BASED ON THE 2010 Holden Commodore VE Omega Ute, Victoria Police and Holden have today launched the force’s new divisional van, scheduled to hit the road from November.
With 200 ‘divvy’ vans scheduled to join the police force’s fleet, the purpose-built cars will eventually supercede all 160 of Victoria’s existing vans, adding a further 40 cars [...]

LAND ROVER has today announced Australian pricing and specifications for the 2010 Land Rover Discovery 4, due to arrive in showrooms from early October.
With over 100 international awards to its name, the outgoing Discovery 3 has left some big shoes to fill. The Discovery 4, Land Rover says, is more than up to the task.
Sporting [...]

While vehicle sales were down in August, there was an all important sign of life in a very vital segment
The small car market, which for some time has been the biggest sector in the Australian car market, recorded a growth of 7.2%, with sales jumping to 19,211 from 17,919 for the same period last year.
This [...]

Automotive Holdings Group, Australia’s largest automotive retailer, has continued to make hay in the  auto market, reporting an underlying net operating profit after tax for the year ended 30 June 2009 of $42.2 million. Now it is looking for growth through further acquisitions
The underlying profit represents 87.2% of the previous corresponding period (pcp) and was [...]

The first major float since the global economic crisis on the Australian market has been a strong one - and it is dealers driving the deal.
AUtofile.com.au recently reported the float of the dealer-serving website Carsales. Around 40% of the site is owned by the dealer community.carsales
The site’s shares opened at $3.92, a 12% premium to [...]

DESIGNED TO EDUCATE young drivers on the dangers of mobile phone use while driving, VicRoads has launched its own iPhone game.
Called CityGT and developed in partnership with marketing group JWT, the aim of the app is to show young drivers the potential consequences if a driver becomes distracted by talking on their mobile phone while [...]

FOLLOWING A 2007 TREK covering 3000 kilometres from Darwin to Adelaide, the University of Adelaide’s BioBike is now set to depart on a 20,000 kilometre round-Australia trip, eclipsing the 2007 ride.
Conceived by Dr Colin Kestrell and built by the University’s Mechanical Engineering students, the BioBike - also known as Betty - will be ridden by [...]

BMW is set to shake up the luxury car market, announcing it will bring a six-cylinder engine to the hotly contested sub-$60,000 sedan segment.
The straight-six BMW 323i sedan will relaunch with a starting price of $58,300. Previously, the model was priced from $63,200.
Equipped with the 6-speed manual transmission, BMW claims the 323i the quickest to [...]

Positive signs for the auto industry in unexpectedly strong second quarter
In spite of new vehicle sales falling 5.2% in August (see Sales section in this issue of AUtofile), the auto industry can take heart that this is an improvement from July when sales were down 10.2%.
The vehicle market is still correcting after a huge 36% [...]

Teaching learners how to drive is a complex business, and a rewarding one, writes Paul Norris.
A TYPICAL day for Tom Grogan usually starts around 7.30am. He describes his job as being part teacher, mother, coach, psychologist and mentor. Grogan works as a professional driving instructor in his own business, Eagle Driving School, in Vermont, Victoria. [...]