Here at Motoring Weekly, we have been following the rollercoaster ride that is Tesla and Elon Musk. They seem to be doing OK and then Musk opens his mouth and the stock slides and then they recover only for another announcement to drop the stock price again. Early in March they announced that they were going to close all retail outlets and concentrate on online sales because … [Read more...]
International Vehicle Sales
International vehicle sales have seen a sudden drop off in recent months thanks to some decisions made at various levels of Government and the market. 2017 was a mixed year: China is now the biggest market with over 25M sales followed by Europe, Middle East and Africa with 21M and North America in 3rd place with 20M sales. However there were some markets that did remarkably … [Read more...]
Try Before You Buy
This is one of those stories that takes you by surprise when you first read it mainly because - for me - I first read about it in WardsAuto, a US based media outlet rather than an Australian publication, which is odd considering that TheCarTest is based in Melbourne! The concept that TheCarTest has brought to the automotive industry down here is a try-before-you-buy system … [Read more...]