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Chinese car company LDV has removed then reinstated a discount offer on
runout models of the LDV T60 ute after pressure from dealers who were faced with having to tell customers the price they signed up to was about to go up.
However, customers who have already placed an order will only receive their LDV T60 utes at the discounted price
if the factory can deliver them.
Earlier this week, amid concerns it could not source enough cars out of the Chinese factory, the distributor for LDV vehicles in Australia told dealers in a confidential bulletin “we will not price protect deliveries into June” and brought the end date of the discount offer forward by one month, to 31 May.
RAM 1500 TRX order book opens in Oz
RAM 1500 TRX order book opens in Oz
February 24, 2021
Aussie buyers can now register their interest in the world’s wildest factory pick-up
The order books have opened for the 2021 RAM 1500 TRX in Australia, where customers are now able to lodge their expression of interest for the 500kW-plus supercharged V8 monster truck through the US brand’s official factory-backed partner, RAM Trucks Australia.
Some buyers are reportedly already slamming down deposits at dealerships without pricing yet being announced for the RAM 1500 TRX, which is expected to start from about $180,000.
First deliveries are earmarked for late this year, but only limited supplies are anticipated given the huge demand for the TRX in the US, where the entire 702-unit allocation of RAM 1500 TRX Launch Editions sold out in less than three hours in August 2020.
Renault takeover expected in Australia
Renault takeover expected in Australia
February 04, 2021
UPDATE: Independent importer confirmed as taking over French brand from factory operation
UPDATED 04/02/2021 3:00pm: Groupe Renault has today confirmed Sydney-based RVDA, a subsidiary of the Balverona Group owned by Neville Crichton, who also imports LDV, RAM and Maserati, as its new independent Australian distributor from April 1.
The French car-maker said Australia joins several overseas markets moving to independent distributorships as part of its global reorganisation, and that Renault’s existing Australian dealer network will remain unchanged.
“This announcement by Groupe Renault secures Australia’s future as an important market,” said Renault Australia managing director Anouk Poelmann. “After recording a strong sales result in a difficult year, Renault is on track to cement its position as a premium mainstream brand in Australia.”
Jeep Grand Cherokee, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Citroen C5 Aircross and the other important models crucial to Stellantis future
The world got a new automotive juggernaut this week.
It took more than a year but, the merger between FiatChrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Group PSA (Peugeot-Citroen) was finally completed, immediately making it the fourth largest car company in the world.
Together the combined output of Stellantis is approximately eight million vehicles annually and, by combining forces, the two sides hope to save up to €5 billion ($7.8 billion).
Stellantis encompasses a massive 14 brands – Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Abarth, Maserati, Lancia, Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel and Vauxhall. While obviously not all of those are sold in Australia, there could be major changes for the brands that are offered here.
VFACTS 2020: Winners and losers
VFACTS 2020: Winners and losers
January 06, 2021
Holden was obviously the biggest loser, but were there any winners last year? You bet…
In a year that threatened to produce no winners with COVID-19 slamming into consumer confidence and, by extension, car industry sales early in 2020, a turnaround did come in the final three months of the year and altered the landscape dramatically.
Only a handful of brands – most notably, the Chinese – weathered the storm throughout the year as the market dived 17.9 per cent in March, plunged a massive 48.5 per cent in April as lockdowns and other social restrictions took hold, and remained in serious trouble for another five months.