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Max Pichon

Limited edition Crafter at VW dealers

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Australia has announced a new Special Edition model in the Crafter range. Limited to just 100 units in Candy White colour, the Crafter Special Edition is now available in Volkswagen commercial vehicles dealerships at a driveaway price of $52,990.

New Ford lab enables virtual walk-arounds

Ford has unveiled its new Ford immersive Vehicle Environment (FiVE) lab in Melbourne, which will enable designers to build a full-size virtual car and enable them to perform virtual walk-arounds such as customers will do at dealerships.

China fines Japanese parts industry

China has fined 10 Japanese automotive parts firms a total of $A217 million for price-fixing in what Chinese media have called “the biggest-ever penalty for violating the anti-monopoly law”.

Motorists not loyal to their insurers

In the next 12 months, an estimated 577,000 motor vehicle insurance policies are unlikely to be renewed with the same company. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Research consumer single source survey of more than 50,000 people per annum.

Car buying Millennials bypass social media

Despite all of the hype surrounding social media acceptance in the car industry, it seems it is all unfounded when it comes to young people buying a car, according to a recent Autotrader.com survey.

Toyota dealer aims for award trifecta

Cessnock Toyota’s Matthew Stamp is currently the only car sales consultant in Australia to have won not one, but two national Toyota Sales Walkaround awards as part of the company’s national skills contest.

Subaru Legacy and Outback are top US safety picks

Subaru’s new generation Legacy (Liberty in Australia) and Outback have received the highest safety ranking in testing conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in North America.

Driver distraction growing in Queensland

Driver distraction is continuing to be a big issue in Queensland after a Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) survey revealed that driver distraction is a growing concern with mobile phone use the key worry for surveyed members.