Buying that ‘Plucky Brit’ go-cart isn’t going to cost you any more than it did back in the good ol’ pre-meltdown days of 2008.

Lotus Cars Australia, commendably made the decision to absorb the Luxury Car Tax increase, introduced in 2008, rather than pass it onto their customers (a saving of up to $3,000 on some [...]

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BMW’s 3-Series has enjoyed a huge run of success and now, come November, the darling of the Australian white collar worker is to be replaced by a new model - one that offers new styling, new features and a new price point.

BMW, known for its (ahem) extensive options lists, has announced a new era of [...]

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It came to my attention last week that Audi has been working hard to turn the recent Luxury Car Tax (LCT) increase to their sales advantage. Audi you see (they’re not stupid there in Audi HQ) has been through the Australian Government’s new ‘green car’ legislation and found that any car under $75,000 that produces a combined fuel-efficiency [...]

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BMW has announced that sales of its diesel-engined models are rising at an rapid rate, with the 4055 diesel sales for this year representing a 65 percent increase over the same period last year. Diesels now comprise 30.6 percent of all new BMWs sold in Australia, and, according to BMW, the rise in popularity of [...]

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Earlier today we broke the news that the proposed increase in the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) in Australia had been defeated in the Senate. Porsche Australia knew that this was a defining moment for the hopeless car crazies at TMR, and promptly reviewed pricing for the 911 range. You see, we’ve been saving our loose change [...]

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STOP PRESS: The Rudd Government’s proposed increase to the luxury car tax, from 25 percent to 33 percent on vehicles worth more than $57,180, has been brought to a screaming halt in the Senate. Family First Senator, Steve Fielding, cast his lot with the opposition, defeating the legislation at the second reading, 34 votes to [...]

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The VACC has labelled the Rudd Labor Government’s proposed Luxury Car Tax (LCT) a ridiculous shambles and we cannot help but agree.

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With the Rudd administration due to handdown their first budget this Tuesday, wealthy average Australians are preparing to dodge the bullets and one of them is aimed squarely at what the government considers to be ‘luxury cars’. Treasurer Wayne Swan has confirmed that the price of luxury cars will rise and government coffers will [...]

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