SUVs could overtake car sales, January figures suggest

SUVs could overtake car sales, January figures suggest

4 Feb 2016 by Joshua Dowling

Australians are on track to buy more SUVs than passenger cars for the first time in our motoring history.Official new-car sales figures for January show the gap between passenger cars and SUVs is the ...Read more
What does the future hold for highway patrol cars?

What does the future hold for highway patrol cars?

24 Jan 2016 by Joshua Dowling

High-speed crooks may soon be harder to catch once Holden and Ford stop local production of police pursuit cars.Highway patrol forces across Australia have used Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons for ...Read more
Australia taking on American love of big cars

Australia taking on American love of big cars

15 Jan 2016 by Richard Blackburn

Sales figures show our car market is becoming more like the US. Read more
Australia's top-selling new cars of 2015

Australia's top-selling new cars of 2015

8 Jan 2016 by Richard Blackburn

We're hungry for imports - SUVs above all - and cool on big sedans. Read more
Volkswagen fix revealed for Australia

Volkswagen fix revealed for Australia

26 Nov 2015 by Joshua Dowling

US owners of VW cars with diesel engines that can cheat emissions tests have already been given $500, but local owners still have no compensation. Read more
Toyota Yaris hot hatch in the works

Toyota Yaris hot hatch in the works

2 Nov 2015 by Richard Blackburn

Toyota is looking to develop a hot hatch based on its Yaris city car. Read more
VW recalls 90,000 cars for dodgy diesels

VW recalls 90,000 cars for dodgy diesels

7 Oct 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Three weeks after the global scandal broke, Australian owners of VW diesel cars finally know if their car is affected or not. Read more
Lawyers weigh in on VW diesel scandal

Lawyers weigh in on VW diesel scandal

25 Sep 2015 by Joshua Dowling

As the Volkswagen diesel crisis reaches its fifth day, lawyers are lining up to find out if cars sold locally are affected.Car giant Volkswagen may face a class action from disgruntled owners in ...Read more
Does the VW diesel scandal affect you?

Does the VW diesel scandal affect you?

24 Sep 2015 by Joshua Dowling

There are now more than 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars -- and possibly 50,000 in Australia -- caught up in the software cheat that secretly tricked emissions testing equipment. Read more
July new car sales back up June all-time high

July new car sales back up June all-time high

5 Aug 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Australians are continuing to gorge themselves on new cars, taking advantage of low interest rates before currency pressures force prices to rise later in the year. Read more
Hyundai's simple recipe for sales success | comment

Hyundai's simple recipe for sales success | comment

3 Jul 2015 by Joshua Dowling

We called it the deal of the decade and it seems Australia agreed.The Hyundai i30 shot to the top of the sales charts last month, recording 5500 sales as people snapped up the $19,990 drive-away deal ...Read more
Hyundai i30 tops the sales charts in June

Hyundai i30 tops the sales charts in June

1 Jul 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Hyundai started the $13,990 drive-away craze in the late 1990s and others followed. Now it has beat the big names, climbing to Number One last month.A cheap and cheerful car brand introduced to ...Read more
Best small car, SUV and ute end of financial year deals

Best small car, SUV and ute end of financial year deals

19 Jun 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Haggle hard or know what to avoid — here are the best buys as the financial year ends.June is by far the biggest month for new-car sales as dealers push hard to close their books for the financial ...Read more
New-car sales hit the brakes in May but cheap utes drove out of showrooms

New-car sales hit the brakes in May but cheap utes drove out of showrooms

3 Jun 2015 by Joshua Dowling

A pair of $20,000 utes have taken advantage of a new tax deal for small businesses, but the rest of the car industry is stuck in neutral.Cheap tradie utes bolted out showroom doors last month as ...Read more
VW Golf R400 spied testing

VW Golf R400 spied testing

21 May 2015 by Aiden Taylor

Angrier Golf R could spark Volkswagen-Audi family feud. An aggressively-styled VW Golf prototype believed to be the upcoming R400 hyper hatch has been spotted at the Nurburgring. Featuring wider ...Read more
Why young drivers die

Why young drivers die

15 May 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Exclusive report reveals one of the biggest factors in the deaths of young drivers. Read more
Hyundai overtakes Holden in April

Hyundai overtakes Holden in April

5 May 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Football, meat pies, kangaroos and … Korean cars. Low interest rates continue to drive sales of imported vehicles – but Holden and Ford continue to fall.Strewth! Aussies are now consistently buying ...Read more
Mercedes-Benz C-Class wins 2015 World Car of the Year

Mercedes-Benz C-Class wins 2015 World Car of the Year

3 Apr 2015 by Paul Gover

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is the best car in the world.A vote by 75 motoring journalists from 22 countries has awarded the compact prestige car the World Car of the Year award for 2015.It finished on ...Read more
New-car sales bounce back in February

New-car sales bounce back in February

4 Mar 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Australians are continuing to treat themselves to new cars as they cash in on low interest rates and sharp deals. But our taste in cars is changing.As the Australian economy shows signs of slowing, ...Read more
Best end of year car deals | top 10

Best end of year car deals | top 10

23 Jan 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Sausages are sizzling, the hessian fences are up and those weird inflatable statues are flapping in the breeze: it's clearance sale time at new-car yards across Australia. Read more
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