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Proton Records Major Sales Boost (Australia) Proton Records Major Sales Boost (Australia)

Proton's new S16 passenger car has provided a significant boost to the Malaysian car company's sales performance registering a 113.5 percent increase in sales volume for January compared with the same month in 2009. The result follows an even more impressive 221 percent increase in volume for December over the same month in 2008. Proton

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The New Suzuki SX4 (Australia) The New Suzuki SX4 (Australia)

Suzuki has launched a new SX4 line-up, delivering more power, more fuel efficiency, more safety and more creature comforts. An evolution of one of 2007’s groundbreaking cars, the new SX4 range adds real customer benefits including a more powerful, fuel efficient engine, a new six-speed manual transmission, new Continuously Variable Transmission

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Kumho uses ARC for R and D (Australia) Kumho uses ARC for R and D (Australia)

Leading Tyre manufacturer Kumho will uses its involvement as the control tyre supplier to the 2010 Australian Rally Championship as a major engineering and development program for its future road tyres. Kumho won the right to supply control tyres to the Australian Rally Championship this year ensuring a level playing field as well as reducing

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Toyota Launches Hybrid Camry (Australia) Toyota Launches Hybrid Camry (Australia)

The most advanced car ever built in Australia, Toyota's Hybrid Camry, has been officially launched to the market. Australia's first locally built hybrid car, Hybrid Camry is poised to slash fuel bills and reduce environmental impact compared with other similar-sized family cars. The secret behind its seamless power and exceptional fuel

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Eli's New Honda Civic Type R Arrives in OZ (Australia) Eli's New Honda Civic Type R Arrives in OZ (Australia)

To most people, December 25 is when they receive that long awaited present, but for Melbourne rally driver Eli Evans, a bleak rainy January day in Melbourne was like Christmas Day. Inside a dull red shipping container at Honda Australia HQ was his new toy, an Italian J.A.S Motorsport-built Honda Civic Type R for his assault on the 2010

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BMW Announces Prices and Expanded Line-up for New X1 (Australia) BMW Announces Prices and Expanded Line-up for New X1 (Australia)

BMW’s youthful, versatile and efficient X1 will join the Bavarian luxury brand’s line-up in Australia with a starting price of $43,500*. The Sports Activity Vehicle will attract a new generation of BMW customers and is set to officially go on sale on Saturday 10 April. In line with the very high level of pre-launch customer interest, the

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Honda Civic GX is America's Greenest Car for the 7th Year Honda Civic GX is America's Greenest Car for the 7th Year

Four Honda vehicles earned recognition from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) as among the “greenest vehicles of 2010” with the natural gas Civic GX car earning the title of American’s greenest vehicle for the seventh consecutive year, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced.

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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate Launched (Australia) Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate Launched (Australia)

The first stunning new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estates have arrived in Australia. Australian customer deliveries of the stylish and practical station wagon from the award-winning E-Class have commenced from authorised Mercedes-Benz dealerships. The first Australian 212-series E-Class estate model to be released is the petrol V6-powered E 350.

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The New MINI Countryman Crossover (Australia) The New MINI Countryman Crossover (Australia)

MINI is adding a fourth model to the family, opening up a new dimension of that unmistakable MINI feeling. As a genuine Crossover, the MINI Countryman bridges the gap between the classic concept of the MINI and a modern Sports Activity Vehicle. Boasting enhanced opportunities in urban mobility and beyond, the MINI Countryman offers that unique

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Triumph Launches The New Retro 2010 Bonneville T100 (Ausralia) Triumph Launches The New Retro 2010 Bonneville T100 (Ausralia)

Riders looking for a Sixties-style Bonneville need look no further than the wirewheeled T100 model, a motorcycle with looks straight out of ‘the day’ combined with thoroughly modern technology and manufacturing techniques. Adding subtle touches to the uncluttered Bonneville form, the T100 echoes the classic ‘deluxe’ speedster of the Sixties.

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