CALTEX’S PROPOSED PURCHASE of 302 Mobil service stations in Australia could have a serious impact on its competition and result in higher fuel prices, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Giving it a 22 percent share of Australia’s branded fuel market (up from 16 percent), the purchase would see Caltex displace Shell [...]

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A 5-CENT INCREASE in the cost of petrol may be on the way as Singapore Mogas - the benchmark for unleaded petrol in Australia - rose to sit just under the US$100-per-barrel mark.

After a brief reprieve late last month when retail prices dipped below 120 cents per litre, the cost of petrol is starting to [...]

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SHOPPERS at Coles and Woolworths/Safeway supermarkets are set to benefit from huge savings at the petrol pump, with both companies today announcing discounts for customers spending between $100 and $300 in their stores.

Coles was the first to begin advertising its offer, with offers of discounts of between 10c to 40c a litre at the [...]

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FOLLOWING A RECENT increase in crude oil prices to an eight-month high of $73.32 a barrel, national petrol prices have hit $1.24 a litre - the highest price in the same period.

Figures from the Australian Institute of Petroleum show that Tasmanian motorists have been hit the hardest, with average prices on the apple isle rising [...]

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On Friday, the price of a barrel of oil dropped US$1.00, from a slight rally, to finish at US$67 a barrel, more than 50% down on recent highs. The price of a gallon of ‘gasoline’ in The States is down to around US$2.45, whereas only a few months ago, our American friends were paying in [...]

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Suzuki has announced that its Indian-built Alto microcar will go on sale in Australia in the second quarter of 2009, fitting in under the Swift in Suzuki’s local lineup and expected to retail for around $13,000 AUD.

With a tiny 50kW 1.0-litre three-cylinder propelling its 3.5 metre long body, the diminutive Alto returns a remarkable 4.5l/100km [...]

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Despite record high petrol prices and world wide panic surrounding carbon emissions, just over 25% of all new Holden Commodores are sold with V8 engines.

Holden’s performance arm HSV has more then enough reason to celebrate 20 years in the business this year, with thanks to all time sales records been broken for the last twelve [...]

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The automotive industry has shrugged off the recent interest rate rise and gone on to post record sales for the month of August. Official industry figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that 88,206 cars, SUVs and trucks were sold last month - an increase of 6,545 or eight percent [...]

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As petrol prices in the US forged their way to record highs in the lead up to May (over US$3.00 per gallon) sales of Toyotas Prius hybrid continued their seemingly unstoppable climb as well.

According to J.D. Power Toyota managed to flog 24,000 of the boring as bat poo hybrids to unsuspecting Americans who obviously forgot [...]

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has woken briefly from its slumber to admit yesterday that petrol prices in Australia may be a bit high… The Commission chairman Graeme Samuel rubbed the sleep from his eyes and asked fuel retailers to take it easy on motorists over the coming Queen’s birthday weekend.

“While there has [...]

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The Swift has deservedly been a huge success for Suzuki in Australia and Europe. It has single handedly turned around Suzuki’s fortunes in Australia and proven that a well priced quality product will always sell well. Recently Suzuki even announced that the Swift will be sold into the US a market that will no doubt [...]

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The Magic Million

Official VFACTS figures were just released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI). Even with petrol prices on the rise again the large car is staging a comeback which could help push the total sales for 2007 over the one million mark for the first time.

In total the FCAI reported that 76,614 [...]

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