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Hyundai ix20
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Hyundai ix20

Is Hyundai about to change the shape of the compact van forever?

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Australian New Car Sales Increase for Another Straight Month

New car sales in Australia rise for yet another month

The New Jeep Wrangler
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The New Jeep Wrangler

It’s the updated Jeep and it’s due here early next year.

Renault – Five New Models Coming
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Renault – Five New Models Coming

Expect to hear a lot about Renault in the coming months

Kia Pop
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Kia Pop

The POP – it’s Kia’s new electric concept car

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Mahindra Set to Buy into Ssangyong

Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra set to acquire Ssyangong

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Mazda Recalls 514,000 Vehicles

It’s Mazda’s turn to sing the recall blues with over half a million Premacy and Mazda3 vehicles affected by a power-steering flaw.

Holden Ute Recall
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Holden Ute Recall

Holden to recall 34,000 VE utes

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Another Record Month for Car Sales

Another amazing month for new car sales in Australia

Mercedes-Benz Viano
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Mercedes-Benz Viano

An upgraded luxury people mover from Mercedes-Benz

Lexus Engine Defects
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Lexus Engine Defects

Toyota is still singing the recall blues

New Suzuki Swift
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New Suzuki Swift

We’re going to have to wait till next year for this new Swift

Honda CR-Z Hybrid Sports
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Honda CR-Z Hybrid Sports

The Honda CR-Z should fit right into the three computer games that will feature it in the coming months

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Chrysler Feels Some Recall Pain

Chrysler to recall around 600,000 vehicles

Subaru Impreza XV
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Subaru Impreza XV

Subaru have just launched a new variant for their Impreza range

Holden Cuts Production
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Holden Cuts Production

Despite record sales Holden is cutting production

Nissan Leaf Prices Announced
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Nissan Leaf Prices Announced

Nissan reveals the price of electric motoring

Honda Civic Type R Hits the Gravel
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Honda Civic Type R Hits the Gravel

It looks a mean machine in rally trim

Tucson City … Going … Going … Gone
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Tucson City … Going … Going … Gone

The very popular Hyundai Tucson has quietly disappeared from the Hyundai website.

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Nissan Recalls 25,000 Vehicles

Nissan recalls a range of vehicles for accelerator pedal problems

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Volvo Sale Almost Complete

Volvo is now Chinese

BMW 5 Series Touring
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BMW 5 Series Touring

The latest sports wagon from BMW

Mitsubishi Outlander RX – special edition
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Mitsubishi Outlander RX – special edition

Based on the 2010MY LS variant, the RX Outlander adds distinctive features not found in the current model.
The exterior of the Outlander RX features a redesigned front bumper and fog lights, 18 inch seven-spoke alloy wheels, along with unique side and rear air dams. Finishing touches include silver painted exterior door handles, a chrome [...]

Limited Edition Subaru Impreza
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Limited Edition Subaru Impreza

Subaru is releasing a limited edition Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive Impreza R with leather trim.
Available with the choice of five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission, in both sedan and hatch, 1000 Impreza R limited editions will arrive in April with a price premium of just $500 over the standard Impreza R.
Impreza R manual with leather is [...]

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5 by Peugeot Concept Car

It’s not quite what you might expect in a car that carries the ‘concept car’ label

Honda Civic R Rally Car
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Honda Civic R Rally Car

A hot Honda takes 4th place in the Rally of Tasmania

New Nissan Micra
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New Nissan Micra

The Nissan Micra is Nissan’s global city car built in four locations and exported to 160 countries around the world.

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New Car Sales Rise Again in Australia

New car sales are up on last month with private buyers making a strong return to the market.

Volkswagen’s Electric Vehicle Plans
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Volkswagen’s Electric Vehicle Plans

Volkswagen lays out its plan for electric vehicle supremacy

Subaru Adds a Forester Turbo Diesel
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Subaru Adds a Forester Turbo Diesel

Subaru is set to launch a diesel in Australia

Hummer Sale Off
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Hummer Sale Off

The sale of Hummer is off but will it stay that way?

Holden Commodore Sales to the US Could Still Happen
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Holden Commodore Sales to the US Could Still Happen

The Americans really want our Commodore

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Hyundai Halts Sonata Sales in the US

Hyundai recalls US built 2011 Sonata’s

The i-flow Concept Car
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The i-flow Concept Car

It’s the latest concept car from Hyundai

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Toyota Corolla Steering Problem

Toyota Australia’s advice on the steering problem in some Toyota Corolla models

Hyundai i45
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Hyundai i45

A new mid-sized sedan is on its way from Hyundai.

A Zero Emission Urban Delivery Van
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A Zero Emission Urban Delivery Van

An electric delivery van from Mercedes Benz

Mitsubishi RVR
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Mitsubishi RVR

A new compact cross-over SUV

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Toyota Australia Recalls the Prius

Toyota has issued a recall for current generation Prius vehicles

The Skelta G-Force in Ireland
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The Skelta G-Force in Ireland

The car from Toowoomba hits the road in Ireland

Toyota Australia’s Statement About the Prius Brake Problem
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Toyota Australia’s Statement About the Prius Brake Problem

Toyota Australia’s official statement

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Prius Brake Problems?

Toyota has been ordered to investigate claims that the brakes on the Prius can fail at low speeds.

BMW X5 Goes Even More High-Tech
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BMW X5 Goes Even More High-Tech

The BMW X5 gets a high-tech upgrade

Ford Performance Vehicles and Allan Moffat
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Ford Performance Vehicles and Allan Moffat

Allan Moffatt is back with Ford

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Honda Jazz Recall – Not in Australia

Honda says that no Jazz model vehicles sold in Australia need to be recalled.

The Last Holden Monaro
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The Last Holden Monaro

They call the Holden HX LE the last Monaro … even though it isn’t.

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Honda Jazz and City Model Recall

Honda joins Toyota in singing the recall blues

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Toyota’s Sticking Accelerator Problem Gets Worse

Toyota’s recalls spread to Europe

Ford Territory Scores Another Perfect ANCAP Rating
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Ford Territory Scores Another Perfect ANCAP Rating

It’s another perfect 5 ANCAP rating for the Ford Territory

New Mazda6 Coming to Australia
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New Mazda6 Coming to Australia

The new Mazda6 variants are due here “around Autumn”.

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Toyota Suspends Production

Toyota suspends production in some North American plants and withdraws vehicles from sale.

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Fiat Halts Production

Fiat has announced that it plans to halt production at it’s five plants in Italy for a two week period next month. BusinessWeek is reporting that the production halt become necessary because sales of Fiat vehicles have declined to the point where they are worse this year than at the same time last year

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New Honda Odyssey Coming to America

Honda has announced that it will be displaying a concept version of the next American Built Honda Odyssey at the Chicago Auto Show next month.

GM Has Finally Sold Saab!
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GM Has Finally Sold Saab!

Has GM sold a corpse to Spyker or is there some life still left in the Saab brand?

General Motors to Build an Electric Motor Plant
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General Motors to Build an Electric Motor Plant

GM is to become the first car maker to build their own mass-production electric motor plant