The diversity and multi-purpose capability of light commercial vehicles has seen private sales in this segment rise 10 per cent during November 2016 compared with November 2015, as Australia’s new vehicle market charges toward a record sales year according to the industry’s VFACTS...
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has thrown its support behind the South Australian Treasurer’s call today (December 2) to abolish vehicle tariffs and remove the inequitable Luxury Car Tax.
The brand new $1.5 billion Sydney International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour will be the venue for next year’s Sydney Motorcycle Show.
Australia’s peak industry car body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has welcomed the release today (November 11) of a new policy paper from the National Transport Commission which creates the “roadmap” for the roll-out of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS).
Australia’s new vehicle sales remain on target for a record year despite a slight dip during October when total sales reached 93,357, 1% (964 vehicles) down on the same month in 2015.
Passenger cars were the only segment to fall below October 2015 outcomes (down by 7.4%), with SUVs showing a 4.
An engineering expert from the US providing evidence to a Coronial inquest into ATV fatalities in Hobart, Tasmania, has emphasised the safety importance of riders wearing helmets.
Australia must develop Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems policies which are in step with those going on elsewhere around the world or risk being isolated from all the remarkable benefits greater levels of connected and automated driving will bring to our everyday lives, the ITS World...
The Australian motorcycle and ATV market grew strongly in the first three quarters of 2016, with the latest sales figures revealing a 5.5 per cent increase over the same period in 2015.
Sales for the first three quarters of 2016 totalled 79,237.
Australia’s new car sales continued their steady growth during September with total sales of 102,696 vehicles, fuelled by continuing strong demand for SUVs and light commercial vehicles.
Sales of SUVs during September were up by 6.8 per cent over the same month last year, and up 9.
Australia’s peak motor industry body has thrown its full support behind the need for a clear, government-mandated roadmap for the roll-out of automated vehicle technology.
Changes in user behaviour and operating practices are urgently needed to make Australian farms safer, particularly when using tractors, All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and general machinery.
A report by independent Victorian-based research team ABMARC has revealed the challenges ahead for regulators as Australia continues the transition to more stringent levels of vehicle pollutant emissions and the introduction of a fuel consumption standard over the next decade and beyond.
In an overturn incident, Crush Protection Devices (CPDs) fitted to All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) can cause as many injuries as they may prevent.
Sales of new motor vehicles for August 2016 continued the trend set earlier this year with an increase of 4.6 per cent over the August 2015 figures. To date this year, Australians have purchased 784,380 new motor vehicles, up 3 per cent over the volume for the same period in 2015.
An investigative report published yesterday (September 1) in the UK’s Auto Express, the online arm of the UK’s biggest-selling motoring weekly, again has confirmed that Australian cars are among the most affordable in the world.
A study commissioned by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) demonstrates the complexity of the vehicle emissions debate and has highlighted the need for high quality 95 RON petrol, says Australia’s peak motor industry body.
Australia’s ATV industry and the Queensland Government’s WorkSafe agency has joined forces to provide a focus on quad bike safety at the state’s largest agricultural show, the Ekka (Royal Queensland Show) in Brisbane.
Plans to establish a connected vehicle network, known as Co-operative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), across Australia have taken a significant step forward with the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s intention to allocate the 5.9 GHz band by early 2017.
A record-breaking year for Australia’s motor industry remains a likely prospect after the industry recorded its second-best July sales of 91,331.
The July outcome, as recorded by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries’ VFACTS, brings the 2016 year-to-date total to 689,471, or 2.
A more scientific approach is needed on ATV safety, and Victorian taxpayer money could be better spent on the strong promotion of known safety practices such as helmets and rider training says the Australia’s peak industry body representing ATV manufacturers.
The Australian motorcycle and ATV market grew strongly in the first half of 2016, with the latest sales figures revealing a 3.5 per cent increase over the same period last year.
A record month and a 2.2 per cent increase over the strong monthly result last year has steered Australia’s new car industry to its best first-half result ever.
An industry record of 128,569 sales for June has boosted Australia’s half-yearly total to 598,140, 3.
A lack of evidence has hampered the NSW Government’s well-intended approach to improving quad bike safety standards across the state, says the peak body representing Australia’s ATV distributors.
Impact tests comparing a genuine Holden aluminium bonnet with phoney imports have yielded a life-saving best score for the locally manufactured part.