Archive for March, 2009

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Ford Recalls Over 83,000 Ford Territory vehicles

Ford is looking to recall 83,534 non- turbo Ford Territory vehicles built between February 1, 2004 and December 31, 2008. These vehicles are at risk of developing a brake fluid leak that may reduce brake effectiveness.
Ford is contacting all known Territory model owners by mail and for further information you should see your local Ford [...]

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The Passing of Peter Wherrett

If you were interested in cars in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s then you knew of Peter Wherrett – a motoring journalist who took motoring to television in the form of Torque … a very popular programme that ran on ABC television for years.
Peter passed away today aged 72 and the world of motoring will be [...]

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Australian Car Sales Down in February

In America General Motor’s auditor doubts that the company can survive and its shares drop below $2.00.
In Japan more car makers are asking the government for a hand out and in Australia Toyota still tops the sales figures but demand for new cars begins to fall.
Official VFACTS data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive [...]

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Car Sales Continue to Dive

In the United States Ford reports that their sales are down by over 40% in February and GM’s sales are down by 53% … in Sweden car sales in February are down by over 31% with only 14.603 cars sold and no storage space remaining for new cars. Toyota is begging for a bailout from the [...]