After trawling through the US Patent and Trademark Office’s website for the inside scoop on what the world’s automakers have got in store for our American cousins, yours truly happened upon the above trademark lodged by Nissan. Hmm, could the R35 GT-R SpecV be heading to the United States?

Now before you say, “Tony you noob, [...]

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Toyota has today unveiled its Hybrid Camry at the Australian International Motor Show, forming just one component of a very hybrid-focused stand for Toyota this year.

The model on display is a left-hand-drive US-specification car, which has been brought specially to Australia for evaluation by Toyota Australia and the Federal Government.

Production of an Aussie-built hybrid Camry [...]

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While the US may be sharing some of our good fortune when it comes to V8-powered RWD vehicles, they’re still patiently awaiting the arrival of the hottest thing headed their way from our lineup: the Pontiac G8 GXP. The wait may not be over just yet, but at least we’ve got some pics to share—even [...]

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Ford Australia have cancelled plans to manufacture and export left hand drive 2008 Falcon ‘Orion’s’ in favour of the smaller Focus which will also be built locally in 2011.

The Australian Government very publicly invested $AU100 million into the new Falcon left-hand-drive-program in early 2006, to assist Ford Australia in cracking the US and Middle Eastern [...]

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Could the strong Aussie dollar jeopardise GM Holden’s plans to export their new VE Ute? Bob Lutz, the GM global product development chief has, until recently been actively pushing for the export of the VE Ute to North America but now appears to have some doubts.

Currently in Germany at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Lutz had [...]

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