show Audi will present a study that defines a new segment in the field of crossover vehicles. The Audi Cross Coupé quattro combines the design and dynamism of a compact premium sports car with the spaciousness and versatility of a four-seat sport utility vehicle ..... more

BMW Concept CS Unveiled In Shanghai
24th April, 2007
Mercedes-Benz has met with extraordinary success with its CLS-Class. This trend-setting success story from the long-time leader in prestige cars has seen BMW respond with the unveiling of a concept car which our Editor believes will be the basis of a new production model sooner, rather than later ..... more

London Taxi Makes Its Chinese Debut
23rd April, 2007
The world famous purpose-built London taxi has been unveiled to the Chinese public for the first time at the country’s largest motor show ..... more

Peugeot 207's Australian Arrival
23rd April, 2007
Peugeot has released the 207 in Australia. The 207 is the newest member of the legendary 2 series dynasty, which has seen over 13.2 million cars manufactured since the launch of the 201 in 1929 ..... more

Connaught Sets Up In Wales
22nd April, 2007
Connaught Motor Company – the team behind the world’s first high performance hybrid sports coupe - is setting up its global manufacturing and R&D headquarters in Wales ..... more

Porsche to Build Track at Silverstone
22nd April, 2007
Porsche Cars Great Britain has been granted planning permission to build an all-new driving training facility adjacent to the world famous Silverstone Grand Prix circuit ..... more

Rolls Royce At 2007 Shanghai Motor Show
22nd April, 2007
Rolls-Royce announced at the Shanghai Motor Show that the company’s 80th showroom in the world has just been opened in Chengdu, China ..... more

Volkswagen's New Record
19th April, 2007
The Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles to customers during the first three months of 2007 than in any previous quarter. The Group sold 1.47 million vehicles worldwide ..... more

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé and Estate with Super Sport Package
19th April, 2007
In the wake of the sales success of the Super Sport Edition C 180 Kompressor sedan (announced earlier this year) comes two matching stable mates. The C 180 Kompressor Sports Coupé and the C 200 Kompressor Estate are now available with the value-rich Super Sport Edition package ..... more

Renault Megane Sedan Price Re-Aligned
18th April, 2007
Renault has re-positioned its well-equipped Mégane sedan range. The six-speed manual Expression Sedan is now retailing from $24,990 (RRP) ..... more

Audi Adds S Line To A5
18th April, 2007
The Audi A5, the brand's powerful and elegant new coupé, can now enjoy even greater dynamism thanks to two striking S line packages from quattro GmbH ..... more

Record Sales At Skoda
17th April, 2007
Compared with last year, sales have grown by 14.8% and the last year's growth trend at Škoda Auto continues unabated ahead of the re-introduction of the brand to the Australian market later this year ..... more

Peugeot 908 HDi FAP – First Race, First Victory
17th April, 2007
The diesel-engined Peugeot 908 HDi FAP driven by Nicolas Minassian and Marc Gené took a fantastic win in Monza on its first appearance at the Le Mans series ..... more

Nissan's Commercial Vehicles Sales Soar
17th April, 2007
With total sales in March exceeding 5,800 units - a 46 percent increase on March 2006 - Nissan's biggest sellers were the Navara and Tiida ..... more

Holden Expands Its Global Role
16th April, 2007
GM Holden has announced plans to export Global V6 engines to China. Two versions of the Global V6 engines will be fitted in the new Buick Park Avenue being built by Shanghai General Motors ..... more

Subaru Liberty GT Tuned by STI Returns
16th April, 2007
Subaru’s Liberty GT spec.B range is getting the STI treatment with a limited number being released this month ..... more

Mitsubishi's Outstanding First Quarter Sales
13th April, 2007
During the month (March), many Mitsubishi products claimed their best ever sales results for the March period, including Lancer (both sedan and wagon), Triton 4x4, Triton 4x2 V6, Pajero and Colt ..... more

Porsche Expands Leipzig Plant
13th April, 2007
Preparation for the production of the new Porsche Panamera is progressing ..... more

Mercedes-Benz at the New York Motor Show
11th April, 2007
With the CL 65 AMG 40th Anniversary Edition and the CLK 63 AMG Black Series, Mercedes-Benz presented two very special high-performance automobiles at the New York Motor Show ..... more

Mahindra's Indian Origin Not Questioned
11th April, 2007
Interestingly, TMI Pacific asked questions of its field day participants a few months ago about the origin of the Mahindra. The Indian origin is viewed as having little or no concern amongst participants ..... more

China's MG
10th April, 2007
On 27th March, 2007, Nanjing revealed its new MG models to the Chinese public ..... more

Tesla Exhibits World’s First Production Electric Sports Car
9th April, 2007
Tesla Motors Ltd has revealed its all-electric sports car in England ..... more

Honda S2000 CR Prototype
9th April, 2007
The club racer inspired 2008 Honda S2000 CR Prototype making its world debut at the New York Motor Show introduces a higher level of track worthy performance and style to the S2000 roadster ..... more

All-New Jeep Cherokee For 2008
9th April, 2007
Jeep, seemingly undisturbed by its last placing (33rd out of 33 brands) in a survey regarding warranty claims which was recently conducted by Warranty Direct, is amongst the Chrysler brands which is introducing many new models in an endeavour to arrest falling sales in their home market ..... more

Subaru Debuts 2008 Impreza in New York
8th April, 2007
Subaru unveiled the all-new Impreza 2.5i and Impreza WRX at the New York Motor Show a few days ago ..... more

Commodore SS For Victoria Police
8th April, 2007
GM Holden and Victoria Police have joined forces to design 20 striking SS Commodores to help reduce the road toll and increase road safety during the Easter period ..... more

Suzuki Grand Vitara Trekker Returns
3rd April, 2007
Suzuki Australia has re-launched the exciting Grand Vitara Trekker, adding over $3,000 (RRP) worth of extra value to its popular and value-packed compact SUV ..... more

Mitsubishi Releases Triton 2.4 Petrol 2WD
2nd April, 2007
Mitsubishi Australia's President and CEO, Robert McEniry, welcomed the addition to the Triton range. "As key volume models, the introduction of the lively yet economical four-cylinder two-wheel drive variants to the Triton line-up is expected to further boost Mitsubishi's already impressive share of the high-volume sports utility segment ..... more

BMW at Techno Classica
2nd April, 2007
The BMW brand celebrated its 90th birthday at the 2007 Techno Classica show ..... more

Wolfsburg Plant Manufactures 25 Millionth VW Golf
1st April, 2007
The 25 millionth Golf rolled off the Volkswagen production line in Wolfsburg on 23rd March, 2007 ..... more

Honda Updates Civic
1st April, 2007
The Thai-sourced Civic sedan range gains a fully lined boot and an auxiliary audio input jack for playing personal MP3 players through the car’s audio system ..... more




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