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Toyota Australia has had its best month in a year this June selling 21,400 units. Toyota Australia senior executive director David Buttner said official figures due out on Friday are expected to show the June market was substantially higher than any other month during the financial year...

Volkswagen Commercial celebrated build number one million of its popular T5 model this week. The T5 has been in production since March 2003 and has since that date been the brand’s bestseller in Europe...

The BMW family of ‘X’ models will adopt a new member early next year when the youthful, versatile and efficient X1 joins the fold. Suited to younger, urban customers the X1 combines purposes to provide another option to buyers in the premium compact segment...

There’s always a great deal of debate around the Toyota Prius’ composition and just how hard it is to recycle the vehicle once it reaches the end of its useful life...

Weakening demand may force German sports car maker Porsche to further cut production of its iconic 911 model, according to reports...

I had to pinch myself when I received an invitation from Aston Martin to attend the worldwide launch of the DBS Volante, the itinerary for the week long program read like a location shoot for the next James Bond film...

The TechArt GTStreet RS has taken out top honours at the 2009 Tuner Grand Prix in the flagship GT Turbo class around the small circuit of the Hockenheimring race track...

The all-new Mazda3 range now incorporates innovative ‘i-stop’ (stop-start) fuel saving technology on 2.0 Sport models in Britain...

2009 Skoda Octavia 1.6 MPI and 1.8 TSI Review & Road Test 1.8 TSI and 1.6 MPI - Beauty and the Beast ...

2009 Proton Jumbuck - Long Term Car Update I wasn’t looking forward to it, I had to drive the Proton Jumbuck, surely I could move house in the BMW 7 Series we had on loan...

Despite GM’s financial troubles it seems they have a hit on their hands when it comes to the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro with strong demand severely outstripping supply...

Conventional wisdom says that if you are wafting along in a large, luxurious sedan then it should be this quiet, the same conventional wisdom says that if it’s a diesel then it probably won’t be this quiet...

Here’s a curly one for ya. We keep hearing about the Tata Nano being the car that’s going to revolutionise the car industry worldwide. The Model-T for our generation. It’s the car which will mobilise the masses and get people into cars who never could afford one before...

Shannons are hosting free classic cars shows at Melbourne’s Federation Square on the last Sunday of each month until Christmas. The series kicks off this Sunday, June 28, with a display of sports cars from the 1920s and 1930s by the Vintage Driver’s Club...

2009 Nissan Murano Ti-L Review & Road Ttest New, shiny and hard wearing - it suits its namesake Model Tested:...

The administration of President Obama in the United States has today announced that Ford, Nissan and Tesla have secured ‘green’ government technology loans to promote the development of more fuel-efficient vehicles...

Vauxhall has released the first official interior images of the upcoming new generation Astra which will debut at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show...

The potent Civic Type-R has received an aggressive overhaul from Honda’s in-house tuning division Mugen, destined for the UK market...

German importer BMW reckons its latest entrant into the luxury sedan market can challenge many small cars when it comes to fuel efficiency...

2009 Nissan 370Z Review & Road Test Godzilla on a beer budget Model Tested:...

Bentley has today released a teaser pic of its all-new top shelf Arnage, a car it says will go on sale from mid-2010...

ANCAP, the Australian New Car Assesment Program, has crucified both Kia and Honda in its latest round of ratings. Both manufacturers have copped a spray with ANCAP stating that Australians are being “short-changed” when it comes to safety equipment released on local versions of their cars...

First it was MG then HUMMER and now Volvo looks like it’s heading to the land of Dragons and Emperors with Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp. announcing its interest in buying Ford’s Swedish Volvo car unit...

General Motors has today announced that Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is the current front runner to buy out GM’s struggling Saab brand. As we reported last week, Koenigsegg has been interested in Saab for some time...

Fiat SpA has closed its acquisition of Chrysler’s strongest assets, a key step in the Italian carmaker’s ambitious plan to create a global player to ride out the worldwide automotive sales downturn...

Rolls Royce Phantom Review & Road test Affordable luxury for the masses - well, sort of… Model Tested:...

Having flown half-way round the world, courtesy of an Airbus A380 superliner, I’m sitting in a slightly grey and damp London town, pondering the prospect of a quick dash across France in the latest fabulous offering from Aston Martin...

With Porsche is deep financial trouble, talks continue with the Gulf state of Qatar to help the German sportcar manufacturer restore its account balance...

A new Toyota Prius is put together in 66 seconds on Line No.1 and in 57 seconds on Line No. 2 of Toyota’s Tsutsumi plan in Japan, even at that rate, it’s still not enough...

With Rick Wagoner out of the picture, the new General Motors, soon to emerge from the bankrupt ‘old’ General Motors will now be led by Edward Whitacre Jr., former chairman and CEO of telecommunications giant AT&T Inc...

General Motors in the United States will shut down its medium-duty truck business by July 31 after a four-year search failed to find a buyer. The operations, which produce the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC Topkick, were among the first assets GM put up for sale in 2005 after it started losing money...

There’s been something of a roadblock with Chrysler LLC’s planned quick exit from bankruptcy after a US Supreme Court justice delayed the carmaker’s sale to a company run by Italy’s Fiat S.p.A...

2009Kia Soul2/3 CRDi Review & Road Test Good for the soul and better than botox Model Tested: 2009 Kia Soul2/3 - 1.6-litre, four-cylinder, CRDi, VGT, five-speed manual/four-speed auto - $26,990...

2009 Peugeot 308 Touring XSE HDi - Long Term Test If I didn’t get moving in a few minutes, I was a certainty to miss my flight and that wouldn’t be a good thing if I liked the idea of continued employment with CarAdvice...

“The rest of our Full Throttle video team won’t have heard of the Lamborghini 350 GTV despite that fact that they have been afforded the privilege of driving two of Lamborghini’s finest sports car for the last two years running...

Mercedes-Benz has revealed three new fuel efficient engines for its C-Class sedan and Estate, although as they are BlueEFFICIENCY engines its not clear when we will see them in Australia...

He’s been a racing driver, is a race team owner who just won the Indy 500 for the 15th time, a highly successful and very wealthy business man, and now Roger Penske is also the proud owner of the not quite so proud General Motors brand Saturn...

With its adoptive parent stricken from the General Motors portfolio, it seems the Pontiac G8 is likely to suffer the same fate with General Motors President and CEO Fritz Henderson announcing that the Australian sedan would not be migrated to a new brand...

The newest addition to the Ferrari stable has officially made its Australian sales debut with deliveries to the first owners starting this month...

General Motors Corporation has revealed it has reached a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand to a privately held Chinese company, part of an effort to drop four unprofitable vehicle lines and leave bankruptcy as a leaner company...

With the market shrinking worldwide, Australia’s new vehicle sales for May dropped a further 14.9 per cent (13,201 vehicles - compared to same time last year) for a total of 75,439 cars, SUVs and commercials...

A fair few of you asked for the complete new vehicle sales figures sorted by manufacturer for May to be put in a sorted table. You asked and we listened...

In one of the most significant moves in the automotive industry General Motors Corporation has finally filed for bankruptcy. The move forces the 100-year-old carmaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership...

With both GM and Holden announcing their plans for the future, the Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers (FAPM) in Australia, has thrown its weight behind the continued operation of Holden...

After months and months of speculation and “it’s only a matter of time”, America’s largest vehicle manufacturer has been approved by U.S...

Citroën has provided its first hint at the interior styling of the all-new DS3 by unveiling a new iteration of the DS Inside concept model...

Holden’s popular Sportwagon has come home with two awards at the prestigious Australian International Design Awards (AIDA) over the weekend. The awards were a 2009 AIDA award in Automotive and Transport and the Wheels Automotive Design Award...

2009 Mazda MX-5 Review & Road Test The horse and rider are going to enjoy themselves ...

Last time we spoke to our renowned spy photographer, he explained to us that the new lens he bought allows him to gain two F-stops of light, but the addition of a teleconverter takes away one F-stop …whatever that means...

The race merchandise kiosk just got a whole lot more exciting with Toyota’s Formula One team set to offer high-tech parts from its past racing cars alongside the familiar caps, shirts and key rings...

Canadian car parts group Magna International has reached a preliminary deal with General Motors to invest in its beleaguered European division Opel/Vauxhall, sources close to the negotiations has told Reuters newsagency today...

Despite GM’s money woes, Cadillac is set to launch two new models over the northern summer. The vehicles are Cadillac’s 2010 SRX Crossover and CTS Sport Wagon (pictured above)...

The fate of Opel/Vauxhall, the beleaguered European subsidiary of General Motors, hangs in the balance after 12 hours of talks broke down with GM revealing the company needed an extra 300 million Euros (US$415 million) to survive...

General Motors has moved to the brink of the largest bankruptcy ever seen in the United States following the failure of its bond offer to creditors, which would have seen about US$27 billion reduced to just a 10 per cent holding in the company...

KIA Cerato SLi - Long Term Update So far, so good! - by Rose Harris Kia has made some ground-breaking changes which should see buyers think twice when it comes to purchasing a new vehicle...

Yet again, it was a touch selection process with seven entries making it into the finals. With yet another barrage of entries entries there was a lot of work to be done over the weekend by the judging panel - Matt Brogan, Paul Maric and guest judge John Marx...

Toyota has released a new special-edition model into the Aurion range to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary in Australia. The Aurion Touring Special Edition carries the same price tag as the entry-level Aurion AT-X sedan yet offers more than $2700 worth of additional standard equipment...

United States President Barack Obama has said he hopes GM and Chrysler emerge “leaner, meaner, more competitive” after appearing on US television today to discuss the country’s ailing automotive industry...

2009 Honda Odyssey Luxury Review & Road Test The must-have family wagon Model Tested:...

BMW is pleased to announce the 5 Series Gran Turismo, a car which combines an understated coupé-like silhouette to the luxurious interior of a BMW 7 Series, while at the same time giving the functionality of a BMW 5 Series Touring or X5...

“In less than twenty-four hours, I’m going to find out if this is the best car Aston Martin has ever built” When Aston Martin Australia confirmed to me that Car Advice was the only Australian media attending the worldwide launch of their highly anticipated V12 Vantage, I was humbled...

Volkswagen has unveiled its new generation Golf Estate, better known as the Jetta Wagon here in Australia. The new Estate follows the design language established by the Golf MkVI while offering enhanced practicality with more interior room and luggage space...

A French court has rejected a bid by Ferrari to prevent Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, from introducing controversial new rules next season...

A report released today from the UK’s second largest car manufacturer warranty services provider, Mondial Assistance, shows electrical faults are the cause of eight out of 10 warranty claims being made on modern cars...

In spite of the current downturn in the automotive industry it seems Rolls-Royce is bucking the trend with an announcement today that it plans to increase its manufacturing workforce by 50 per cent...

While in Germany, two very common sights initially came as a surprise to the FullThrottle team - that was the sheer volume of station wagons on the road and our first glimpse of the rather handsome Vauxhall Insignia...

CarAdvice was invited along to the launch of the new Mini Cooper D yesterday at No Vacancy Gallery in Red Cape Lane, Melbourne.Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. CarAdvice Podcast: Mini Cooper D Launch

Volkswagen has unveiled its performance flagship Scirocco R-Line model in production form following its concept debut at the Bologna Motor Show. The Scirocco R features a modified version of the previous generation Golf’s 2.0-litre turbocharged engine which boosts power to 195kW and 350Nm...

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Koenigsegg CCX - Full Throttle Teaser Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Koenigsegg CCX - Full Throttle Teaser

Even though the threat of $2.0/Litre for a petrol seems to have subsided, U.S. President Barack Obama, who is currently responsible for keeping some U.S. manufacturers in business, will propose the biggest increase in U.S. auto fuel efficiency in the countries history...

The Magazine Issue #7. Welcome to the May edition of CarAdvice Magazine, a PDF preview of Australia’s number one editorial automotive website...

Opel, the beleaguered European subsidiary of General motors, has jumped its own gun by releases pictures of the sixth–generation Astra, months before its official release at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September...

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Full Throttle teaser Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Full Throttle teaser

So here we are, back in Sydney after another comfortable business class flight - thanks Etihad - and are feeling somewhat relieved that after over three weeks it’s touchdown on home soil...