14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (400+ words) Analysis by Underground Towing & Salvage highlights the contrast between the vehicles already operating on Australian roads and those now entering the national fleet. Almost half, or 49.3 per cent, of registered Australian vehicles were manufactured in 2014 or earlier, while the average…...

18+ hour, 29+ min ago   (185+ words) The appointment will see RME work with OEC and participating repairers to help ensure the quality of the repairer network and support safe, compliant and high-quality collision repairs across Australia. Hyundai Motor Company Australia’s Wayne Pickering announced the commencement of…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (306+ words) VFACTS recorded 100,939 sales during August, up 0.4 per cent on the same month last year. Year-to-date VFACTS sales reached 811,388, broadly consistent with the same period in 2025. Across the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), 27,089 BEVs were sold during August. This represented…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (324+ words) NALSPA estimates working Australians who purchased a new battery electric vehicle through a novated lease using the Federal Government’s Electric Car Discount between January and June 2026 will collectively save around $76 million on fuel by the end of this year. Those…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (406+ words) NRMA Insurance’s latest Changing Gears report found interest in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has risen even more strongly, increasing from 41 per cent to 58 per cent. Just 17 per cent of Australians now say they would not consider purchasing an EV. The…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (310+ words) In a submission to NSW Fair Trading, AAAA said none of the three reform options currently proposed should proceed in their present form. AAAA director of government relations and advocacy Lesley Yates said the proposals risk treating every job performed…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (271+ words) The vehicles, including near-new and demonstrator examples, are being offered through the Pickles Major Event Electric Vehicle Sale, which opens online today, Monday August 31. All vehicles are already in Australia and will be available following the sale. Adding to their…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (507+ words) Paint & Panel caught up with the pair at Sydney Automotive Paint and Equipment’s Condell Park headquarters, where some of the companies that have supported their training gathered to give them a send-off. Shedden, from Parramatta Smash Repairs, will represent Australia…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (333+ words) The 21st Automechanika Shanghai will run from December 2-5 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, with an anticipated 7,600 exhibitors occupying 390,000 square metres across 16 halls and the mezzanine floor. For collision repair businesses, the Diagnostics & Repair / Body & Paint sector promises a window…...