BMW’s move to electrify its line-up includes three different versions of the 745e plug-in electric hybrid due out around March. These are the 745e, the long version 745Le and the 745e xDrive with extended wheelbase and intelligent all-wheel drive.
Only a fifth of Australian new car buyers are happy with their dealership sales person experience. The latest JD Power Australia Sales Satisfaction survey results, of over 3000 customers from March 2017 to January 2019, shows Holden and Mazda have the highest mass-brand dealer satisfaction.
Support for the Senate Select Committee Inquiry into Electric Vehicles’ recommendations has come from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI). The recommendations will serve as a kick start for the take up of EV technology in Australia, FCAI chief executive officer Tony Weber says.
A suggestion dealers are not promoting EV sales has “disappointed” the Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA). It’s commenting on the release of the Senate Select Committee Inquiry into Electric Vehicles.
Travel industry veteran Daniel Hest has been appointed chief executive of global motorhome joint venture TH2. The business is a partnership between New Zealand based Tourism Holdings Limited (THL) and United States RV manufacturer Thor Industries. Hest starts the Chicago-based role on February 4.
A national electric vehicle strategy implemented under an inter-governmental taskforce should be a priority for the Australian Government. That’s the key recommendation in a report released on January 30 from the Senate Select Committee Inquiry into Electric Vehicles, chaired by South Australia senator Tim Storer.
ORIX Australia has launched an Australian industry-first with an end-to-end online vehicle acquisition platform for small to medium enterprises (SMEs), including sole traders.
An extra 21 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the road globally over the next decade, United Kingdom professional services firm Deloitte’s latest research shows.
Interstate migrants and tourists are flocking to Queensland off the back of the Palaszczuk Government’s investment in new infrastructure and industries, newly released economic reports say.
The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce wants to see Luxury Car Tax disappear in 2019. The VACC is calling on federal government ministers and their opposition shadows to abolish the 'tax on tax' as both the coalition and Labor prepare for a May election.
