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Volkswagen T-Series continues to boom

September 22, 2015 Joel Helmes

2015 Volkswagen T-Series sales up 5% in August. The global popularity of the Volkswagen T-Series range of vans continues to surge with sales climbing a further 5% in August. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has just confirmed […]

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New variants added to Mitsubishi Triton line-up

September 1, 2015 Joel Helmes

Mitsubishi Triton 4×2 GLX gets two new variants for 2016. It’s been a sales success since it was launched in Australia earlier in the year and now Mitsubishi has announced the 2016 Mitsubishi Triton range […]

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Volkswagen T-Series popularity on the up

August 28, 2015 Joel Helmes

Volkswagen T-Series leads sales growth for VW Commercial Vehicles. The Volkswagen T-Series van range has helped lift global sales of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles across the first seven months of the year. VW sales data provided […]

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Ford F-150 wins 2015 Ideal Vehicle Award

August 19, 2015 Joel Helmes

Ford F-150 tops AutoPacific Ideal Vehicle Awards for 2015. Respected automotive research and consulting firm AutoPacific has named the Ford F-150 as overall winner of the 2015 Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVA). The annual awards, which […]

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LDV V80 van gets just two-star ANCAP rating

August 14, 2015 Joel Helmes

Chinese-built LDV V80 commercial van gains just two-stars from ANCAP. In a market where five-star safety is almost the exception rather than the rule, the Chinese-built LDV commercial van has managed just a two-star ANCAP […]

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Renault Trafic wins another top van award

July 13, 2015 Joel Helmes

Renault Trafic takes top French business vehicle award. Renault executives are getting used to collecting trophies for the new-generation Renault Trafic and this time the van has picked up a respected French title. Handed out […]

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Holden Colorado seatbelt bolt recall

July 8, 2015 Joel Helmes

Seatbelt anchor bolts not fitted to some Holden Colorado utes. It’s been found that some Holden Colorado utes could be getting about without important seatbelt anchor bolts. The Australian Competition and Consumer is now overseeing […]

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Performax US-sourced vehicles in Takata recall

June 30, 2015 Joel Helmes

Takata air-bag recall affects vehicles sold by Performax. Dozens of vehicles sold in Australia by vehicle importer and right hand drive conversion company Performax are caught up in the widespread Takata air-bag recall. Joining recalls […]

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Holden Colorado Z71 confirmed

June 16, 2015 Joel Helmes

Holden introduces new top-spec Holden Colorado Z71. The dual-cab ute market continues to forge ahead and Holden now has a new flagship version of the Colorado – the Holden Colorado Z71. Based on the Holden […]

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Volkswagen Amarok brake fault recall

June 16, 2015 Joel Helmes

More than 1600 Volkswagen Amarok utes recalled. A Volkswagen Amarok recall is underway after potential problems with the popular utes front brakes were identified. Being overseen by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the official […]

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