If rumours are to be believed then Volvo may find itself up for sale next month as parent company Ford looks to shore-up its financial position.

At this stage it appears Chinese manufacturers are the most likely buyers. You would have to think that the European marques would struggle to fit Volvo onto their books.

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It all sounded too good to be true for fans of the MG TF roadster and too foolish to be anything but a pipedream to everyone else. Already well beyond its use by date when MG Rover folded, the TF was an unlikely candidate for resurrection but that didn’t stop the new Chinese owners from [...]

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SsangYong has announced a major overhaul in Australia and New Zealand with a new company formed to handle the distribution of the Korean marque.

The new company, SsangYong Motor Australasia, is an alliance between the existing distributor Russell Burling and Western Australian automotive company, The Barbagallo Group.

The Barbagallo Group has been the WA distributor for SsangYong [...]

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On the cheap from China is soon to become a reality in the Australian car market place with the doors getting set to open to numerous cheap and cheerful but possibly not so safe Chinese imports.

Inspiring names such as Great Wall Motor, Brilliance China, Chery and Shanghai Automotive are getting set to storm our shores…seriously. [...]

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American Denny Mooney is set to leave GM Holden in August of this year. Mooney is moving back to the US to take up the role of vice president of global vehicle systems and integration. He will be based in Detroit, Michigan.

Mooney has been at the helm of Holden long enough to preside over the [...]

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