With the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a hotter than average Spring this year, convertible owners will welcome a revolutionary new technology that reduces heat build-up in leather upholstery by around 25 degrees.
“The open-air motoring fan has to endure the same experience time and again,†says Tom Noble, General Manager Marketing at BMW Group Australia.
“You park [...]
There are so many diesel trucks and buses on the road today it’s not hard to make the mistake of thinking that diesels have any relationship to speed.
But then try telling that to Andy Green, an RAF pilot who has just driven a diesel powered experimental car across the Bonneville Salt Flats at 588.7 [...]
Driving at night can be one of the most hazardous of all times to drive. It is so easy to be dazzled by the headlights of an oncoming car and so be blinded to things that are in front of you.
While such things as thermal imaging have been available to people such as military pilots, [...]
The day shift at Ajax Fasteners arrived for work this morning as the Administrators re-opened the factory. The major Australian car manufacturers have undertaken to meet the operating costs of the factory while the Administrators search for a buyer for the company.
As a spokesman for the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union pointed out, the problems faced [...]
Talks to save Ajax Fasteners – the supplies of specialised screws and clips to the four Australian car manufacturers – broke down last week and workers at the Ajax plant were stood down on Friday.
Further talks were held over the weekend and late into last night but have collapsed again. The ABC is quoting [...]
Kia has announced the first details of its new global flagship, the 2007 Opirus although it seems that global is a relative term because it’s only being released in a left-hand drive version.
Kia suggest that significant improvements have been made to the ride, handling, safety and refinement, while Opirus now weighs less and delivers higher [...]
A rescue package that was designed to keep the ailing parts supplier open has collapsed. Workers at the factory have been stood down and the Administrator says that the company will cease trading.
Ajax Fasteners, the parts manufacturer that supplies specialest screws and clips to all four Australian car manufacturers has managed to stay in business until at least Friday.
Aussie Motoring reported back on August 12 that the company was on the brink of collapse and if it did go the consequences for Ford, Holden, Mitsubishi and [...]
It seems that the Federal Government is about to announce a $1,000 subsidy for motorists who convert to LPG and, while that is certainly to be applauded, it does leave you wondering when the Government is going to stop being reactive and start being proactive.
There is little doubt, when you think about it, that those [...]
Mitsubishi is now looking at cutting a further 100 positions at its plant in South Australia after sales of the 380 sedan fell well short of the monthly target. The company has a target of 1500 vehicles a month but only managed to sell around 800 in July.
It’s obvious that the car is not popular [...]
It’s hard to believe but that headline is closer to fact than fiction. As reported on August 8 in More Supply Problems for Holden and Ford the industry is in dire trouble as another parts supplier is on the brink of closure.
Ajax Engineering Fasteneters, a company that supplies fasteners and bolts for Holden, Ford, Toyota, [...]
Yet another supplier of parts for the Australian automotive industry is in trouble and the supply of bolts and screws for Holden and Ford are threatened.
Ajax Engineering Fasteners has gone into voluntary administration and the administrator has warned both Holden and Ford that they will have to start paying more for the goods Ajax supplies. [...]
BP announced today that it would be closing down production at its Alaskan oilfields due to production problems and of course that is going to affect the price of fuel in Australia.
The NRMA is predicting that Australian motorists could be paying up to $1.80 a litre within months.
The closure of the Alaskan fields means [...]
After yet another dismal failure beyond his control it’s no wonder that Mark Webber is leaving Williams. Actually reaching the chequered flag has almost become distant memory for him during this Formula 1 season.
Williams would have loved him to stay but there was really very little chance of that happening and finally they were forced [...]
Are you one of those really advanced techno-geek revheads that would love to be able to intergrate your iPod into the dash of your car? Well you’re not alone, it seems that there are many people around the world who would love to be able to do that and dispense with the current non-tech plug-in-cigarette [...]
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced today new car sales continue to lag behind sales for the same time last year. 1079 fewer new vehicles were sold during July than for July 2005. That monthly drop now means that 3.1% fewer new cars have been sold so far this year compared to the same [...]
