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VACC welcomes Toyota support for automotive design wards

Nicolas Hogios, Toyota’s chief designer, has agreed to join the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce's (VACC) automotive design awards judging panel.The VACC say Hogios’ participation is significant because budding automotive designers will, again, have their entry considered by representatives of all three local automotive manufacturers; Ford, GM Holden and Toyota.Hogios is well qualified to judge the VACC automotive design awards; not only is he the chief designer at Toyota, he was also winner of the inaugural Wheel’s young designer of thautomotive design awards.

Mercedes-Benz Australia is car maker of the year

Mercedes-Benz has won the 'car manufacturer' of the year at the 2012 Roy Morgan 'customer satisfaction' awards.Supercheap Auto won the award for 'auto store of the year'.The awards were held last night at a gala dinner in Melbourne, the second time the annual event has been held.

NSW makes massive inroads into heavy vehicle speeding

"We promised we’d knock heavy vehicle speeding on the head – and we’re winning," says the minister for roads and ports, Duncan Gay and minister for police, Mike Gallacher.Latest figures released by Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and NSW Police show a 79% fall in the past year in number of heavy vehicles detected speeding at more than 105km/h,” says Gallacher.“This is a fantastic result and shows what can be achieved with the combined efforts of strong commitment, enforcement, education and technology.

MTA calls for finance changes – more gst

South Australia’s peak retail automotive industry group, the Motor Trade Association, has called for a series of changes to the state’s financial system in order to encourage business growth.In its submission to State Parliament’s Economic and Finance Committee’s Inquiry into state taxation, the MTA has highlighted that there is no revenue crisis in the current system, but an expenditure crisis which must be addressed by the Inquiry.MTA chief executive officer, John Chapman, says that the Government should be able to offset proposed tax relief to South Australian businesses by implementing and then meeting budget saving targets.

$8000 fine for illegal car dealing

Another illegal car dealer has been nobbled in Western Australia.A Queens Park man has been fined $8000 and ordered to pay $581 in costs by the Perth Magistrates Court for illegal car dealing.Fadhill Hoosen Dulloo had bought 38 vehicles and privately sold 32 of those without a licence between December 2010 and April 2012, in breach of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act.

Mitsubishi’s 2013 Triton lineup

Mitsubishi’s streamlined 13MY Triton line-up provides a value-packed range with a model to suit every customer’s needs.With the addition of side and curtain airbags to the Triton double cab range, all double cab Tritons feature six SRS airbags as standard, while the GLX 4x2 double cab also boasts an upgraded engine to the 2.5L 'hi-power' diesel engine.

Super saleswoman

If one of your salespeople had shifted only 11 cars in the last 12-months, you would probably be looking at the fine print in their contract for an exit, but for one London saleswoman it has put her at the top of the game.For Anita Krizsan sells Bugattis - and those 11 sales of hers totalled NZ $23.7 million.The boss of Bugatti sent her a special Christmas card last year - calling her the 'global benchmark' of sales.

First glimpse of new Holden VF Sportwagon and Ute

Holden has revealed images of the new VF Sportwagon and Ute, which will be part of the new technologically advanced VF Commodore line-up to be launched mid-year.Holden has also confirmed that all three Commodore body styles – sedan, Sportwagon and Ute – will go on sale at the same time.

Drivers deserve better fuel price information – AAA

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) has made a submission to Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand, supporting the development and implementation of a national Information Standard under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.