Warwick TAFE motorsport student Kate Millar has discovered that knuckling down to studies can land people in their dream job. Kate has won a job as a junior engineer in a V8 Supercar team with WPS Racing, which is based on the Gold Coast.
At 19 years of age, she is the youngest female engineer in [...]

THE DUALIS REMAINS a relatively uncommon sight on Australian roads. This fact is at odds with its outstanding success in Europe, where it has sold by the hundreds of thousands.
Originally launched as an AWD only in Australia, Nissan has recently released the cheaper FWD Dualis, simultaneously slashing prices across the Dualis AWD range.
Available in the [...]

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. [...]

When Callan Quentemijer found the long hours and shift work in the hospitality industry were getting him down, he decided to try something different - very different. The 22-year-old decided that the automotive industry was his true calling.
Quentemijer, who grew up in the Blue Mountains, has been working as a panel beater for almost six [...]

Audi has opened its largest ‘Lighthouse’ dealership in the world – in South Dowling Street, Sydney – at a cost of $50 million. Meanwhile, Audi’s Australian dealers have committed to spend another $150 million in upgrading their premises
Peter Schwarzenbauer, member of the board of management of Audi AG, responsible for global sales and marketing, officially [...]

Tinkering with his father’s lawnmower from an early age, Robert Nowak developed a passion for working on motor engines. He didn’t know then that this passion would become his career and he would soon be swapping lawnmower parts for Suzuki motorcycles.
Having exhausted the lawnmower and the family lawn, Robert went in search of bigger and [...]

Every time car designers come up with a new electronic gizmo for the latest model, spare a thought for Allens Auto Services auto electrician Adam Hamer.
For each new device, such as rear-parking sensors or stability control, Hamer has to take further training to learn how to diagnose and fix the new system.
To compound the problem, [...]

The new entry-level Freelander 2 TD4_e addresses the  growing need for more fuel efficient vehicles. It is the most fuel efficient Land Rover ever and is the world’s first SUV with an intelligent ’stop/start’ system
A combined 6.7 l/100kms (down from 8.5 l/100kms in auto TD4) and CO2 emissions improved from 224 to 179g/km makes it [...]

Despite the Australian International Motorshow cutting down on shows, a deal has been signed that will see the Brisbane Motorshow return to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre in February 2010.
Expertise Events and event organiser the Motor Traders Association of Queensland (MTAQ) have signed a 10 year agreement for a five day event which Gary [...]

Lexus IS 250C will come to market with three model grades, priced from $79,900.
That will get buyers into the Prestige model – while the Sports and Luxury models will retail for $84,900 and $99,900 respectively.
Lexus Australia chief executive John Roca says that IS 250C is a welcome addition to the Lexus range.
“The luxury convertible market [...]