The automotive industry has been quick to respond to the Victorian bush fire tragedy, with both financial support and other assistance.
Reponses range from the donations, to the provision of vehicles and the relaxing of finance arrangements for affected customers.
The following is a by no means comprehensive sample of the support the industry has offered on [...]

Regardless of how tough the market is, there are opportunities!
Many of the more experienced sales professionals have gone through difficult times before – high unemployment, credit crunches, high interest rates, low margins and squeezed commissions, which certainly tested their sales skills.
When times get tough, the tried and true basic selling tools are even more valid [...]

South Australian authorities have taken the rare step of banning a man from being involved in the sale of used cars – permanently.
Unlicensed car dealer, Raymond Leslie Reubenicht, has been permanently banned from being a second-hand vehicle dealer following disciplinary proceedings in the District Court last month.
Reubenicht, who did not attend the hearing, was permanently [...]

Lotus Cars Australia has found a new home in Sydney, teaming with the Trivett Group.
As Australia’s largest market, Sydney is crucially important for Lotus Cars Australia. The Trivett Group has been selected as the sole Sydney-based official sales and servicing outlet for Lotus Cars Australia, which will join the existing Australia-wide Lotus dealer network.
The new [...]

IT’S raining Ferraris at the moment. And motorbikes. Boats too. And a few power-skis.
Online auction sites are being flooded with “boys’ toys”, those high-value luxury items that a year ago were easily affordable (for some) but are now a huge financial millstone.
Cameron Poolman, the general manager of internet auction site GraysOnline, said the number of [...]

Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (Toyota Australia) is one of Toyota Japan’s global manufacturing centres with a long term commitment to the domestic and export markets. Di Dickens, Manager Dealer Development, provides an insight into the philosophy and culture which drives Toyota Australia.
How has Toyota Australia evolved into what it is today?
Toyota has built its performance [...]

The AFR recently reported on a worrying and not unknown trend in Australia-the numbers of apprenticeships offered are falling.
According to Alexander Symonds with the AFR the number of apprentices being taken on in the construction industry is tipped to fall 30 per cent.
The government and vocational education sector is calling on businesses to ensure training [...]

Federal scrutiny promised on eco car grants
The federal government will police its $1.3 billion Green Car Industry Fund (GCIF) to prevent double-dipping by car-makers or components makers during the 10-year program.
AusIndustry also warned car and component makers that measures governing the fund would include claw-back provisions if a company that received grants did something at [...]

New footage released on YouTube today shows the Black Stig, Top Gear’s original star driver, climbing out of the ocean, raising speculation that the BBC may consider bringing the character back after the current Stig’s identity was revealed last month.
The original Stig, the masked racing driver who became a household name, was the brainchild of [...]

Mini is joining the all-road fun set.
Its first all-wheel drive, which will become one of the world’s smallest crossovers, looks set to go sale in Australia late in 2011.
The yet-to-be-named crossover, which is nearly production-ready, is likely to be launched at the Detroit Motor Show in January and go on sale in Europe and the [...]