If you’re heading up the east coast of Australia these holidays then be prepared to add an hour or two onto your travel time due to roadworks and increased speed restrictions.
A couple of weeks ago we drove from Hervey Bay in Queensland down to Newcastle in NSW and here is what we found.
Expect to see [...]
Reports are coming in that Chrysler will “idle all its plants and operations until at least January 19th”.
That’s not surprising … without someone to wave a magic wand Chrysler runs out of money at the end of December.
China’s first mass-produced hybrid car was launched today by BYD Auto. Based on their F3 model … a modest four-door sedan – this hybrid can even be charged from a power point in the owners home.
… it’s bigger in Queensland.
You don’t have to live here in Queensland for long before you realise that the hype about everything being bigger up here is true. The steaks are bigger, the fish are bigger and the car registration fees … well they’re bloody HUGE … and they’re getting bigger.
From July 1 the cost [...]
So the bail-out plans for the American car industry didn’t get through Congress? Well in the long-term that’s probably a good thing because it means that we could see a real change in the car industry world-wide.
In the short-term it’s probably a good thing too because it really did look as though Congress wanted to [...]
This morning I woke up with my back locked solid at L4/5 but someone else down in Sydney had a much worse start to their week.
My thanks to Twitpic and docbaty for the use of the photo
Reuters is reporting that Honda is offering it’s Formula One team for sale and if there are no buyers Honda will simply shut the team down.
That’s an interesting move because it’s Formula One presence is a big part of Honda’s current marketing here in Australia.
New car sales in Australia in November dropped by over 22% compared with the same time last year.
New vehicle sales fell in November, reflecting a further softening of economic conditions as a result of the global financial crisis.
Official VFACTS data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 71,647 cars, trucks [...]
I have to admit that I missed this one … with all the talk of economic gloom and doom and the collapse of the motoring world as we know it I missed the announcement that Ford in the US has a survival plan.
The plan is … well if you listen to Ford’s CEO the plan [...]
Holden will soon be writing to the owners of 8792 Commodores to notify them of a potential defect in the driver’s side airbag.
According to the recall notice “The driver’s side airbag attachment within the seat assembly may not be to specification and may allow the side airbag to become detatched.”
According to one newspaper report the [...]
