Some things are just plain wrong. Like pineapple on pizza. Like bicycle pants. And like putting “BMW” and “bargain” in the same sentence. That’s gotta be wrong. So what’s going on with the BMW 125i Coupe? Who ever heard of a BMW-badged two-door coupe, a growling three-litre straight six in the snout (like we’re talking [...]

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There are shockwaves belting through the Australian new car dealer sector today with the announcement that GMAC Finance and, announced just minutes ago, GE Money, two major suppliers of wholesale finance to the new car sector, are pulling the pin.

For some new car dealers, this news will hit them like a baseball bat.

Many car buyers [...]

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He’s the grandson of Beetle inventor Ferdinand Porsche and aside from helping turn the Volkswagen Group into the car-manufacturing behemoth it is today, he was also instrumental in turning the mighty Bugatti Veyron from a schoolboy’s fantasy into fire-spitting reality.

Yet despite the thickness of his resume,  which includes many years as CEO then Chairman [...]

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Toyota’s Hilux has been freshened up for 2009, with minor styling changes and a number of mechanical revisions being made to the European version of the ever-popular work ute.

A new grille, a redesigned front bumper and new 15 and 17-inch alloy wheels round out the exterior changes, while on the inside, the updated Hilux gets steering [...]

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RON? Not your next-door neighbour.

What does the RON number mean in regard to petrol?
Unleaded fuels carry a RON (Research Octane Number) rating. Put simply, RON determines petrol’s ‘anti-knock’ quality or resistance to pre-ignition; or if you want to put in another way, the Octane Number denotes its resistance to detonation.
If you run your [...]

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Not such a great news day for Blue Oval fans and the Australian car industry in general.  In response to the continuing decline of the large car segment in Australia, Ford has announced that it will be cutting 300-350 jobs, or about 15 per cent of its current workforce. 

Ford spokeswoman Sinead McAlary, explained that the [...]

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In the 90s, companies went on epic shopping sprees like they had one week to live. You could almost imagine Ford raising a “Mission Accomplished” banner on the deck of an aircraft carrier after buying Jaguar…

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Nissan have just made a rather cryptic announcement concerning the creation of a new vehicle that will be built at the company’s Sunderland plant in England. Their press release (which you can read at the end of this article) mentions everything but what the vehicle in question is called, let alone what it will be. [...]

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Official information on Ford’s new for 2008 Falcon is here. Designated the FG, it ushers in a range of vastly improved engines and sharp clean styling that maybe not quite the wholesale change some were hoping for, but is attractive non-the-less.

Ford enthusiasts may lament the dropping of the Futura and Fairmont nameplates which are no-longer [...]

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Chevrolet have announced a limited edition version of their ZO6 Corvette overnight. This ones for the retro crowd, harking back to the days when life was simpler and big blocks were the weapon of choice.

Dubbed the ‘427 Limited Edition ZO6’, it is a salute to the classic 427 Corvettes of the past. The 427 designation [...]

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Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd (MMAL) together with its parent company Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has confirmed that while it is committed to being a long-term participant in the Australian car market, regretfully its Tonsley Park production facility in Adelaide, which manufactures the 380 sedan, will cease operations.

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd President and CEO Robert [...]

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Headlining the local auto industry news today is the likely (but not confirmed) closure of Mitsubishi’s Adelaide manufacturing plant. A number of Mitsubishi execs have told Bloomberg, the financial news service that the plant would be closed due to poor sales of the 380 model that is produced there, with production likely to shift to [...]

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