Fatalities involving light commercials rose 12.1% and motorcycles 28.3% over the period covered by the national road safety strategy mid-term review, against 0.3% for passenger cars.
Savic Motorcycles has opened a strategic transaction process inviting acquirers and investors, nine months after raising $2m and appointing a new chief executive.
Kia, BYD and Mazda have changed diagnostic access for independent repairers after ACCC investigations, with BYD's entry cost falling from $14,719.60 to $140 a day.
McLaren will build a performance SUV under a GBP500m UK investment, six days after Eagers agreed to take half of Zagame, its exclusive Victorian dealer.
Zurich is the first Australian insurer to make Tesla's FSD (Supervised) a rating factor, but quotes put the saving near 5%, against a subscription costing 15 times that.
Australia recorded 1,313 road deaths in the year to 31 August, down 1.1% and the first fall against the previous corresponding period in 39 months, but still 19.7% above January 2021.
Eagers Automotive will take a 50% joint venture interest in Zagame Automotive Group, citing a luxury segment with lower disruption from new market entrants.
Karmo has appointed Vasili Loizou-van Hoff as chief marketing officer, disclosing $60m in annual recurring revenue, 3,500 active subscriptions and 132 dealer partners.
Electrified vehicles took 42.9% of Queensland new vehicle sales in August against petrol on 25.8%, with MTA Queensland using the result to push for workshop tooling and regional charging.
Used and demonstrator sales rose 1.3% to 243,514 in August, a second straight increase, but dealer share of those sales fell to 40.9% as listings tightened.