Fiat weds Chrysler and Aston celebrates birthday with a bang!

Posted on March 20, 2009, under Latest News and Trends.

It’s wedding season for two auto giants separated by the Atlantic. Fiat and Chrysler joined hands in what could be a ground changing partnership for the car market worldwide. The two super car companies have decided to embark upon a knowledge and expertise sharing journey that is touted to be (hopefully) very profitable for both players. As a consequence of the alliance, the US markets will get their first taste of homegrown Fiats. Speedy and sleek hatchbacks and mid-sized cars from Fiat have led more people to car finance agents for car loans and employees to their bosses for novated leasing and chattel mortgage than can be counted. (more…)

Novated Lease – Car Financing 101

Posted on March 15, 2009, under Car Financing.

It’s once again time for car financing terms and this time I’m going to give you a brief on novated lease. It’s very simple to understand and once you get the basic concepts then it’ll be easier to understand how it’s all related to your credit and loan situation. When we talk about novated lease, we refer to a kind of motor vehicle finance lease that is very popular in Australia. The novated lease allows an employer to take a motor vehicle on lease in the interests of an employee wherein the entire responsibility of the lease rests (more…)

MR2 Toyotas masquerade as Ferraris

Posted on February 17, 2009, under Latest News and Trends.

Excitement was roaring; splitting the seams of the show as Top Gear Live kicked into high gear. The show was supposed to bring 3 top-of-the-pile Ferrari 360 spiders to do some nail biting, scram – inducing, wheel gymnastics across the Acer Arena. The auto-crazy spectators being dazzled by the sight of three Ferraris crisscrossing wild turns and wheelies around the Arena didn’t have the slightest clues that the three Spiders dancing around the stadium were not actual, bona-fide black horses painted upon yellow. (more…)