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Tesla Roadster Sport – Electric Supercar On a recent visit to the United States, which included a spectacular drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles via Highway 101, the first landmark I saw in LA was the Tesla Motors showroom on the corner of Santa Monica and Sepulveda boulevards. It's a super busy and often-grid locked location, which incidentally, was on [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Tesla Roadster Sport – Electric Supercar Mercedes-Benz sees solid '09 result, stronger sales expected in 2010 With 19,000 sales last year and an even stronger 2010 expected Mercedes-Benz has again stamped its authority as the country's best-selling prestige automotive brand. In a total Australian market down by 7.4 percent, Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific posted a 2009 sales result 2.5 percent higher than the previous year – delivering double-digit net growth against a declining market. "A [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mercedes-Benz sees solid ‘09 result, stronger sales expected in 2010 Volvo ends 2009 sales on a high note Volvo was one of only a handful of imported luxury brands that emerged as winners in 2009 posting a sales increase of 4.5 per cent over its 2008 figures. Volvo retailed 4,668 cars in 2009 – 202 ahead of the 4,466 it sold in 2008 – bucking the overall market trend, which was down by 7.4 [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Volvo ends 2009 sales on a high note Subaru celebrates strong sales in 2009 As the remainder of the manufacturers tally their results, Subaru has announced a strong finish to 2009 with 36,506 units for the year. Subaru’s Forester model has taken the honours of Australia's best-selling SUV across all categories, according to official VFACTS figures released yesterday. In a market down 7.4 per cent for the year, Subaru's range dropped [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Subaru celebrates strong sales in 2009 BMW retains top luxury position with strong 2009 sales Australia's best selling luxury brand has once again eclipsed the luxury automotive market, according to official 2009 industry figures released yesterday. BMW again surpassed 17,000 passenger/SUV registrations, a feat never achieved before by another premium manufacturer and firmly claimed line honours as Australia's best selling luxury brand for the sixth consecutive year. "To record sales in excess [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. BMW retains top luxury position with strong 2009 sales Australian automotive industry set for stable 2010 To anyone following the news of strong car sales figures this morning, it will come as no surprise to hear that the VACC, the peak Automotive Industry body in Victoria, is predicting a stable year ahead for Australian automotive sales. The VACC has welcomed today's announcement that more than 930,000 new vehicles were in Australia in [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Australian automotive industry set for stable 2010 Mitsubishi celebrates best-ever sales results in 2009 Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) sent the sales records tumbling in 2009, with a host of "best ever" results both on a calendar year basis, as well as on a year-on-year basis. Mr Robert McEniry, president and CEO of Mitsubishi, said the strong sales results were directly attributable to "product, perseverance and performance" and praised the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mitsubishi celebrates best-ever sales results in 2009 Audi finishes 2009 with fifth consecutive sales record Audi has finished 2009 with its fifth consecutive year of sales growth with an all time high of 11,310 units, the figure smashing Audi’s 2008 result by an impressive 20.2 per cent. Audi exceeded its planned sales target for every major model line, and equally as important, has finished the year with profitable growth. Since 2004, Audi [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Audi finishes 2009 with fifth consecutive sales record Volkswagen Australia sets new sales record in 2009 It seems despite the economic doom and gloom of last year that most manufacturers have enjoyed a healthy sales year in Australia, including Volkswagen who has achieved its fifth straight year of growth. With total vehicle sales of 30,087 units in 2009, Volkswagen consolidated its position as the 10th highest selling brand in Australia, growing at [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Volkswagen Australia sets new sales record in 2009 Suzuki ends 2009 on a sales high Suzuki has finished 2009 on a sales high retailing 2,005 vehicles last month – its best ever December figure on record – to round off the year with a total of 20,298 vehicles sold. The record monthly figure was a 15.9 per cent increase on its previous record month set in December 2008. Having surpassed the 20,000 [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Suzuki ends 2009 on a sales high Jaguar sales up 13 per cent for 2009 Jaguar Australia has finished 2009 in fine form selling a total of 1010 units for the year. The figure represents a 13 per cent rise over the previous year. Heading the increase was Jaguar’s popular XF model which sold 511 units in 2009, a healthy increase of 45 per cent over the previous year. “This is a [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Jaguar sales up 13 per cent for 2009 Hyundai Australia celebrates best-ever yearly sales results Final results for 2009 saw Hyundai post its best-ever annual result since the brand was introduced to Australia back in 1986. Hyundai sales grew to 63,207 units, an increase of 39.2 per cent over 2008, making the brand the clear winner in the 2009 sales race and following 12 consecutive months of year-on-year growth. The result was [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Hyundai Australia celebrates best-ever yearly sales results Mazda records a strong sales finish to 2009 Mazda Australia has recorded a strong finish to 2009 retailing 7,813 vehicles in December. The figure makes it the company’s most successful year-end ever, beating the previous December best by over 1,100 units. The figures have contributed to a 0.4 per cent increase in Mazda’s market share to 8.3 per cent for the year and ensured [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mazda records a strong sales finish to 2009 New Fenix supercar teaser pics released These are the first official shots of Fenix Automotive's astonishing new supercar, which is due on UK sale in the second half of this year. While designer, Mr Lee Noble, has given a strong hint that the car will be a 'natural, but even more focused' successor to his iconic M12, his new design is fresh, [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. New Fenix supercar teaser pics released Land Rover Discovery 4 Review & Road Test It just keeps getting better Model Tested: 2010 Land Rover Discover 4 TDV6; 3.0-litre, six-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed automatic; wagon – $94,990* Great interior, diesel engine, drivability, looks, handling, off-road ability, excellent overall value iPod integration, minor niggling issues with the trip computer CarAdvice Rating: When I read Anthony’s initial review of the new Land [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Land Rover Discovery 4 Review & Road Test Toyota Camry Hybrid previews ahead of strong 2009 sales figures Toyota sales in Australia during 2009 might have been down on the previous year, but they still managed to sell over 200,000 vehicles – 200,991 to be precise. It's an outstanding result, when you consider that Holden, the number two player in Australia, sold just 119, 568 cars although, to be fair, the Commodore was [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Toyota Camry Hybrid previews ahead of strong 2009 sales figures Volkswagen Eos turns BlueMotion Volkswagen has released the first petrol-engined model to feature BlueMotion technology in Britain. Like many a New Year’s resolutions, the Volkswagen Eos will be drinking less from January. The 1.4 TSI BlueMotion Eos will be available in both S and SE trims with pricing starting from £20,695 and £21,795 ($36,394 and $38,328.50 AUD) respectively. To help improve [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Volkswagen Eos turns BlueMotion Commodore Australia's top-selling car for 14 years The Holden Commodore is Australia’s favourite car for the 14th consecutive year. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries show Australian’s purchased a total of 44,387 vehicles from the VE Commodore range in 2009. These figures show the Commodore has been Australia’s best selling car every year since 1996. "It's been a tough year so we're rapt Commodore [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Commodore Australia’s top-selling car for 14 years Renault Mégane Coupe-Cabriolet previewed ahead of Geneva Renault’s Megane line-up will increase with the addition of the Coupe-Cabriolet. The car will be first previewed at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The Coupe-Cabriolet will premiere in Switzerland on March 2nd and then onto L'Atelier Renault on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France, on March 5th. On December 18 we showed spy photos of the Coupe-Cabriolet [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Renault Mégane Coupe-Cabriolet previewed ahead of Geneva