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Porsche is mourning the loss of former Australian importer and distributor Alan Hamilton who has passed away at the age of 82. Alan Hamilton was only nine years of age when his father, Norman, introduced Porsche to his life – and Australia. In 1951, his father’s chance encounter with noted German racing driver and Porsche tester, Richard von Frankenberg, led to a meeting with Ferry Porsche. At the time he was driving from Austria to Switzerland to investigate the latest in pump technology for Australia’s nation-building Snowy Hydro project. The introduction saw… Read more

As Sakura season arrives, blanketing various regions around the world in pink petals, Rolls‑Royce Motor Cars is proud to present Phantom Cherry Blossom. This magnificent one-of-one Phantom Extended commission is inspired by the fleeting beauty of the Sakura blooms and a Japanese client’s formative memories of this stunning natural spectacle. In Japanese culture, cherry blossoms are a powerful symbol of nature’s rhythms, the arrival of spring and the beauty of impermanence. As Sakura blooms are short-lived, lasting only around a week, they serve as a poignant reminder to cherish the… Read more

One hundred years ago this week, the Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty Ltd was founded in Geelong, Victoria. The story of how Ford Australia came into being, started in 1923 when North American Ford executives visited Australia to seek out a base to set up an operation to direct all Ford activities in the country. Two senior Ford executives were part of a six-person advanced party scouting Australian locations, Hubert Charles French, and P. W. Grandjean, the then secretary of Ford of Canada. After their visit, Grandjean wrote to… Read more

A deal with Nissan South Africa will see exports of the the Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior begin later this month. In keeping with the Warrior program’s ethos of delivering vehicles tailor-made for local conditions, Premcar is also expanding its operations globally. The Victoria-based company to set up a joint venture with South African local firm AIH – under the entity of Premcar SA – with all remanufacturing enhancements conducted within Nissan South Africa’s production facility in Rosslyn. Premcar has made a number of significant changes to the South African-market Nissan… Read more

Audi is offering a $300,000 RS 6 Avant for the price of a $55 ticket in the first Audi Foundation fundraising raffle for 2025. Audi Australia is proud to announce Audi Foundation’s 14th raffle, which offers ticket holders the opportunity to win an exceptional prize while supporting some of Australia’s most impactful charities.   Since its inception in 2017, Audi Foundation has donated over $7.5 million to a range of progressive charitable organisations across the country. Rather than providing one-off donations, Audi Foundation has distinguished itself by forming long-term partnerships with… Read more

Ladies and gentlemen. Can I have your attention please. Can we please observe a minute’s silence for the passing of Toyota Granvia people mover, a project perhaps doomed to failure from the start. Based on the humble HiAce van, the boxy, monolithic, six- and eight-seater, with its huge radiator grille targeted high-end hospitality, family and corporate buyers. Priced from $68,000, Toyota says it attracted close to 1000 sales since its introduction in late 2019. In 2024, they sold 16 of them. No word on Granvia’s counterpart, the Lexus LM, priced… Read more