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December 2000 Perth, WA, to take part in DaimlerChrysler fuel cell trial - 27/12/00 Hyundai expects its year 2000 earnings to top A$28 billion - 27/12/00 Alfa Romeo boosting 147 production to cope with demand - 22/12/00 Kia to support Australia's premier Triathlon series - 22/12/00 Honda sportscar range gets hit with a new colour swatch - 21/12/00 Hyundai to end sponsorship of Carlton football club - 21/12/00 Citroen smashes through 100,000 sales barrier in the UK - 20/12/00 Work skills to the fore as Toyota announces winners of skills competition - 20/12/00 Brisbane Motor Show to feature debut of new Toyota NCSV concept - 19/12/00 Monaro to be reborn as Holden names the Commodore coupe - 18/12/00 No more guessing - Holden's new ute is the VU - 13/12/00 Mitsubishi tries harder with Avis rentals contract - 15/12/00 Volvo enters a new dimension of safety with SCC - 14/12/00
November 2000 Mitsubishi secures future of Australian operation with big investment - 29/11/00 Murcott Driving Centre appoints new general manager - 27/11/00 Drop the `conservative' - Nissan's new 200SX gets meaner - 24/11/00 Competing in `shopfloor Olympics' yields big win for Mitsubishi - 24/11/00 Cypact concept from Nissan - `futuretech' for the IT generation - 22/11/00 Production milestone reached by Honda CR-V - 22/11/00 Saab obtains full ISO14001 environmental certification - 21/11/00 Proton GX, first Malaysian-designed car, unveiled at Sydney Motor Show - 17/11/00 Honda's new Civic wins Car Of The Year in Japan - 17/11/00 Sporty new Satria XLS bolsters Proton's hatch lineup - 17/11/00 Proton's Persona gets equipment & engine upgrades - 17/11/00 Ford to offer a walk on the wild side with new Laser R - 16/11/00 Audi's potent RS4 storms into Sydney Motor Show - 15/11/00 SLK 32 AMG : supercharged V6 leader for the compact roadster pack. - 15/11/00 The `escape pod'? Allroad quattro debuts at Sydney Motor Show - 15/11/00 Alfa Romeo 147 is Europe's Car Of The Year - 14/11/00 Suzuki's new rally weapon to be unveiled at Sydney Motor Show - 14/11/00 Mitsubishi Foundation : Basketball gives way to corporate generosity - 14/11/00 Citroen's Berlingo Multispace - a new class of family car ? 14/11/00 Kia goes 50/50 on Rio (50% this November, 50% next November...). - 14/11/00 Honda's racing spirit to make a stand at Sydney Motor Show - 13/11/00 Daewoo goes bust, effects already felt by Australia's car industry - 9/11/00 VFACTS: Holden leads as the market sets a new October record - 7/11/00 Insight, Honda's hybrid-powered car, to be sold in Australia - 6/11/00 Mitsubishi pushes Ford out of the top three in WA - 6/11/00 Western Australia set to celebrate its love affair with the motorcar - 6/11/00 Stretching the envelope - Audi's long wheelbase A8 limousine - 2/11/00 Jaguar reveals the compact X400's real name - it's the X-Type - 1/11/00 Swedish delights - Volvo to unveil S60 at Sydney Motor Show - 1/11/00 Mercedes-Benz's new C-class on its way to Australian showrooms - 1/11/00 2001 Honda Civic arrives with more room and more refinement - 1/11/00 Tacuma - Daewoo launches a compact MPV with big ideas - 1/11/00 Full surgery for Daihatsu Terios - a facelift and a heart transplant - 1/11/00
October 2000 "Zoom, zoom" - Mazda gets excited with new TV advertising campaign - 30/10/00 Honda launches its own online vehicle insurance service - 30/10/00 Autoglass giant appoints new CEO for Australasia - 27/10/00 Housing Industry Association's fleet deal with Toyota proves a winner - 26/10/00 Hybrid-powered Dodge Durango a possibility for Australian market - 26/10/00 Victorian school wins $1,000 as children quiz parents on global warming - 25/10/00 Ford's AUII T-Series offers more "personality" tailoring options - 25/10/00 Hyundai announces pricing as new Elantra rolls onto showroom floors - 25/10/00 Toyota's "benchmark" super-dealership opens in Sydney - 25/10/00 Suzuki launches Ignis - the spirit of the Swift lives on - 24/10/00 Manufacturing synergy saves DaimlerChrysler $100 million - 24/10/00 What it took for Tickford to `Australian-ise' the new Mustang - 24/10/00 Saab Finance gets full General Motors backing - 24/10/00 A huge New Years party planned for Adelaide's LeMans Series race - 20/10/00 Mitsubishi's Lancer learns how to turn heads in VRX guise - 20/10/00 Aussie turbo specialist creates a stir in Singapore (and Tokyo!) - 20/10/00 Mazda MX5 gets a new equation (MX5 + S-VT = more excitement) - 20/10/00 Millenia - Mazda's Eunos 800M gets a new name and new look - 20/10/00 Fleet managers snap up extended test drives in Toyota Avalon - 20/10/00 Kia's Carnival Classic - leather-bound luxury at value-for-money price - 20/10/00 Ford Mustang's `icon of the 60s' status recognised with a stamp - 20/10/00 Mercedes & Trakka produce a luxuriously practical campervan - 19/10/00 Maserati on an all-time high with sales up by 840 percent! - 19/10/00 New platform, new look to Subaru Impreza for 2001 - 17/10/00 Subaru also launches Outback H6 - two more cylinders & more power - 17/10/00 Mercedes gives 4-cylinder models a boost, Kompressor style - 17/10/00 Ford's product development chief, Ian Vaughan, to retire after long career - 17/10/00 Star attractions from Paris are headed for Sydney Motor Show - 16/10/00 Sales of new C-class exceeds Mercedes-Benz expectations - 16/10/00 Alfa Romeo releases pictures & details of its 5-door 147 - 13/10/00 Toyota's MR2 loses its head and becomes a Spyder - 11/10/00 Holden upgrades Vectra for 2001 with new V6, more features - 11/10/00 Aston Martin unveils Vanquish V12, another classic from Ian Callum - 11/10/00 Architecture in motion - Audi reveals its new A4 - 11/10/00 DCX NET - DaimlerChrysler consolidates its e-Business activities - 10/10/00 I do. I do. Start your engines for an Indycar wedding... - 10/10/00 Peugeot & Pininfarina celebrate 70 years with a special 406 coupe - 10/10/00 Saab offers extra benefits ($5000 worth) to buyers of its luxury Griffin - 9/10/00 VFACTS: Toyota extends its lead in a record third quarter market - 7/10/00 GM Card goes local - call it the Holden Mastercard - 6/10/00 Sydney Motor Show set to ride on crest of sales boom - 6/10/00 Hey, Charger! Chrysler to rekindle an old flame at Sydney Motor Show - 5/10/00 New managing director appointed at Mercedes-Benz Australia - 4/10/00 Ford to showcase "fun & versatile" new Escape 4WD at Sydney show - 4/10/00 Two all-new models are added to Toyota's Camry lineup - 4/10/00 Citroen's Osmose concept will hunt down hitch-hikers - 2/10/00 Suzuki's Kosai plant reaches ten million unit production milestone - 1/10/00 VW offers dotcom-plimentary alloy wheels on New Beetle - 1/10/00 ...and free air conditioning in every VW Transporter to October 31 - 1/10/00
September 2000 Toyota Spacia gets walloped with the `value stick' - 29/9/00 Seventh generation of the Honda Civic makes a Paris debut - 29/9/00 Head-hunting - Toyota begins searching for sales staff of tomorrow - 29/9/00 Mazda offers $1400 saving on 121 Metro Limited Edition - 28/9/00 World premiere of new C-class & G-class from Mercedes-Benz - 28/9/00 New 147 hogging Alfa's limelight in Paris - 28/9/00 Audi's new concept, Steppenwolf, prowls free at Paris show - 28/9/00 New Mazda 323 debuts in Paris - 28/9/00 Paris Motor Show sees unveiling of Saab's new engine control system - 28/9/00 Citroen heralds new era with reveal of C5 in Paris - 28/9/00 HSV reveals its own unique take on the VX Commodore - 27/9/00 Peugeot's early new year - improved specs for 2001 models - 25/9/00 Prometheus - Peugeot's starring concept at Paris Motor Show - 25/9/00 A very special Honda Odyssey to set the pace at Indy 300 - 25/9/00 Lancia Nea - Paris show car carries technology of tomorrow's Alfas - 25/9/00 Very rare 300SL `Gullwing' Mercedes for auction at Sydney motor show - 23/9/00 New look, new improvements for 2001 Citroën Xsara - 22/9/00 After 35 years, new Mustangs arrive in Australia - 22/9/00 Toyota Corolla comes up bulletproof trumps in RACV used car survey - 21/9/00 Pininfarina launches product range into Australia with Alfa Romeo - 21/9/00 LPG Falcons win favour with Western Australian Government - 20/9/00 Alfa Romeo backs unbeatable Shockwave (no, it's not a Net device...) - 19/9/00 Honda Civic moves into its seventh model generation - 13/9/00 Chrysler Jeep Australia moves house, closer to home - 13/9/00 Olympic marathons to be led by zero-emission hydrogen concept car - 8/9/00 Holden donates $300,000 of vehicles to TAFE students in 5 states - 8/9/00 Deniliquin UteMuster is targeting its own world record - 7/9/00 VFACTS: August has Toyota in the lead by a nose (a small one...) - 7/9/00 CR-V gives Honda a hefty push into new August sales record - 7/9/00 Car windows at risk during Olympics? Now there's a thought... 6/9/00 Record monthly result makes Volkswagen `Top European' in August - 5/9/00 Mazda moves into Phase 3 of its MDI `virtual development' project - 5/9/00 Aussie mountain bike Olympic hope to ride in style with Saab - 5/9/00 Another substantial North American export order for Mitsubishi Australia - 4/9/00 Hyundai passes annual one million sales mark earlier than ever before - 4/9/00 Mitsubishi handing control to DaimlerChrysler over secret locker scandal? - 1/9/00 Charity & industry come together at 2000 Sydney International Motor Show - 1/9/00 Caltex claims a world first with global approval for diesel engine oil - 1/9/00 Environment Authority gives `thumbs up' to dedicated LPG Falcon - 1/9/00 Lexus GS300 proves a star in the resale value stakes - 1/9/00 Hyundai Lantra to gain an `E' and become Elantra (finally!) - 1/9/00
August 2000 Mazda's RX-Evolv concept car confirmed for Sydney Motor Show - 31/8/00 15 Sydney Ford dealers to form big Retail Joint Venture - 31/8/00 Audi Australia appoints a new advertising agency - 31/8/00 No more spyshots - Holden takes the covers off the VX Commodore - 30/8/00 Raise the bar again : Volvo releases Phase II of the S40 & V40 - 25/8/00 Ford rolls `em out in NZ - 1,000,000 Taurus wheels, that is - 25/8/00 Proton Persona shatters fuel record on cross-Australia economy run 24/8/00 Maserati returns to the USA in style and elegance (well, naturally...) - 23/8/00 Huge recall as Mitsubishi Japan admits to `Secret Locker' campaign - 23/8/00 Ford stands down 4,000 workers as result of external labour dispute - 23/8/00 Proton denies existence of any deal with Rover - 23/8/00 Jaguar sells its thousandth S-Type in Australia - 22/8/00 Saab reveals its new corporate identity logo - 21/8/00 BMW gives the Z3 roadster a serious power & torque increase - 18/8/00 Mercedes-Benz releases first photos of its new C-Class coupe - 18/8/00 Toyota mustering up a big crowd of country music fans - 17/8/00 BMW reveals two exciting new concept vehicles, the Z18 & Z22 - 16/8/00 Three new Audi dealerships confirmed for North Queensland - 15/8/00 First details of Optima, the big new Kia due to arrive in 2001 - 14/8/00 Toyota invites Avalon buyers to "avalon weekend" - 12/8/00 Hyundai sales continue surging, in Korea and elsewhere - 11/8/00 Mitsubishi in celebration mode over waiting list for new Pajero - 11/8/00 Scholarships for women engineers offered by Ford Australia - 11/8/00 Mazda offers big savings on limited edition 626, but only 400 available - 11/8/00 USA recall of Bridgestone-Firestone 4WD tyres could extend to Australia - 10/8/00 Mercedes-Benz offers value and performance, with E200 Kompressor - 10/8/00 Mitsubishi upgrades Magna & Verada with more power, better economy - 9/8/00 Eibach Cougar : Tickford makes the cat a little wilder - 9/8/00 Volvo unveils the S60, a sleek new sedan "for the driver" - 9/8/00 Australia's first new Ford Mustangs are on their way - 9/8/00 Toyota's Avalon makes a big break into rental fleet market - 9/8/00 Mitsubishi Australia overhauling its image and ordering structure - 9/8/00 DaimlerChrysler & Mitsubishi make it official : alliance agreements signed - 8/8/00 Sydney Ford dealers participate in cleanup with free `enviro-check' - 8/8/00 Toyota claims first blood in GST-era sales battle - 4/8/00 BMW claims a record month, over 25% of imported luxury market - 4/8/00 July was another record month for Honda Australia - 4/8/00 Incentive program for `old' Hyundai Excel knocks off new Accent - 4/8/00 7-foot basketballer sits pretty in a Proton Satria GTi - 4/8/00 VFACTS: July market up almost 30%, with Toyota in the lead - 4/8/00 Honda aims at CR-V sales record with driveaway offer - 3/8/00 Ooh lala - Peugeot's 206 CC is a reality and headed for Australia - 2/8/00 Avalon's towing ability : Toyota WA says the proof is in the pulling - 1/8/00 Mazda's passenger lineup enjoys strong July sales - 1/8/00 Subaru updates Liberty for 2001 with more dynamic driving control - 1/8/00 Saab gives its 9-3 Viggen more power, more colours, more doors - 1/8/00
July 2000 Environment minister digs National Tree Day with Toyota's Asano - 31/7/00 DaimlerChrysler reports big second quarter gains in revenue - 27/7/00 Mitsubishi clarifies recall situation - some Australian vehicles affected - 26/7/00 Daewoo's Nubira tops the value stakes in latest NRMA study - 26/7/00 Toyota appoints executive to run its new Sydney City `super dealership' - 25/7/00 C32 AMG: tantalising peek at supercharged Mercedes-Benz C-class - 25/7/00 Toyota Australia sends 100,000th export Camry to the Middle East - 25/7/00 Royal Flying Doctor Service gets a ground-bound boost in WA from Toyota - 21/7/00 New `international-look' Audi showroom opens in Newcastle - 21/7/00 Mitsubishi says no Australian-made vehicles involved in Japanese recall - 20/7/00 Ford releases LE Futura to help mark its 75th anniversary - 19/7/00 Toyota gets really green by sponsoring National Tree Day - 18/7/00 Mazda's `facelifted' MX5 due in Australia in November - 18/7/00 Ford offers petrol price relief with `green' Dedicated LPG Falcon - 17/7/00 Daewoo Matiz remains value benchmark (and sets its own `greenmark') - 17/7/00 Special edition Lexus IS200 YELLOW is anything but mellow - 17/7/00 Ambulance service uses Subaru Outbacks as frontline response vehicles - 17/7/00 Pennzoil draws winners of its `Ultimate Rush' MiG 15 promotion - 14/7/00 Saab's Limited Edition 9-3 coupe and sedan break $50K luxury barrier - 14/7/00 Nissan releases an all-new line-up of Pulsar models - 13/7/00 Mazda MX5 gains recognition by Guinness Book of World Records - 13/7/00 Toyota launches a completely new RAV4 - 12/7/00 `Track Test Days' offered to buyers of Proton Satria GTi - 12/7/00 Mazda develops B-series pickups for Telstra - 11/7/00 Mercedes SLK gets `sixier' with six-pack power, six-speed shift - 10/7/00 Olympic flame to be carried by solar car in Adelaide - 10/7/00 VFACTS: Holden stays on top of a depressed market in June - 6/7/00 Hyundai's new Accent safely takes over from the Excel - 6/7/00 Daihatsu becomes part of Toyota Australia today - 5/7/00 Windscreens O'Brien helping East Timor peacekeepers - 5/7/00 GST ushers Toyota Avalon into market with even better value - 3/7/00 No statement or story - just Holden's complete post-GST price list! - 3/7/00 Kia Carens - is the revolution coming? - 3/7/00 Daewoo's post-GST price list offers better than expected value - 3/7/00 Compressed Natural Gas forum in Perth tomorrow - 3/7/00
June 2000 GST pricing - Proton sheds the $$$ - 29/6/00 Is Alfa's 156 Sportwagon Selespeed the "world's first F1 wagon"? - 29/6/00 Volvo launches Internet-based environmental education programme - 29/6/00 GST pricing pushes Mazda MX5 below $40,000 mark - 29/6/00 DaimlerChrysler buys 10% of Hyundai to create new joint venture - 26/6/00 Honda and McDonalds hatch another big prize promotion - 26/6/00 S400 CDI from Mercedes-Benz boasts world-leading diesel dynamics - 26/6/00 New national parts manager appointed at Mazda Australia - 26/6/00 Windscreen repairer tops customer satisfaction survey - 23/6/00 Holden Racing Team raises the self-sufficiency bar - 23/6/00 Laminated local luxury - Ford's AU-II update hits Fairlane Ghia & LTD - 21/6/00 DaimlerChrysler plans for first fuel cell vehicles within two years - 20/6/00 Honda wins four of eight categories in International Engine Awards - 19/6/00 KIA sets July 15 as launch day for its new Rio - 16/6/00 Aussie launch of Alfa's 156 Sportwagon delayed by pre-launch sellout - 15/6/00 New MD appointed at Chrysler Jeep Australia - 15/6/00 Ford's ute package, the Mako, focuses on recreational value - 15/6/00 Saab announces its GST prices, with savings for consumers - 15/6/00 March 2001 arrival in Australia confirmed for Alfa Romeo's new 147 - 14/6/00 ISO14001 certification completed for Mazda's entire Japan operation - 14/6/00 Ford's "Car the Kids Built" - a Fairmont Ghia with a difference - 9/6/00 GST - reduced pricing pays off for Volvo - 9/6/00 Mitsubishi sweetens restructuring pill with export sugar - 8/6/00 Volvo Car appoints a new president - 8/6/00 Craig Lowndes to drive Olympic flame around Bathurst circuit - 7/6/00 Audi RS4 is already confirmed for Australia - 6/6/00 VFACTS: May shows improvement, but GST still hovers - 6/6/00 Mercedes releases CL55 AMG F1, first roadgoing car with ceramic brakes - 6/6/00 Jeep recalls Cherokees to rectify airbag module `salt fault' - 6/6/00 Saab convertible notches up its 5000th Australian sale - 5/6/00 156 Monza races into the Alfa Romeo lineup - 5/6/00 Peugeot 306 GTI 6 wins top UK accolade (but time is running out...) - 2/6/00 Toyota's big new Avalon set to take on Falcon & Commodore - 1/6/00 Ford Australia gets the greenlight for next generation Falcon! - 1/6/00 AU-II Falcon ute released "with a tonne of features" - 1/6/00 New president and new chairman at Suzuki - 1/6/00 Mazda gets a boost in May from pre-GST sales lift - 1/6/00 Lightweight aluminium hardtop available for Honda's S2000 roadster - 1/6/00 NRMA says Proton Persona is Australia's most economical 1.6 litre - 1/6/00 VW Lupo's world economy record attempt continues in Australia - 1/6/00 New hybrid car from aXcess Australia tipped as big export earner - 1/6/00
May 2000 Holden announces appointment of new director of manufacturing - 31/5/00 Honda's bold new strategy for global growth - 29/5/00 DaimlerChrysler appoints new CEO for Australia/Pacific region - 29/5/00 Covers come off the Alfa Romeo 147 - 26/5/00 Proton Satria GTi is Australia's top selling hot hatch - 26/5/00 Statesman International loads up on the exclusivity factor - 25/5/00 ECOmmodore lays claim as Australia's first `green' car - 24/5/00 Mazda's MPV wins Best Truck Interior - huh?! - 23/5/00 Special Holdens going under the hammer to help Olympians - 18/5/00 Hyundai puts the Accent on room, zoom, style & safety - 17/5/00 Kia pitches Carnival to the tourism & travel industry - 17/5/00 Hyundai's people-mover for release in July (or May...) - 17/5/00 Alfa gives the 156 an equipment upgrade - 17/5/00 Kia thinks small (but smart) in Carens people-mover - 15/5/00 Honda to continue sponsoring the `friendly games' - 10/5/00 Proton reveals its first self-designed car - 10/5/00 Jaguar gets into ballet (bodytorque ballet, that is) - 9/5/00 Hondas take top performer honours in JD Power survey - 8/5/00 Ford Credit does a special : skip lunch & buy a KA! - 8/5/00 Trakka 2000 is the `new millennium Kombi' - 5/5/00 Holden reports market consolidation in 1999 - 4/5/00 Audi gets daring and goes TTopless in Australia - 4/5/00 Holden extends its market lead in April - 4/5/00 Honda sales powering on against the market trend - 4/5/00 VFACTS: the market nosedives again in April - 4/5/00 NRC Racing's `robot pit crew' at Automotive Trade Fair - 3/5/00 Cavaliero - Suzuki gives Baleno a dashing Spanish name - 2/5/00 Kia's revised specification Credos targets affordability - 2/5/00 Alfa Romeo Australia offering GST `taxback' on Alfa 166 - 2/5/00 New V70 wagon combines Volvo's heritage & future - 1/5/00
April 2000 Alternative fuels group applauds Oz Democrats - 28/4/00 Number crunching at Mitsubishi - 600 jobs to go - 28/4/00 Mazda's new Millenia (Eunos 800) revealed in NY - 27/4/00 Deadline looms for Mitsubishi Adelaide - 27/4/00 Audi A6 moves to the power of 8 (4.2 + quattro!) - 26/4/00 Audi gets serious with `Audi Offensive Program' - 26/4/00 Audi extends peace of mind with WarrantyPlus - 26/4/00 DaimlerChrysler reports record sales - 20/4/00 ...and aims to cut costs with Virtual Reality - 20/4/00 2000 Sportage: Kia's `real' 4WD gets bigger - 20/4/00 Natural gas vehicles land at Liverpool, NSW - 20/4/00 Stronger AU Falcon sales boost Ford's `99 profit - 19/4/00 Business as usual for Suzuki in ACT & NSW - 19/4/00 Mitsubishi stacks the value into Magna & Lancer - 17/4/00 All-new turbodiesel features in GU Patrol Series II - 17/4/00 Ford's faster FTE models on sale in South Australia - 14/4/00 Get Mum revved up for Mother's Day - 14/4/00 Subaru brings Impreza RX back in black - 13/4/00 National Jaguar rally - big cats to prowl Sydney - 13/4/00 July launch in Australia for Alfa's 156 Sportwagon - 12/4/00 McDonald appointed to head Ford marketing - 11/4/00 Holden launches an `Olympic Edition' ute - 20/4/00 Mazda joins ambitious fuel cell development project - 10/4/00 Ford `Gold Award' presented to Sumitomo - 7/4/00 KIA's value-packed Shuma on sale in Australia - 7/4/00 Mitsubishi starts restructuring with trucks operation - 7/4/00 VFACTS: Toyota leads March, Holden still leads 2000 - 6/4/00 Hyundai heads Aussie importers in March - 6/4/00 Ford starts to fight back with launch of AUII Falcon - 5/4/00 Star toddler drives Odyssey's sales push - 5/4/00 Andreas Deges to head Audi push in Asia/Pacific - 5/4/00 Daewoo Matiz sets one record & breaks another - 4/4/00 First Audi TT Roadster on auction for childrens' charity - 3/4/00 Big changes afoot in Honda Australia management - 3/4/00 Volvo's C70 Coupe & Convertible back in production - 3/4/00 Saab 9-5 is safest car ever tested by Euro NCAP - 1/4/00
March 2000 LPG-equipped Falcon taxis start work in Hong Kong - 29/3/00 Politicians leap to Mitsubishi's defence - 29/3/00 Demand doubles for Toyota's 4WD Hilux turbodiesel - 29/3/00 2000 Volvo youth sailing team announced - 28/3/00 Confirmed: DaimlerChrysler takes control of Mitsubishi - 28/3/00 All-new C-Class Mercedes emerges from its coccoon - 24/3/00 Disabled drivers offered more useability & comfort - 23/3/00 DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi - the wheel turns? - 23/3/00 Hyundai adds air as Excel makes its exit - 22/3/00 Germans vote Mercedes their favourite - 22/3/00 Mercedes' Starmarque programme a success - 22/3/00 Mazda releases a Limited Edition Protege - 21/3/00 Land Rover is bought by Ford - 18/3/00 Honda vehicles cleanest of the clean in US study - 17/3/00 BMW selling Rover : Landie in limbo? - 17/3/00 Saab reveals its Variable Compression engine - 16/3/00 Toyota Prado gets a class-leading turbodiesel - 15/3/00 Ford plans big changes in customer care - 15/3/00 Engineering scholarships from Ford - 15/3/00 Mercedes CL Coupe is Euroopean top car - 15/3/00 Rent an A-class Mercedes (in the UK, that is) - 15/3/00 Odyssey 2000 hits the showrooms today - 15/3/00 Sporting legends take home first 2000 Odysseys - 14/3/00 Daewoo attacks Toyota on claimed running costs- 14/3/00 Hyundai announces a record profit for `99 - 10/3/00 Limited edition WRX is yellow, but not mellow - 7/3/00 Holden Rodeo gets dual airbags & upgrades - 7/3/00 VFACTS: Holden leads a buoyant February market - 7/3/00 Honda has yet another record sales month - 6/3/00 Audi lifts the lid on TT Roadster in Melbourne - 3/3/00 Holden in Melbourne: concepts & futuretech - 3/3/00 New Mustang gallops into Melbourne - 3/3/00 Kia's new masterplan for big-time growth - 2/3/00 Melbournians get first look at Ford's AUII Falcon - 2/3/00 28% sales jump in one month for Mazda 626 - 2/3/00 Five out of three for Honda's HRV - 1/3/00 Ford's historic satellite link for Cleanup Australia - 1/3/00 Hyundai Sonata opts for pure six-appeal - 1/3/00
February 2000 Honda's `green car' set for Oz debut at Melbourne - 25/2/00 Audi's A6 is in Vogue - quite literally! - 23/2/00 Strong profit boost reported by Mazda Australia - 23/2/00 Chrysler raises the luxury bar with LX Voyager - 22/2/00 Heritage aplenty in 100 special Mazda MX5s - 22/2/00 Honda's new Odyssey for Oz debut in Melbourne - 22/2/00 New M-Class diesel 4WD : big power, small thirst - 22/2/00 Mazda's 121 Metro gets `fresh-faced' - 22/2/00 Toyota to run Daihatsu in Australia - 22/2/00 Art students paint Ford's Ka - just try hiding it! - 14/2/00 Mazda makes `running changes' to 323 range - 11/2/00 Ford hands out awards for Supplier Excellence - 10/2/00 Jaguar's zero % interest deal - pounce on it! - 10/2/00 Alfa Romeo sending full range to Melbourne show - 9/2/00 Holden puts `the lot' in Calais International - 8/2/00 Chinnappa to head Kia's new sales push - 8/2/00 NSW dealer takes off Honda's national award - 7/2/00 Honda bikes are tops with cops around Australia - 7/2/00 Buy a Mitsubishi and win a million - 4/2/00 Hyundai is hot off the blocks in sales race 2000 - 4/2/00 Honda's new year begins with record market share - 4/2/00 VFACTS: Holden leads an easing January market - 4/2/00 Precision Driving Team set to thrill with skill - 4/2/00 Honda sets an on-sale date for the HR-V 5-door - 4/2/00 Ford's Mondeo gets a revamp (and a new flagship) - 3/2/00 Plush & Rush - Audi's A4 Luxury and Sports models - 2/2/00 AutoFashions acquired by Pennzoil-Quaker State - 2/2/00 Mercedes Benz confirms pricing of entry-level A140 - 2/2/00 Lemon-watch: does Vectra really taste so bitter? - 1/2/00
January 2000 Volvo treads the boards with the Bard - 31/1/00 Proton's `Son of a Gun' : performance on a budget - 29/1/00 Honda's production reaches a new record - 27/1/00 Eaton announces retirement from DaimlerChrysler - 27/1/99 Holden Vectra a `lemon'? David takes on Goliath - 27/1/00 Volvo raises prices on some 2000 models - 27/1/00 Hyundai set to be China's biggest carmaker - 26/1/00 Magna/Verada production to stay in Oz - 25/1/00 Rhino Buggies goes Hollywood (sort of) - 25/1/00 Kia appoints Katsiotis to head marketing - 24/1/00 Stone to oversee Kia's dealer development - 21/1/00 Proton's new `Showroom Direct' wins converts - 19/1/00 Ateco reveals big investment plans for Kia - 18/1/00 Honda's 5-door HRV to debut in Brisbane - 18/1/00 `First-ever' green award goes to Honda Insight - 18/1/00 Subaru's award-winning Forester gets even better - 14/1/00 Citroen celebrates first ever `million car year' - 14/1/00 Strathfield.jives away with 40 TownAce vans - 13/1/00 Allan Moffatt leads western convoy to Ford Rally - 13/1/00 Lexus sales jump more than 64 percent - 13/1/00 A giant mouse - a hopping moose. No. it's RoboRoo2 12/1/00 E-Type spirit lives on in Jaguar's F-Type concept - 12/1/00 Aussie Toyota mechanic on top of the world - 12/1/00 KIA appints Ateco as national distributor - 12/1/00 Ateco welcomes "Kia challenge", Ric Hull to lead - 12/1/00 Mazda's RX-Evolv concept set for Detroit debut - 12/1/00 1999 was yet another record for Mercedes-Benz - 12/1/00 Holden's push to top helped by light commercials - 11/1/00 New annual sales record confirmed for Subaru - 11/1/00 GM to take full control of Saab - 11/1/00 Volvo uncovers MY2000 V70 & V70 XC wagons - 11/1/00 "GST-reduced" pricing pays off for Volvo - 11/1/00 Toyota tops the sales charts for the decade - 10/1/00 Mazda debuts its Tribute 4WD in Los Angeles - 8/1/00 VFACTS: it's Holden...Toyota...Holden by a nose! - 7/1/00 Holden looks back at `99 (fondly!) - 7/1/00 Grandeur & Sonata lead Hyundai's strong December - 7/1/00 Record December caps off great year for Kia - 7/1/00 Honda begins new millennium on a high note - 7/1/00 KIA launches not one, but two, limited edition Mentors - 7/1/00 Air travellers to shuttle in Chrysler's electric Voyagers - 6/1/00 Hyundai's Grandeur scores a grand fleet success - 5/1/00 Alfa Romeo plans 350,000 unit production in 2001 - 5/1/00 Citroen executive is Woman of the Year in Europe - 5/1/00 Mercedes tops another corporate image survey - 4/1/00 Sales of Toyota Corolla in Australia reach 700,000 - 4/1/00
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