Archive for June, 2009

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Chinese Cars Come to Australia

Great Wall … it may not have the same ring as Holden, Falcon or any of the other major car manufacturers but I have a suspicion that you’re going to be hearing a whole lot more of it in the very near future … in fact you’ll probably start hearing more about it this week.
While [...]

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Another Australian Parts Supplier in Trouble

The ABC is reporting that Trident Tooling and Trident Plastics, both located in South Australia, have gone into voluntary administration after a major customer failed to make a payment.
Which customer that might be has not been disclosed but Trident’s major customes are Holden, Ford and Mitsubishi.
Trident Plastics remains in operation and the administrator is optimistic that the [...]

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Porsche 993 for Sale

This beautiful US based Porsche 993 twin turbo was sold not long after it went up for sale back in November. Now it’s for sale again so if you missed last year here’s another chance to pick up a stunning piece of Mr Porsche’s art.

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What Now for Holden?

So General Motors … the parent company for Holden … is now in bankruptcy. While that’s a position that few could have imagined a year or two ago it’s a reality and it’s giving General Motors a chance to restructure.
That restructuring includes selling off a large chunk of GM Europe … almost certainly to a [...]

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Fiat Falters

Way back at the beginning of May we reported that Fiat was well in the running to purchase GM’s European brands of Opel, Vauxhall and Saab … a move that would catapult it into second spot on the world rankings of car manufacturers.
However at the end of May talks between GM and Fiat broke down when [...]