September 22nd, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials
Are you sick and tired of driving around to find the cheapest petrol?
Fed up with filling up at the petrol station around the corner, then drive down the road a bit further and find it cheaper??
Well now before you leave to fill up your car check here first!!
CHEAPEST PETROL IN YOU LOCAL AREA
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August 25th, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials
Toyota Australia will join forces with four-time Australian Rally Champion Neal Bates for a one-off appearance at next month’s Repco Rally Australia, the ‘down under’ round of the World Rally Championship (WRC).
Bates and long-time co-driver Coral Taylor will pilot their Neal Bates Motorsport (NBM) Toyota Corolla in the production car (PWRC) component of the event.
Along [...]
August 25th, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials
Finance and Insurance with Alan Thomas
When it comes to converting cash buyers to dealership financing, follow the customer’s lead.
Cash customers are the bane of virtually every business manager. The typical cash buyer is in his or her 50s or 60s, has plenty of cash, and doesn’t need to finance their new vehicle.
They’ve experienced every sales [...]
July 7th, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials, News
Huge lift in light commercial sales helps offset fall in passenger vehicles and SUVs.
Passenger vehicles sales were down 9.2% to 55,837 units for the month - 17.0% down for the first six months of the year to 262,035, a fall of 53,841 vehicles from 315,876 a year ago.
SUVs were down 4.5% for June to 20,459 [...]
June 29th, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials, Motor Sport
Entrants in the 2009 Classic Outback Trial from August 31-September 5 will share some of the marquee stages of Repco Rally Australia with competitors in the World Rally Championship round as a fitting climax to their event.
After five days and 18 timed stages from the trial’s start in Forbes, Classic Trial entrants will conclude their [...]
May 19th, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials, Technology
Web company Feedia has just launched DealerTV which allows car dealers to personally showcase their cars online to prospective clients using video and commentary - for $1200 set-up fee and $430 per month
The DealerTV platform allows sales staff to record countless 2-3 minute video presentations of different vehicles and put them on a custom ‘DealerTV [...]
May 19th, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials, Featured
At Stannards we pride ourselves on being proactive business advisors. Now is the time to act on all your year end business planning issues.
Some of the key issues to address prior to 30 June 2009 are:
Initiation of any potential tax minimisation opportunities / strategies available
Explore further superannuation strategies; including the opportunity for additional contributions, borrowing [...]
May 12th, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials
New vehicle sales may be down 24% - see the “sales” section in this edition of Autofile – but according to a new industry survey, things are looking up.
During the first quarter, buying intentions in both the new and used car segments are showing positive signs of recovery.
Published this week for the first time, the [...]
April 6th, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials
Because of the global economic slowdown, many Australians will be choosing to enjoy their Easter holiday ‘at home’ this year, rather than spending money on trips overseas.
Therefore, a significant increase in vehicle numbers on the roads is anticipated over the Easter long weekend.
VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, is concerned about the safety [...]
February 22nd, 2009 |
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Advice, Tips & Tutorials
Drive away deals were made famous by Korean manufacturers to get a foothold in the Australian market 20 years ago, and now Lotus is using the tool to combat the recession.
Lotus Cars Australia is combating the economic crisis with tax benefits, stable pricing and drive away deals.
LCA has decided to continue its policy of absorbing [...]