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Five Star FG Falcon at Jarvis Ford
The all-new FG Falcon has become the first Australian-built car to receive a 5 (five) star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum 5 (five) star safety rating rating with a total score of 34.6 points (out of a possible 37 points), giving it the highest score ever recorded by a locally produced car in Australia by a significant margin. Read more>
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Forester's September sales record |
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7/10/2008
The new generation Subaru Forester has maintained its status as Australia’s best-selling Sports Utility Vehicle year-to-date, according to official VFACTS figures released today.
Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive Forester sales of 1162 made it a best-ever September figure for the model, up 14.8 per cent over the same month last year and 18.5 per cent YTD, with sales now at 10,832.
Total Subaru sales of 3160 vehicles gave the company a market share for the month of 3.9 per cent.
Strong Impreza sales of 1111 also placed it 10.4 per cent ahead YTD, following the recent introduction of normally aspirated sedan variants, to be followed by Impreza WRX sedan in December.
Liberty sales of 505 were 3.3 per cent ahead of the previous September.
Outback sales of 317 combined with Forester to make Subaru the dominant brand in the SUV Compact category, with 23.5 per cent of the segment.
Tribeca sales of 65 mean the model is now ahead 25.0 per cent YTD. |
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Toyota first to export 100,000 cars |
19/12/2008
Toyota Australia is set to become the first Australian carmaker to export 100,000 vehicles in a calendar year.
The milestone car is due to be shipped from Melbourne on Christmas Eve, bound for the Middle East.
It will be among more than 2,100 Australian-built Toyota cars leaving Australia that day aboard the Positive Leader. |
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