Hyundai will soon be recalling around 65,000 Elantra’s sold in the United States due to a fuel pump defect. The recall relates to Elantras built in South Korea between November 2007 and June 2008.
There is no word yet on whether the defect is also found in Hyundai Elantra models sold in Australia.
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It now looks as though the Federal Government’s luxury car tax won’t make it through the Senate unless there are some amendments made to it.
The Greens have announced that they won’t be supporting the bill because it unfairly targets vehicles that are among the world’s most fuel efficient. The Greens will support the tax if [...]
They say that a week in Australian politics is a long time and that’s something that could also be said about the Australian car manufacturing industry. Last week we had the bad news of the Bracks Report into Australia’s car industry and this week we’ve begun to see and feel the pain.
Ford have announced that [...]
… the sale of SUVs goes up.
Australian new vehicle sales softened in July, reflecting broader economic conditions and the impact of the proposed luxury car tax increase.
Official VFACTS figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that 83,976 cars, trucks and buses were sold in July – down 2,315 vehicles (2.7%) [...]
