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Max Pichon

New pricing, features for 2015 Santa Fe

Hyundai’s seven-seater Santa Fe design has been upgraded and new pricing unveiled. The 2015 Santa Fe, which is available now at dealerships starting at $38 490, brings a darker chrome grille, together with rakish new daytime running lights and cornering lights across the three-level Santa Fe range.

Police crackdown on car re-birthing

Specialist detectives from the Property Crime Squad have worked together with local police across New South Wales central west in their on-going crackdown on organised car theft and re-birthing.

Renault prototype EOLAB – 1L per 100km

Renault has made big claims for its latest prototype, the EOLAB, which the French car manufacturer claims will deliver ultra-low fuel consumption of 1L per 100km, equivalent to 22g of CO2/km.

Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid SUV for Australasian Safari

Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Australia (TMR) has officially revealed its FIA-specification Outlander PHEV and Triton 2014 Australasian Safari contenders. More than 330 hours in the making, the production class Outlander PHEV rally car is the first entry of its kind in an Australian motorsport event.

New online advertising approach for new cars

The Motor Report (TMR) online automotive news and reviews site, and Salefest Advertising have unveiled their new approach to online new car dealer advertising.

Jeep unleashes Special Edition Rubicon X

Jeep Wrangler has today unveiled its special-edition Rubicon, which it describes as "Jeep’s most capable off-road car ever”. The Rubicon X comes in a four-door, five-speed automatic transmission mode with a 3.6L Pentastar V6 engine.

CarsGuide shakes up online car space

Online auto marketplace CarsGuide.com.au has today announced a number of measures - including a new pay-per-view business model, supported by a new website, that will make it easier for dealers to attract quality buyers, thanks to a location based app that will be available in October.

$16 million Volvo commercial dealership

A new Volvo Commercial Vehicles (VCV) dealership which has been operating in Sydney’s west since early this year, has been officially opened. The new complex cost the Volvo group $16 million and is on two hectares of land.

Booth’s Motors keeps it in the family – for 75 years

A New South Wales car dealership is celebrating 75 years of business. Booth’s Motors opened its doors opposite Gosford train station in northern NSW in 1939, just around the time World War 11 started. The dealership is one of NSW’s longest running businesses.