Flying Cars – Not Science Fiction Any More
When the year 2000 rolled around amid fears of the Y2K bug making computers and civic systems crash (remember that?), we heard a few people asking “Where are the flying cars?” in a reference to all the guesses that people had made back in the 1950s or so about what transportation would be like in the 21st Century.
Well, the wait is over. The flying car is here, or at least it’s in the USA. This doesn’t mean that Ford Falcons are really able to soar on thermals like their namesakes or that the wings on the Mazda logo are still anything other than metaphorical.
i30 SR Is here
The i30 SR was designed exclusively for the Australian market.
Hyundai Motor Company Australia have lifted the lid on their new addition to the i30 line up.
The i30 SR hatch was first previewed at last years Sydney International Motor Show as a concept. Featuring a larger 125kw 2.0L petrol engine (the regular i30 houses a 1.6L), exclusively tuned sports suspension, and a host of other features, the Australian developed – Korean Hot Hatch has sparked interest in other markets including the UK.
Keeping Left Unless Overtaking Part 2
A couple of years ago, I had a good whinge on this blog –
http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/home/keep-left-unless-overtaking/
Car Industry Support: Who's Right?
It’s red face time at Holden, Toyota and Ford as it’s been revealed a secret report commissioned by Australia’s three remaining local car makers, intended to back their calls for extra funding, is contradicted by a report compiled by a company formed as a merger between the original company used and another. Allen Consulting Group was asked to look into how the automotive industry impacts here in Australia and found that a loss of $23 billion would hit the economy between 2018 and 2031 if all three closed shop, stating the loss would be far higher than the amount of funding supplied. Unfortunately for the companies, Allen Consulting merged with ACIL Tasman to form Allen ACIL and a report issued by them says that taxpayer backed funding should be withdrawn. It was stated that the support is effectively a tax on the rest of the economy whilst the more successful industries prop up the less successful.
Initially released in April of this year, the three car makers have had to commission a revised report, after benching the initial one at a cost of around $100, 000 dollars, with the findings now expected for later this year. So it begs the question; who is right? Are our car makers truly in need of continuing funding in such a competitive market (it’s said there’s over sixty manufacturers available in Australia) or would it be better to cut the losses and have them as mainly import only?
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