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The Nissan Leaf – a first glance
Nissan is starting to prepare for the release of the Nissan Leaf in the US and Europe later this year.
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Honda Insight – World Green Car Awards Finalist
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 15, 2010 in Honda
It’s not due here till late in the year but it’s already winning awards overseas.
Skoda Fabia RS
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 13, 2010 in Skoda
We could see the skodia Fabia RS in Australia later this year
The Toyota Rukus
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 12, 2010 in Toyota
One Toyota executive has likened the Toyota Rukus to Vegemite … hmmm
The Mitsubishi I-MiEV Arrives in Australia
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 12, 2010 in Mitsubishi
The first full-production electric cars landed on the docks in Brisbane today.
And You Thought Our Traffic, Bike Riders and Pedestrians Are Bad?
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 12, 2010 in Movies
And you thought that the traffic on our roads was bad?
Electric Cars – the End of Australian Manufacturing?
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 12, 2010 in News
Are we really looking at the end of Australia’s manufacturing industry?
The VACC Lashes Out at the Car Insurance Industry
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 12, 2010 in News
When a peak motoring body uses strong language to describe how it feels about the car insurance industry you know there’s a problem.
Ford’s New-Look Taxi
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 10, 2010 in Ford USA
Ford hopes to change the look of the humble taxi with the Transit Connect Taxi
Honda Accord and Honda CR-V Named ‘Best in Class’ in the United States
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 10, 2010 in Honda
Here in Australia Honda sales are diving while in other countries Honda’s winning awards
Recalls, Recalls and More Recalls
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 04, 2010 in News
Massive recalls seem to be a bit like a nasty virus that’s doing the rounds
Mitsubishi Lancer ACTiV
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 04, 2010 in Mitsubishi
A special badge, some leather on the steering wheel and some extra metal and it’s a Limited Edition
Top Gear and Channel 9
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 02, 2010 in News
It hasn’t taken Channel 9 long to start cutting bits out of Top Gear. Shame on you Channel 9!
Chrysler and Mazda Recalls
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 02, 2010 in News
Chrysler Minivans and Mazda CX-9 SUVs join the recall line.
Mazda and Targa Tasmania
By Stuart Livesey on Feb 26, 2010 in News
Mazda enters its new Mazda3 MPS in this year’s Targa Tasmania
The 2010 Honda CR-V
By Stuart Livesey on Feb 21, 2010 in Honda
The latest in a long line of great Honda CR-Vs
The Australian Toyota Hybrid Camry – a first look
It’s only been available for around two weeks but sales of the Hybrid Camry look good.
A New but Bland Mazda2 is Coming
By Stuart Livesey on Feb 18, 2010 in Mazda
Farewell the quirky Mazda2 – to be replaced with bland vanilla “blah”
The First Hybrid Camry Sale
He must have liked his first Toyota hybrid because he just bought another one.
Hyundai ix35 – interesting times ahead for the compact SUV market
This will really hot up the competition in the compact SUV segment
Car Sales – Is the Recession Over?
If new car sales are anything to go by then the recession is over … at least for Audi
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
By Stuart Livesey on Feb 08, 2010 in Mercedes Benz
It’s 15 years old and it’s not done yet
The Lampo2
The Lampo2 electric car – looks aren’t everything.
New Car Sales Continue to Rise in Australia
By Stuart Livesey on Feb 04, 2010 in News
New car sales were up in January and Toyota still out-sells all the others
The Nissan Leaf – It’s Got the Competition Worried
Nissan Leaf … other car makers are beginning to snipe at it so maybe it does have potential.
Recall Statement by Toyota Australia
Toyota Australia says that no Toyota vehicles sold in Australia are fitted with the faulty accelerator pedal.
Nissan Leaf to be Built in the US
The Nissan Leaf to be built in Tennessee
Ford Makes a Profit
Years ago car companies always made a profit so a headline like the one above would have brought howls of laughter but not any more
In a time when many large car makers have struggled to survive … and only done so with the help of governments around the world … the fact that Ford [...]
Mitsubishi Triton Ute Wins Overlander Magazine’s Four-Wheel Drive of the Year
By Stuart Livesey on Jan 28, 2010 in News
Are we comparing apples with apples when we give out these awards … sometimes I wonder.
Toyota Hybrid Camry Servicing Costs
Under Toyota Service Advantage, Hybrid Camry owners will pay just $130* for up to four standard scheduled services during the first three years or 60,000 kilometres
Dejavu – Muscle Cars Turn the Full Circle
By Stuart Livesey on Jan 20, 2010 in News
Here we go again – another journo thinks fatal accidents are caused by fast cars.
The Renault Clio RS 197
Lots of car makers describe their three-door hatches as a “hot hatch” but here’s one that really is.
Toyota Prado on Some Rough Trails
A promo video from Toyota … but they don’t want to scare people
Hummer Production Stopped
By Stuart Livesey on Jan 14, 2010 in News
Production of Hummers in the US ends even though sale of the brand to China has not been finalised
Technologically Trivial
That’s what GM thinks of what it might take to build an all-electric Chevy Volt
