General Motors’ flagship brand Cadillac, recently launched their CTS sedan at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show.
Cadillac’s return to Australia after 70 years marks the latest step in its global expansion, led by a growing portfolio of luxury vehicles that aim to compete at the highest levels in markets around the world.
Director of GM Premium [...]

The all-new Ferrari California makes its Asia-Pacific debut at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney on October 9, just one week after its world premiere in Paris.
Ferrari has aimed the new model at sports car buyers seeking greater versatility, and the ‘California’ is the first model from the marque to feature a folding [...]

Honda is gearing up for the Australian debut of its 100 percent ethanol-powered V8 engines at the Nikon Indy 300 on Queensland’s Gold Coast next month.
Honda is the exclusive supplier of engines for the Indy Car series, which traditionally run on methanol. Ethanol is a clean-burning, renewable fuel derived from plants that reduces air pollution. [...]

Anna Greco Chief Executive of the Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers says manufacturing in Australia is in trouble, especially the automotive industry.
In a paper recently released Greco says the Australian automotive industry is experiencing the perfect storm; high fuel prices, a commodity inflated exchange rate, soaring input costs, low-cost competition and trade negotiations gone wrong. [...]

Australian motorists are getting ripped off with petrol prices falling nowhere near as much as the oil industry´s self-declared benchmark the Singapore Mogas, according to data released by the NRMA.
The NRMA believes prices across the nation should be around seven cents per litre cheaper. In the last two months the price of Singapore Mogas has [...]

Australia’s peak motoring body, the Australian Automobile Association, has called for uniform vehicle safety standards across Australia in light of a Victorian report calling for greater government involvement to improve vehicle safety.
The Australian Automobile Association and constituent motoring organisations believe there should be national standards for all Australian vehicles and called on the Federal Government [...]

Toyota Australia has added more optional Toyota Genuine safety accessories to the range available on Camry, Aurion and Corolla.
Toyota Genuine ParkAssist clearance parking sensors are mounted left and right on the front bumper of the vehicle, with a similar set of four ParkAssistrear parking sensors mounted across the rear bumper.
The sensors can help make [...]

Pedestrian safety will be further improved in Australia when the new BMW 7 Series arrives next year.
BMW is the first car maker in the world to introduce a Night Vision system which can also detect pedestrians on or near the road and warn drivers.
“According to official statistics, 43 percent of fatal Australian accidents occur at [...]