Bridgestone Closes Plants in Australia, New Zealand
26 Oct 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tire manufacturer Bridgestone is getting ready to close several tire making facilities in Australia and New Zealand, as a result of the competition which has made "tire manufacturing in Austral...
Audi Stop-Start Unavailable in "Hot" Countries
26 Oct 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi is offering stop-start systems in several regions in the world but drivers in countries rated as "hot" will have to wait a bit more for the technology, officials of the company said. ...
Lorenzo Still In Pain after Australia Crash
23 Oct 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although wrapping up the first practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday morning, Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo revealed he is still in quite a lot of pain following his crash in the Aust...
Skoda and Top Gear to Take the Green Car Challenge
21 Oct 2009, 13:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Competing against Holden or Ford, the Australian division of Skoda announced that it will take on the Global Green Car Challenge, alongside TopGear Australia, to “prove that small can win big ...
Silverstone Confirms $1 Million Profit for 2009 British GP
21 Oct 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone has become one of the few circuits part of the Formula One calendar that recorded a profit following their hosting of a grand prix. As confirmed by the British circuit, the revenues from...
Skoda Sponsors Australian Cyclist Jack Bobridge
19 Oct 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian division of Skoda has just announced that it will sponsor Jack Bobridge, gold medal winner in the under-23 time trial at the recent UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Switzerland...
Holden Workers Agree to Leave
16 Oct 2009, 13:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Approximately 50 Holden employees agreed to leave the company after being granted hardship packages. The workers are currently employed by the company's Elizabeth assembly plant and are the fir...
Canepa Crashes in Australia Practice, Taken to Hospital
16 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pramac Racing might be forced to tackle the Australian Grand Prix this weekend with a single rider, as Niccolo Canepa is currently in hospital recuperating from an injury he picked up during the fir...
Rossi Tops First Practice in Australia, Lorenzo Experiences Illness
16 Oct 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi clinched the top spot of the first practice session in Australia, scoring the best time of 1:31.032 on the Phillip Island Circuit on Friday. The Yamaha rider passed local favorite Ca...
Road Trains, Multi-Wheeled Freaks
14 Oct 2009, 07:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you ever thought that being overtaken on a highway by a speeding truck is a spooky experience, you haven't met these monsters. Whereas trucks are a common sight on European, American or Asia...
TomTom FollowMe for Aussie Toyota
13 Oct 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Navigation solution provider TomTom has developed, together with Toyota Australia, somewhat similar with the one developed for Toyota Europe. Called FollowMe, the new application is both a navigatio...
Kia Australia Takes the Eco Challenge
9 Oct 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian division of Kia Motors has announced a two-car entry in the Eco Challenge category of the 2009 Global Green Challenge, to be run from Darwin to Adelaide between October 24-31. The two...
2010 Toyota Landcruiser Prado Three Door in Australia
7 Oct 2009, 06:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese carmaker Toyota has announced that its 2010 Landcruiser Prado three-door version has been launched in Australia, which will be part of the Prado 150 five-door lineup that will introduced in...
Mazda CX-9 Launched in Australia
2 Oct 2009, 12:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda yesterday introduced the new CX-9 in Australia, a range that will be offered in three models, Classic, Luxury and Grand Touring. The car will be priced from AU$49,990 and will be offered with ...
Honda Civic and Accord '40th Anniversary' Special Editions
2 Oct 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Honda announced today the release of two special edition vehicles, developed to mark and celebrate the company's 40th year of presence in Australia. The two models are the...
2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser Special Edition Released in Australia
28 Sep 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler released a new 2009 PT Cruiser Special Edition in Australia that comes with unique interior and exterior upgrades only available in this limited series. The first things you'll notice ...
Mitsubishi Pajero Platinum Edition, Ready for Australia
28 Sep 2009, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi announced the introduction of a "special action version" of the Pajero 4x4, dubbed Platinum. The 550 unit special edition comes with a comprehensive packag...
BMW X6M, X5M Australian Pricing Announced
28 Sep 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With some three months left until if will officially enter the Australian market, the BMW X6M finally got a price tag: AU$179,900. The other big M SUV, the X5M, will arrive in the country in January...
2010 Mitsubishi Outlander Revealed in Australia
25 Sep 2009, 14:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi Australia today revealed the 2010 Outlander, a model inspired by the Outlander GT Concept displayed earlier this year at the New York Auto Show. The production model, launched in Australi...
New Holden Captiva 5 SUV Announced
25 Sep 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Australian carmaker Holden will debut the new Captiva 5 SUV range later this year, a model that offers the same features as the Captiva 7 model but in a five-seater configuration. "Captiva 5...