West Sydney has opened the first dealership in Australia to adopt Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s global rebrand. Mitsubishi’s new global visual identity was launched last year, and the look will feature across the 200 Australian dealers over the next few years.
Peugeot Australia is bringing the first petrol particulate filter (PPF) to the Australian market in the new Peugeot 308 GT. The local versions of the 308 GT will be fitted with a PPF, Peugeot Australia confirms.
Nissan’s luxury arm Infiniti, which specialises in EVs, showcases its future showroom vision with its line of Inspiration concept vehicles at California’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 18.
A survey has found more than 80% of potential new vehicle buyers would not purchase a car without seeing it, touching it and driving it first.
Jaguar is spearheading a campaign to have English dictionary definitions of the word ‘car’ changed from meaning powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE) to allow for zero emissions vehicles.
The new A 35 4MATIC is set to enter the Australian Mercedes-AMG family, with a choice of hatch or sedan body styles. The A 35 4MATIC hatch and sedan is a step up from the popular Mercedes-Benz A-Class.
The new BMW 330e is a plug-in hybrid variant added to the new generation of the sports sedan. Sportier and more efficient thanks to the latest BMW eDrive technology, the BMW 33e’s electric range is more than 50% higher than its predecessor’s, now 66km.
New Zealand-based heavy equipment company Gough Group is being sold to Malaysian firm Sime Darby for NZ$211 million. Gough Group has the local Caterpillar dealerships with service territory in New Zealand and interests in the transport and materials handling business in New Zealand and Australia.
The automotive industry’s refund policy has been criticised by consumer group Choice, who is calling upon all major brands to implement a 60-day return policy for faulty cars. Only Toyota, Holden and Volkswagen have a 60-day refund policy, says Choice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GznE6tonlYU One woman has implanted a chip in her arm to try out a new way of unlocking her car.
