Kia service advisors’ national final
The best of Kia Australia’s service advisors from dealerships around the country have gone head-to-head at KMAu headquarters in Sydney to decide the nation’s best.
Lexus to introduce three new models
Lexus Australia has confirmed that the luxury marque will expand its model range by three vehicles in the next twelve months - two of them will be hybrid models.
Citroen opens new Melbourne dealership
Citroen has introduced the Bayford Group to its growing dealer network with the opening of Bayford Citroen on June 1. The new dealership includes sales, service and parts facilities and is located at 435 Malvern Road in South Yarra.
Mitsubishi’s record May result
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) carried April all-time records into May reporting a best ever five-month period for sales.
Honda wins and Hyundai lags on service
Over the last two years, almost 1 million Australians took their car back to the dealership for a service or mechanical repair within an average three month period, the latest Roy Morgan Research automotive data shows.
Nissan’s ‘platinum’ dealers of the year
Berwick Nissan in Melbourne has been recognised as Nissan's metropolitan dealer of the year while Muswellbrook Nissan in New South Wales was named as rural dealer of the year.
DealerTalk: Marketing online to Gen X and Gen Y shoppers.
The baby boomer generation has had an ongoing love affair with cars; the same cannot be said of potential car purchasers from Gen X and Y.
Majority of trucks compliant
More than 11,400 heavy vehicles were inspected in New South Wales during the first week of Operation Austrans.NSW Police and officers from the Roads and Maritime Services intercepted 11,369 articulated, rigid and B-double trucks and 121 road trains.
$23,000 claim against Northside Motor Wholesale
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has confirmed a decision by the Motor Car Traders Claims Committee to pay a $23,000 claim against the Motor Car Traders Guarantee Fund.The committee decided to refund $23,000 to a consumer who claimed Melbourne business, Northside Motor Wholesale, had…
Trial halves electric car charge cost
The world-first electric vehicle (EV) trial in Victoria has found that drivers can halve their electric vehicle (EV) charging costs and utilities can optimise their network performance using ChargeIQ, an Australian-developed electric vehicle charger.The project found that drivers could save around $250 each year, or about 50% of their charging costs, without any sacrifice or effort on their part, using grid-friendly ‘Smart’ charging technology that will help keep electricity prices down for all consumers.Amongst other findings, the project identified opportunities to improve consumer access and confidence in the 'smart grid'.