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Max Pichon

Volvo MD quits after 11 years

After 11 years with Volvo Car Australia, Matt Braid has chosen to leave the company. He will hand over the managing director role to Kevin McCann and will leave the organisation on October 13, 2014.

Kia to build $1 billion car plant in Mexico

Kia Motors Corporation has signed a US $1billion investment agreement with the Mexico government to build a manufacturing plant in Monterrey as it looks to boost car supply into North and South American auto markets by 300,000 per year.

Limited edition diesel option for Jeep

The all-new Jeep Cherokee line-up has been further extended by the arrival of the new Limited Diesel, with its 2L turbodiesel engine and nine-speed automatic transmission for $49,000 - excluding all on-road costs and dealer delivery.

Hyundai rolls out lifetime capped price servicing

Hyundai Motor Company Australia has launched a new lifetime ‘capped price servicing' (CPS) program. The program caps the prices of all scheduled services for the entire life of every Hyundai vehicle in Australia.

Major crackdown on unlicensed car dealers

Unlicensed ‘backyard' car dealers will be the target of a major investigation by the South Australia's consumer watchdog over the next four months.

Online analysis the key for dealer survival

Up until recently there hasn’t generally been a big push from Australian auto dealers to accurately track the performance of various enquiry sources - both digital and traditional.

Volvo unveils all-new XC90 SUV

Vplvo's all-new second generation XC90 - a 7-seater SUV - will arrive Down Under in the first half of 2015, but will be offered for sale from next Wednesday online via a special First Edition.

All new Suzuki Vitara coming in 2015

Suzuki Motor Corp has announced the world premiere of the all-new Vitara, which will take place at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. A spokesperson for Suzuki Australia has confirmed to AutoTalk the all-new Vitara will be available in Australia in the first half of 2015 at dealerships.