December 8th, 2009 | by admin | published in Careers
Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has added two new entry-level models to its ClubSport and Maloo ranges.
The Clubsport GXP ($59,990) and Maloo GXP ($53,990) are based on the Pontiac G8 GXP export program and offer significant savings over the R8 sedan ($65,990) and the R8 Ute ($62,550).
Engine outputs from the 6.2-litre unit remain at 317kW/550Nm (8kW [...]
December 8th, 2009 | by admin | published in News
The boom times are back, and it’s showing at the top end of the car market.
There’s a two-year waiting list of 60 buyers for the $580,00 Ferrari F458 Italia, and luxury brands BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi also had strong sales months. But its just not the high end of the car market seeing good [...]
December 8th, 2009 | by admin | published in Fun & Gossip
Mind control will drive the cars of tomorrow.
Forget voice activation, in another 20 years cars will use mind control to turn on things like the indicators, adjust the radio volume or move the seat. If that’s not crazy enough, some cars will imprint your genetic DNA to become a part of you.
Others will use [...]
December 8th, 2009 | by admin | published in Community News
Team Rally Australia is proud to announce that Hyundai Australia has become a sponsor of Australia’s team for the 2010 Dakar Rally in South America.
“We are proud to have attracted the world’s fifth largest automotive group to our team,” says Team Rally Australia racer Christophe Barriere-Varju. “Hyundai is our logistics partner and will support us [...]
December 8th, 2009 | by admin | published in Featured
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AutoPeople Founder, Jonathan Murray announced the General Availability of Sherpa Teamworks on Monday 7th December 2009.
Sherpa Teamworks (Summer Edition) offers enhanced eRecruitment functions and extends the power of the Sherpa tools across the entire organisation allowing for sharing of team information such rostering & reporting with a uniquely intuitive user [...]
December 1st, 2009 | by admin | published in Careers
Many new-car buyers are wasting thousands of dollars on high-priced extra equipment which is worth nothing at resale time.
A lot of optional equipment depreciates far faster than the car it is fitted to, and rapid changes in standard equipment can overtake impressive showroom choices in as little as three years. Extra safety equipment is hit [...]
December 1st, 2009 | by admin | published in News
The FCAI, has welcomed a report from the National Transport Commission (NTC) that highlights the improvement in emissions from new vehicles.
“The report confirms the industry is ahead of schedule in meeting the existing target of 222 grams of CO2/kilometre by 2010,” FCAI Andrew McKellar says.
“The industry has achieved a 12 per cent reduction in emissions [...]
December 1st, 2009 | by admin | published in Fun & Gossip
Volkswagen Golf. It’s as simple as that in the final judgment for Carsguide Car of the Year in 2009.
The Mercedes-Benz E Class is good, the Ford Fiesta is better, but the Golf is best of all from more than 100 new cars that landed in Australia over the past year.
After an intensive two-day test program, [...]
December 1st, 2009 | by admin | published in Featured, Profiles
Warwick TAFE motorsport student Kate Millar has discovered that knuckling down to studies can land people in their dream job. Kate has won a job as a junior engineer in a V8 Supercar team with WPS Racing, which is based on the Gold Coast.
At 19 years of age, she is the youngest female engineer in [...]
December 1st, 2009 | by admin | published in Community News
Credit approved for new and used cars gives an indication that the automotive market is picking up.
The monthly Automotive Credit Demand Index, released for the first time by Veda Auto, shows automotive credit inquiries up 7.1 per cent in October from the previous month and 3.9 per cent for used vehicles.
However, demand for used car credit has [...]