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September 2003 23/9/03: Lexus ups the spec on new LS430 19/9/03: A million A-Classes are out there, somewhere 18/9/03: Territory & Fiesta aim for Sydney limelight 18/9/03: Henry's historic racer touring Australia 16/9/03: R-D6 concept for an oil-burning Jaguar 12/9/03: Chrysler 300C's Euro debut 12/9/03: TAFE students get a Discovery 12/9/03: Audi to unveil new A3 in Sydney 11/9/03: Falcon Cobra strikes 25th birthday 11/9/03: Australia's oldest Ford on show 10/9/03: Alfa reveals stunning 300kmh `supercar' 8/9/03: limited edition Zafira gets $2500 added value 5/9/03: Happy first birthday, FPV! 5/9/03: details of Holden's Cross-Trac AWD system 5/9/03: Citroen to debut 5 cars in 1 at Sydney 4/9/03: Suzuki cuts $2000 off Liana GS 4/9/03: Honda tops prestige sales with Accord 3/9/03: Lexus IS200 & IS300 go Platinum 3/9/03: Mazda leads imports with 30 months of growth 1/9/03: Holden builds a serious homegrown dualcab 1/9/03: 200,000th Saab softop produced
August 2003 30/8/03: New engine and gearbox for Citroen's C3 29/8/03: X-Type LS offers Jaguar luxury under $80K 29/8/03: Model T convoy to celebrate Ford centenary 29/8/03: Chrysler-Jeep's new Tasmanian dealerships 28/8/03: Honda reaches 50 millionth car milestone 27/8/03: Imaki appointed as new CEO at Mazda 25/8/03: BMW sells out $210K M3 CSL 21/8/03: Flag of all nations covers Ford's Geelong workers 19/8/03: SLR McLaren has revered Mercedes heritage 18/8/03: Jaguar reveals the X-Type wagon 18/8/03: Ford & ProDrive extend FPV joint venture 14/8/03: Mitsubishi Lancer gets global styling makeover 12/8/03: Herd wins NSW prison vehicle contract 11/8/03: VW wins bulk-order contract for motorhomes 8/8/03: Mercedes' smart earns UK New Car Honours 8/8/03: change of chairs at Chrysler Jeep Oz 7/8/03: model runout puts free auto in Hyundai Elantra 6/8/03: Mercedes A-Class gets a `specification enhancement' 6/8/03: Frankfurt debut for new Mazda concept 5/8/03: Race on Sunday sell on Monday rings true at Ford 5/8/03: top importer status for Mazda 5/8/03: Records tumble in July for Toyota 2/8/03: British supercar to debut at Sydney Motor Show 5/8/03: RX330 leads record run in July for Lexus 5/8/03: 2% market share a big hit for Kia 5/8/03: Western Australia has V8 Supercars for three years 3/8/03: BMW's 545i V8 is priced up and headed our way 1/8/03: Toyota's Gold Awards go both sides of Australia
July 2003 25/7/03: Hanenberger to retire from Holden 23/7/03: F1 Jaguar spins Schwarzenegger into action 23/7/03: big increase in hybrid vehicle sales predicted 21/7/03: VW's power-packed Golf R32 for Australia 21/7/03: Michael Schumacher `tests' for Alfa Romeo 20/7/03: First details of Holden's Adventra AWD wagon 17/7/03: Ford's Territory prototype spotted on test 15/7/03: Dutton Rally to run in Victoria and NSW 15/7/03: HSE puts more luxury into Freelander 15/7/03: RTV is Ford's high riding Falcon ute 14/7/03: Volvo challenges SUV segment with XC90 11/7/03: Hyundai Getz rated most economical top seller 10/7/03: Ford `redefines prestige' with BA Fairlane 10/7/03: NRMA rates Magna highest for security 8/7/03: Audi builds 250,000th alloy bodied car 8/7/03: Nissan gives Pulsar sedan a makeover 8/7/03: two new wind tunnels opened by Peugeot 7/7/03: Nissan's 350Z is to drop its top 7/7/03: gold at Cannes for Honda's `Cog' commercial 4/7/03: a record June and 70 months on top for Holden 4/7/03: End of Financial Year sales a boost for Nissan 4/7/03: a 6-month record for Maserati's trident 4/7/03: best-ever June for Subaru, up almost 12% 3/7/03: Falcon ute leads continued Ford resurgence 3/7/03: June the second highest month ever for Mitsubishi 3/7/03: A record June lets Honda kick the winter blues 3/7/03: Mazda soars on an all-time sales high 3/7/03: a record-breaking six months for Peugeot 3/7/03: Getz pushes another record for Hyundai 1/7/03: Holden launches a special edition Monaro 1/7/03: BMW lifts performance and styling bar with Z4
April 2003 30/4/03: Vale - Possum Bourne. 29/4/03: Toyota fishing expo draws record response 22/4/03: Kia Carnival wins Best Used award again 17/4/03: Restyled Magna revealed in NY 16/4/03: LandRover repeats Discovery DVD offer 16/4/03: Longer warranty, lower servicing on Fiat Ducato 16/4/03: Saab & Subaru to build AWD 9-2 15/4/03: industry welcomes decision on ethanol in fuel 11/4/03: Audi wins German reader poll 1-2-3 10/4/03: Ford puts Focus on `sporty' with ST170 9/4/03: Falcon GT was "worth the wait" 8/4/03: Holden announces $200M development 7/4/03: 50th anniversary rerun of Redex Trial 2/4/03: Toyota puts Avalon & Camry onto LPG
March 2003 28/3/03: Jazz owner beats rising fuel costs with six cents 28/3/03: Hyundai signs new communications partner 27/3/03: Suzuki's Twin minicar a hybrid first 20/3/03: Autotek Raptor ute aims for land speed record 19/3/03: Lexus RX330 a luxuriously refined 4WD 18/3/03: Holden takes Vectra upmarket with ZC model 17/3/03: Mazda6 takes off New Zealand COTY 17/3/03: Audi pulls out a show-stopper for Adelaide 14/3/03: Mercedes C-Class reaches the million mark 13/3/03: Maybach receives 5 Diamonds award 12/3/03: Daewoo sees Scope for new offroad cross-over concept 10/3/03: All-female team developing new Volvo concept 6/3/03: Bathurst TAFE gets a free HiLux 6/3/03: Citroen's Berlingo bulks up for a Hummering 5/3/03: Toyota jacks up value & lowers prices of Echo
February 2003 24/2/03: a new sedan joins Mitsubishi's Lancer lineup 24/2/03: Fiat's `tall' Punto on horizon 24/2/03: Alfa to debut GT coupe at Geneva 17/2/03: MX Sportif to be unveiled at Geneva by Mazda 14/2/03: Chrysler starts production of Crossfire coupe 14/2/03: Melbourne debut for Volvo S60 R grand tourer 6/2/03: Nissan's new Z-car arrives in Australia 6/2/03: Proton fills a ute niche with new Jumbuck 4/2/03: Ian Thorpe swims in the wind with Audi 3/2/03: Mazda puts Renesis engine in full production 3/2/03: DataDots on all new Subarus from today
January 2003 31/1/03: Aussie debut set for Alfa's 147GTA `Hyper Hatch' 25/1/03: Holden plans third shift to satisfy export demand 24/1/03: FPV range from Ford holds true to GT heritage 22/1/03: Range Rover is Overlander 4WD of the year 21/1/03: Into the blue with a Classic MX5 21/1/03: Rolls Royce appoints new Australian distributor 20/1/03: Lance Dixon wins SAAB dealer of the year 20/1/03: Australia wins right to host LandRover Challenge 15/1/03: VFACTS - new record and Holden leads the year 14/1/03: Mazda reveals pricing & specs of RX8 10/1/03: Honda Fit outsells Corolla in Japan 10/1/03: Renault booms in 2002 in Asia-Pacific 10/1/03: Price announced on XR8 Falcon 9/1/03: New all-time Australian record for Peugeot 8/1/03: Jaguar leaps to a record year with X-Type 8/1/03: 4WDs lead Nissan's best result in 11 years 8/1/03:_Renault Scenic gets an update 8/1/03: New record for Saab Convertible 3/1/03: Celica and MR2 get kitted up with Sportivo gear 3/1/03: Citroen aims for Number 1 in China 2/1/03: VW gets into driveaway mode for its Golden Jubilee 1/1/03: Mitsubishi unveils Lancer Evolution VIII
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