Holden Commodore Has Been Overthrown – Holden has conceded the Commodore may never again lead the Australian new-car sales race after being dethroned by the Mazda3 small car in 2011. “It’s hard to see it happening,” the sales and marketing director of Holden, John Elsworth, told Drive. “It’s difficult to know what will be the [...]
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Audi Grows A1 Range – Audi has unveiled a more practical five-door version of its luxury city car, the A1. The new A1 Sportback, which is based on Volkswagen’s diminutive Polo, measures an identical 3.95 metres in length as the three-door model but is slightly wider and features a higher roofline to liberate more rear-seat [...]
Holden Updates Commodore MY12 – Earlier this week Holden revealed the updated Commodore’s fuel consumption cuts, but today’s announcement focuses on minor cosmetic updates that will apply to selected models in the range, including the addition of two new colours: “Perfect Blue”, based on Peter Brock’s famous “Formula Blue” seen on the VK HDT Group [...]
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Ford Will Continue to Produce the Barra – Ford has decided it will continue to produce the four liter straight six in Australia for at least 5 years more. According to Federal Industry Minister Kim Carr, the engine — made at Ford’s Geelong-based casting plant — is likely to be a member of Ford’s powertrain [...]
Ford to Let Go 240 Workers – Ford has decided to drop 240 jobs from their Melbourne plants as demand for the Falcon large car dwindle. Ford Australia president Bob Graziano told The Age this morning a slump in demand for large cars had forced the decision. ‘‘There’s been moves into different types of vehicles, [...]
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