January 13th, 2009 | by admin | published in Advice, Tips & Tutorials, Careers
In an effort to continue making things easier, CAMS has launched its new online training system for competitors and officials – CAMS online.
Each of the online courses has been transferred from the previous provider and updated to provide a comprehensive, user-friendly and dynamic training experience.
The content will, of course, be open to continual review in [...]
January 12th, 2009 | by admin | published in Profiles
Owner and Dealer Principal of Ringwood Mazda, Geoff Sammons, Master Dealer of the Year 1997-1999 and 2001-2007, speaks about how hard work and a passion for the industry have driven his success. Geoff provides an insight into how he is approaching the current economic climate and why his long serving, loyal staff know they are here to stay.
What is [...]
January 12th, 2009 | by admin | published in Advice, Tips & Tutorials, Technology
Ford will accelerate electric vehicle development and plans to sell a pure electric car from 2011.
Ahead of the Detroit motor show (USA), which opened to media on on Sunday (11 January), the company said a new electric car would be based on the Focus platform and have a lithium ion battery.
The car would be developed [...]
January 12th, 2009 | by admin | published in News
The New Zealand new vehicle market started strongly last year, but the economic winds of change started to blow from mid-year, and every month from July onwards saw a year on year decline on the equivalent month in 2007, an automakers trade group said.
December new car sales fell 6.1% to 5,224 while new commercial vehicle [...]
January 12th, 2009 | by admin | published in Fun & Gossip, Motor Sport
CAMS Rising Star Scott Pye caused quite a stir in New Zealand at the weekend after winning the second round of the Toyota Racing Series (TRS) outright yesterday.
Pye took the Timaru Herald Trophy at Timaru International Raceway, winning two of the round’s three races and setting the fastest lap time in each.
The 19-year-old was fastest [...]
January 7th, 2009 | by admin | published in Featured
FORMER Coles Myer chief John Fletcher and clients of investment bank Lazard Carnegie Wylie look to have lost more than $10 million in a failed attempt to turn around the car-care group Midas Australia.
Midas gambled, and lost, on trying to make a profit from consumers switching their cars from petrol to LPG as oil prices [...]
January 6th, 2009 | by admin | published in Fun & Gossip, Motor Sport
The burnouts and bikini babes of Australia’s biggest car festival could be over after Summernats founder Chic Henry admitted crowds were down 20 per cent this year - placing next year’s event in peril.
Just 80,000 people checked out the hotted-up cars and scantily clad girls during the four days of the Canberra bash.
Founder Chic Henry [...]
January 6th, 2009 | by admin | published in News
Full-year 2008 new vehicle sales fell just 3.6% though the forecast for 2009 is off 13%.
For the second consecutive year and second time, Australians bought more than 1m in a calendar year.
Official Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) VFACTS data showed 1,012,164 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold in 2008 - down 3.6% [...]
January 6th, 2009 | by admin | published in Featured
Plants may be closing for days in Japan after a 34-year sales low and volumes down in North America and Europe but the Australian arm of Toyota remains bullish, saying it defied global trends to establish a record in 2008.
It delivered 238,983 vehicles - 2,336 more than its previous record set in the boom sales [...]