Aussie Motoring

Sales are definitely up

New vehicle sales throughout Australia during February 2007 totalled 83,740. That’s an increase of 6,294 vehicles over the same month last year and 6,804 more vehicles than were sold in January 2007.

Once again Toyota led the market with 18,602 vehicles sold, Holden was next with 13,083, Ford was third with 9,110, Mazda was fourth with 6,365, Nissan was fifth with 5,947 and Mitsubishi was sixth with 5,066.

SUV sales in February were up by over 600 vehicles when compared to January 2007 and up by 1,406 on the same time last year.

Holden has announced that it will be cutting 600 jobs from its Adelaide workforce. Holden says that increased efficiency at it’s Elizabeth plant and the end of production of the VZ models has meant that 600 positions have become surplus to requirements.

Then you might wish you lived in the US

by Stuart Livesey

Volkswagen of America, Inc. are looking for the oldest and highest mileage diesel-powered Volkswagens in America. Interested owners have until May 31 to register their vehicles if they think that their VW diesel might be the record holder.

The oldest U.S. market diesel Volkswagen search is open to registered vehicles, still running on the road with their original engines. Volkswagen anticipates this will be a Rabbit, as 12,393 were sold in 1977.

The highest accumulated mileage diesel Volkswagen search is also open to registered vehicles, still running on the road with their original engines. The odometer reading must be substantiated with service records and/or logbook data.

“Since announcing this search, we’ve already heard from several diesel owners in the 300,000 to 400,000-mile range,” said Keith Price, public relations manager, Volkswagen of America, Inc.,

And for the two lucky winners there’s six months use of the V10 version of one of these:

2007 VW Touareg