Auto Industry News
VHRR Festival of Sport - for all motor sports enthusiastsFeb 27, 2010 | |
| The VHRR Phillip Island Classic ‘Festival of Sport’ will be held at Phillip Island, Victoria on 19 – 21 March 2010. » Read more | |
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Happy 40th Birthday Honda AustraliaFeb 04, 2009 |
| In the year that Neil Armstrong touched down on the surface of the moon, Honda touched down in Australia. Honda Australia celebrates its 40th birthday on Wednesday, 4th February 2009. From its humble beginnings in a two-bedroom flat in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Australia is now one of Honda’s leading markets. » Read more | |
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Honda Australia Hits an All Time High in June 2008Jul 04, 2008 |
| Honda Australia sold more vehicles in June 2008 than any other month in the company’s history. According to VFACTS figures released today Honda sold 6,217 vehicles, breaking through the 6,000 unit barrier for the first time. Honda’s previous best month was in January this year with 5,959 units. » Read more | |
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Honda Announces First FCX Clarity Hydrogen Vehicle CustomersJun 16, 2008 |
| Honda Announces First FCX Clarity Customers and World’s First Fuel Cell Vehicle Dealership Network as Clarity Production Begins in Japan. This breakthrough zero emissions vehicle is due to be delivered in July. » Read more | |
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Honda Enters 2008 Australian Rally ChampionshipApr 02, 2008 |
| Honda Australia will enter a Group R Civic Type R in selected rounds of the 2008 Australian Rally championship. | |
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Honda Australia Donates $100,000 to Lighthouse FoundationApr 02, 2008 |
| With more than 20,000 young Australians homeless, Honda Australia together with the Honda Racing F1 Team’s earthdreams initiative is assisting the Lighthouse Foundation to bridge the digital divide by providing hundreds of young people in Victoria with the opportunity to gain access to the information, education and skills to enable them to be self-sufficient. » Read more | |
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Honda CR-V is Australia's Most Popular SUV in 2008Apr 02, 2008 |
| Coinciding with first anniversary of its Australian launch, the third-generation Honda CR-V was the most popular SUV sold in Australia in January, according to VFACTS figures. A total of 1,575 Honda CR-V’s were sold giving it a Compact SUV market share of 19.2%. » Read more | |
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One In Ten Hondas will be a Hybrid by 2010Feb 15, 2008 |
| Helping Honda to achieve its ambitious Hybrid target will be a new Sports Hybrid based on the CR-Z unveiled at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show, and a new Global Hybrid to go on sale in 2009, with a focus on making hybrid technology more ‘affordable’ with a worldwide sales plan of 200,000 units. » Read more | |
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Honda Australia Sets Fifth Consecutive Sales RecordFeb 15, 2008 |
| December’s result of 4,605 put the company comfortably ahead of the 2006 result of 54,202. Honda’s market share for 2007 is 5.8 per cent – an increase of 0.13 per cent over 2006. » Read more | |