The Dog and Lemon Guide

It's time for the government to stop propping up the Australian car assembly industry, says the car review website, dogandlemon.com.

Motorists should prepare for sharp rises and falls in the price of fuel, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:

“Every time there’s economic bad news, the oil price will generally drop, due to reduced demand. Every time there’s an interruption to oil supply, the price will generally rise sharply. Of course, this process has been going on for years, but the current global situation is likely to trigger extremes in oil prices over the next few years.”

Looming conflict in the Middle East could trigger a severe oil crisis, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:

“Israel and Iran appear to be on collision course. There has been a major military buildup in Israel, possibly as a prelude to a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.”

“This could easily trigger a major conflict in the Middle East, and just as easily disrupt the supply of nearly one third of the world’s oil.”

The traditional car yard will soon be extinct, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says the internet has made conventional car yards unnecessary, and there are even bigger changes to come.

"Until recently, cars were often supplied to car yards by vehicle wholesalers, However, in an online world, the small car yard is largely irrelevant. The wholesaler can simply sell direct to the final customer without involving the car yard at all.”

The government should postpone car emissions regulations planned for next year, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says the existing regulations – aimed at reducing the pollution produced by cars – are having exactly the opposite effect.

Australia’s politicians need to spell out how long they’re prepared to prop up Australia’s ailing car assembly industry, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:

Fuel consumption figures quoted by the government are often both inaccurate and unreliable, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:

Increasing spending on roading projects during a global oil crisis is like attempting to put out a fire with petrol, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson said today:

“All the experts agree: the cheap oil is gone and isn’t coming back, yet our government is acting as if nothing has changed.”

The Government intends to increase spending on new state highways but cut or freeze funding for alternatives like rail or public transport. 1

The government needs to prepare for sudden, severe and ongoing oil shortages, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:

“For the last 100 years our world has run on cheap oil. This cheap oil is running out fast, yet most governments are largely ignoring this fact.”

Holden’s future as a carmaker is still grim, despite today’s announcement that the bankrupt General Motors won’t be closing its Australian Holden plants, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:

“Holden has said its Australian assembly operations will continue, without really explaining how.”