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Video: Volvo S60 previewed ahead of Geneva Motor Show debut Volvo has used social media including YouTube and Facebook to preview footage of its new S60 model ahead of the car’s official debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The Volvo S60 was the first car video posted on YouTube in 2010 going live just a few seconds into the New Year. Although Facebook members were able [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Video: Volvo S60 previewed ahead of Geneva Motor Show debut Editor's column: Who owns your brand? In Australia, the top 10 car companies all spend upwards of $10 million annually trying to convince consumers that their brand is superior / more desirable than the competition. Yet on paper, many cars in competing categories are very similar. Beneath the skin, some notional competitors are almost identical. Elsewhere in the corporate structure, car companies [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Editor’s column: Who owns your brand? Onuk Sazan supercar nears completion in Turkey Turkey’s newest supercar, the Onuk Sazan, is receiving its finishing touches this week in a secluded factory just outside of Istanbul. The Onuk Sazan is the creation of Dr. Ekber Onuk, who designed the vehicle in memory of his son Kaan “Sazan” Onuk, an engineering student who passed away in a car accident back in 1996. With [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Onuk Sazan supercar nears completion in Turkey Video: Jay Leno climbs aboard new McLaren MP4-12C US television presenter and car collector Jay Leno has joined engineers in the UK to take a ride in the new McLaren MP4-12C. Mr Leno is said to be “seriously interested” in the new McLaren having previously purchased a McLaren F1 road car from the group ten years ago. "I thought it was quite an honour to [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Video: Jay Leno climbs aboard new McLaren MP4-12C Daimler seeks new small car partner for 2010 Speaking to German newspaper Handelsblatt, Daimler CEO Mr Dieter Zetsche, has hinted that the firm is in talks with several firms to secure a partnership that will help build its next generation of compact cars. One of these firms is thought to be French car manufacturer Renault, with the new partnership rumoured to form from as [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Daimler seeks new small car partner for 2010 France expects 2009 sales to be best in eight years French industry minister, Mr Christian Estrosi, said he expects 2009 to be the country’s best year for car sales since 2001 in an interview this weekend with French newspaper, Les Echos. Mr Estrosi said the strong sales figures come as French drivers take advantage of various government incentive schemes with new car registrations expected to reach [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. France expects 2009 sales to be best in eight years VDA boss confident Germany will thrive in tough car market Speaking with French newspaper Les Echos this weekend, German’s VDA President, Mr Matthias Wissmann, said German car manufacturers will gain market share by producing more smaller vehicles, even as competition in the global car industry intensifies. “If BAIC buys GM’s unit Saab, and another Chinese company buys Ford’s Volvo, then that is a sign that the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. VDA boss confident Germany will thrive in tough car market Subaru Impreza R now with driveaway pricing Subaru have announced nationwide driveaway pricing on its popular all-wheel drive Impreza R manual sedan and hatch from just $24,990. The discounted price comes as Subaru applies the Federal Government's full tariff reduction to the variant. Prior to the recent limited driveaway offer, Impreza R manual had a recommended retail driveaway price that varied between $26,400 and [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Subaru Impreza R now with driveaway pricing Subaru Forester X 'Columbia' Special Edition Sportswear company Columbia and Subaru have joined together to produce a special edition Forester X Columbia. The Forester is Australia’s best selling SUV and the special edition adds a long list of extras from $33,990 driveaway. Forester X Columbia comes with 16-inch allow wheels, fog lights, roof cross bars, cargo tray and rear step panel. It also [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Subaru Forester X ‘Columbia’ Special Edition