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Owing to fuming gas prices, the automobile market has fallen by 3.1 per cent, with a total of 560,722 cars sold for the year to date — 103 vehicles a day less than 2005. However, Glass Information Services operations manager Chris D’Sousa remains unshaken. In fact, he predicts the overall market will be consistent with last year, reaching its 980,000 sales target. Let us analyze why he remains ever positive. According to industry news, a fleet of 60 new models will debut this year, which will save the present cars from waning out.



Check out the list of 60 new models expected this year:









ALFA ROMEO

Spider convertible in November.









AUDI

Q7 4WD in September;

RS 4 Avant in October;

A8 4.2 FSI in October;

S6 in November;

S8 in December.



BMW

3 Series coupe in October;

X3 small SUV facelift is due in December;

Z4 coupe in October priced at $87,900 for the 3.0-litre and reaching $127,200 for the M version coupe;

The M6 convertible is expected to cost $290,000-$295,000 and arrive in December.



CHRYSLER

Dodge Caliber from under $25,000, this month.



CITROEN

C6 in October, up to $90,000.



FERRARI

599 GTB Fiorano at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, priced from $650,000.



FORD

BF Falcon II in October.









HOLDEN

Captiva 4WD, later this year;

Statesman in September.







HSV

VE range later this month.



HONDA

Legend luxury sedan in September.



HYUNDAI

Elantra sedan at the end of this month;

Santa Fe diesel in October.



KIA

Sportage diesel, Sorento diesel and short wheelbase Carnival before the end of the year.



LEXUS

RX400 hybrid 4WD in September;

LS460 sedan featuring world’s first eight-speed transmission and a 4.6-litre, V8 engine in November.













MAZDA

MX5 Roadster coupe, under $50,000 in October;

CX-7 two models, under $50,000 in November;

Mazda6 Diesel in November.









MITSUBISHI

Colt Cabriolet in October;

Pajero in October;

Triton 4×2 in October;

Outlander later this year.



MERCEDES

E-Class in September. The E500 range will get a new V8 engine and the 63, AMG’s new performance engine will replace the 55 across the range;

GL-Class large 4WD in November;

ML280 diesel 4WD due in September.



PEUGEOT

307 HDi automatic this month. Automatic hatch will be priced at $34,790, while the Touring will be $36,490.



PORSCHE

911 turbo in August, priced at $327,000;

GT3 will follow priced at $253,200;

2.7-litre Cayman is expected around October at $118,000.



SUBARU

Liberty in September;

Outback in September;

Tribeca large 4WD in November.



SUZUKI

Swift Sport in September.







TOYOTA

Aurion V6 in November.



VOLVO

XC90 diesel this month followed by 4.4-litre V8 petrol version in October;

C70 hard-top convertible in October priced from $69,950;

C30 baby car early next year.



VOLKSWAGEN

Touareg 4WD due later this year.



Via: carsguide.news.com