So, a new vehicle market up 16.7 percent at the half-year mark, and on a trajectory to an all-time record high of 1.1 million sales… on those numbers, surely, everyone’s a winner.
Well, no. Not all manufacturers are on the same gravy train. You see, any brand, and any model, that is short of 16.7 percent [...]

If you’ve been dead from the neck up this past week, it might come as something of a shock to learn Australia has a its 27th - and first female - Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.
So, is Ms Gillard a closet drifter? Has she been busted at 160km/h in a 40 zone? Not so far as [...]

The Victorian Government has released a list of 49 of the safest and most affordable used cars as a guide for young drivers and their parents when looking to purchase a first car.
The First Car List was developed in collaboration with the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) and VicRoads, and includes vehicles ranging from [...]

Nissan says it has been given “a big fat zero” from the Australian government for its new electric vehicle.
Nissan says the federal government has shown no interest in encouraging people to buy its ground-breaking electric vehicle, the Leaf.
“The Australian government has given us a big, fat zero thus far, so without any level of incentives [...]

New figures from the Australian Institute of Petroleum this week show that the national average petrol price has fallen 1.5 cents to 128 cents per litre, a six-week low.
Melbourne and Canberra motorists got the best deal, with the average price dropping by 1.6 cents (128.7) and 2.0 cents (130.0) respectively. Sydney’s average fell by 1.2 [...]

The Victorian Government is set to host a road-safety roundtable tomorrow, where it will work with transport groups, safety experts, police and leaders in road trauma and youth affairs to consider new ways to tackle the state’s road toll.
The Road Safety Roundtable is intended to help inform the development of a new action plan as [...]

Sydney’s road network is only going to get worse in the coming decades, according to government documents uncovered by The Daily Telegraph this week.
The report describes dissension among NSW Premier Kristina Keneally’s offsiders, with complaints that there aren’t enough funds to cover the State Government’s plans.
According to the documents, a proposal to duplicate the M5 [...]

After hitting a 19-month high in the past fornight, national average unleaded petrol prices are continuing to hover at around 130 cents per litre.
According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the metropolitan price fell by 0.1 cents per litre to 129.5 cents, while the regional average price rose four cents to 131.7 cents per litre.
South [...]

Volkswagen and Mazda set the standard with features that have long been neglected at the lower end of the market.
Australia’s smallest cars have taken a big step towards better protecting families and young drivers on a budget.
Volkswagen and Mazda this week released the latest versions of their sub-$20,000 city cars with levels of safety features [...]

Forbes Magazine has released its annual Forbes Global 2000 which lists “the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world” based on an equal weighting of sales, profits, assets and market value.
For the automotive industry, which falls under the Consumer Durables category, Ford Motor Company has taken out the top honours with an overall ranking [...]