Fifth Motorclassica has plenty on offer
A number of events are taking place this weekend at Motorclassica - claimed to be Australia’s biggest gathering of auto enthusiasts at Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building from October 24 – 26.
’Contempt’ and ‘disdain’ among Code of Practice’ views
Talks have broken down between three of the automotive industry's key organisations after cracks emerged around how to implement a 'code of practice' relating to the retail industry, for vehicle data sharing between distributors and independent car service and repair businesses.
September second best month for new car sales
Sales of new motor vehicles in Australia rose in September, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). New car sales increased 2.9% to 94,285 in September compared to August 2014. This confirms VFACTS statistics already published in AutoTalk.
$69k Audi S3 Cabriolet now at dealerships
The very first S3 Cabriolet four-seater has arrived in Australia, priced at $69,300. With S tronic, the open-top four-seater accelerates to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds. The top speed of 250 km/h is limited electronically.
New Skoda Octavia adds extra safety
Skoda Australia has released an updated Octavia - including rear view camera (RVC) - in order to strengthen the safely credentials of the flagship model. The RVC is now standard on all Octavia Ambition Plus, Elegance and RS models.
Australia’s best and least secure cars
Engineers from the NRMA Insurance's Research Centre have assessed over 190 current-model cars across eight vehicle categories and scored them for security.
Toyota dealerships recognised for quality customer service
With two locations in Hervey Bay and Maryborough located in Queensland, Wide Bay Toyota - an arm of Wide Bay Motor Group - is the latest recipient of Toyota's '5-Star customer service' dealership award.
Driverless Audi RS7 takes on race track
Audi will take a driverless Audi RS7 Sportback on a hot lap on the Hockenheim race track this Sunday, October 19, in the season finale of the German Touring Car Championship.
Quickstep to create automotive division in Geelong
Quickstep - the manufacturer of high‐grade carbon fibre composite components - has been awarded a grant of $1.76 million from the Geelong Region Innovation and Investment Fund (GRIIF). The grant will accelerate commercialisation of Quickstep's technology for the automotive industry.
‘Motorclassica’ 2014 is just one week away
Australia's premier automotive exhibition event opens next week at Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building on October 24-26. Motorclassica, now in its fifth year, has become an internationally-recognised event and has become firmly established as an annual mecca for Australia's automotive enthusiasts.