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Toyota New Zealand Offering New Deal
Toyota New Zealand Offering New Deal

8 Jan 2014, 10:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Along with the start of a new year, Toyota New Zealand wants to give customers another reason to be happy, by launching the “Hit the Road Deal”. So, what’s this all about? Well,...

 
Toyota Leading Australia 2013 Sales
Toyota Leading Australia 2013 Sales

6 Jan 2014, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Australians bought 2.2 percent more vehicles in 2013 compared to 2012, totaling a record of 1,136,277 units sold, with foreign ones being the most popular. And according to reports from the Feder...

 
Toyota Corolla Tops Australia 2013 Sales
Toyota Corolla Tops Australia 2013 Sales

3 Jan 2014, 09:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Another country, another chart, another win for Toyota, which recently claimed the title as the Australia’s favorite car. According to latest reports, the Toyota Corolla (known as the Auris...

 
Turbocharged Ford XR6 Pulls 8-Second Quarter Mile
Turbocharged Ford XR6 Pulls 8-Second Quarter Mile

29 Dec 2013, 11:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Three years from now, Ford Australia will no longer be making cars. A decision that upset a lot of lads from Down Under and us as well, because we'll be missing the Falcon and all its derivativ...

 
HSV to Continue Operations Despite Holden Shutdown
HSV to Continue Operations Despite Holden Shutdown

20 Dec 2013, 08:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Although Holden will no longer be manufacturing automobiles by the end of 2017, its performance division, Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), says it won’t go out of business. The announcement w...

 
Toyota Australia Prepares for 21-Day Shutdown
Toyota Australia Prepares for 21-Day Shutdown

17 Dec 2013, 10:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Tomorrow, the workers at Toyota’s Altona plant in Australia will put their tools down for a 21-day holiday shutdown, the longest one among all the other automaker’s plants around the wor...

 
Moto Guzzi V7 Special Cafe Is Oz-Bound Only
Moto Guzzi V7 Special Cafe Is Oz-Bound Only

13 Dec 2013, 15:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There's no point in saying how popular the V7 is in Moto Guzzi's line-up, year after year. And in case you thought this is only an European affair, you'll be thrilled to learn that Jo...

 
Holden Not Leaving Australia, Could Sell Rebadged Chevys
Holden Not Leaving Australia, Could Sell Rebadged Chevys

13 Dec 2013, 10:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Although General Motors will shut down all manufacturing operations in Australia by 2017, the iconic Holden brand won’t disappear altogether, claims chairman and managing director Mike Devereu...

 
Australia Wanting Toyota Not to Leave
Australia Wanting Toyota Not to Leave

13 Dec 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Holden’s decision to stop producing vehicles in Australia made Toyota state that this would place “unprecedented pressure on the local supplier network and our ability to build cars in A...

 
New Renault Clio RS Ready to Take on Australian Hot Hatch Market
New Renault Clio RS Ready to Take on Australian Hot Hatch Market

12 Dec 2013, 14:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / All those Australian folks that have a soft spot for Renault cars ought to know that the brand new city-sized hot-hatch Clio RS 200 EDC has just been launched. They now have the chance to purchase t...

 
Chrysler Centura Goes From Boring to Utterly Fast with Six-Cylinder Hemi
Chrysler Centura Goes From Boring to Utterly Fast with Six-Cylinder Hemi

11 Dec 2013, 16:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Most of you might not have heard of the Chrysler Centura, but you shouldn’t be ashamed. It’s far from being a mainstream American. The Centura was a short-lived four-door sedan that was ...

 
GM to Shut Down Holden Australia by 2017
GM to Shut Down Holden Australia by 2017

11 Dec 2013, 09:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There’s been a lot of talk about Holden being shut down in Australia since General Motors announced it will be withdrawing most of its Chevrolet operations from Europe. Unfortunately, the rece...

 
Toyota Providing SUNA Live Traffic Updates in New Zealand
Toyota Providing SUNA Live Traffic Updates in New Zealand

10 Dec 2013, 10:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota drivers in New Zealand will now be able to receive the latest information on traffic conditions supplied by the SUNA Traffic Channel right in their vehicles. "We are looking forward t...

 
Beau Yates Drift Toyota GT 86 Gets Ready for New Round
Beau Yates Drift Toyota GT 86 Gets Ready for New Round

5 Dec 2013, 09:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Taking over from the famous 1984 Toyota AE 86 in which he has competed since 2004, Beau Yates’ heavy modified GT 86 is coming closer to its competition debut at round two of the Australian Dri...

 
Porsche Macan Australian Prices Announced
Porsche Macan Australian Prices Announced

4 Dec 2013, 17:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Drivers that have already enjoyed the popular Porsche Cayenne SUV, but wished for something more compact or cheap, will most likely be thrilled about the new Porsche Macan and its Australian release...

 
Toyota Corolla To Be 2013 Top Selling Australian Car
Toyota Corolla To Be 2013 Top Selling Australian Car

4 Dec 2013, 17:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, the Toyota Corolla will be the top selling car in Australia for 2013. Even with a full month of sales to go, it will take a miracle to b...

 
Ferrari 458 Speciale Costs a Small Fortune in Australia
Ferrari 458 Speciale Costs a Small Fortune in Australia

3 Dec 2013, 17:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Are you a Ferrari fan?! Have you always loved that bloody red that has the tendency to vanish in the blink of an eye when it is driven?! If your answer is "yes", then you will be pleased t...

 
Toyota Land Cruiser Crossing Big River
Toyota Land Cruiser Crossing Big River

29 Nov 2013, 12:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Here is another example of how a Toyota can successfully tackle anything man or nature throws at it, be it mud, rocks or a river as you will see bellow. The scene here happens in Australia and it...

 
Skoda Octavia Australia Pricing Announced
Skoda Octavia Australia Pricing Announced

27 Nov 2013, 17:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in 1996 when the first Skoda Octavia was put into production, nobody would have though that this would become a globally recognized product of the Czech manufacturing industry, sold in far-away...

 
Mustang Dragster Blows a Tire at 244 MPH
Mustang Dragster Blows a Tire at 244 MPH

25 Nov 2013, 11:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Moits Racing's Outlaw 10.5 Mustang is an impressively fast dragster that can be seen making 6-second quarter mile passes in Australia. The vehicle's latest run stopped the clock at just 6....