News of cars
It’s pushing close to the one-year anniversary of the day I decided that a 1976 Dodge Charger was going to become my long-term project car, and judging by the relative lack of posts about the car, it’s safe to say that for the most part, the Dodge is holding up to its end of the … Read more
Like many of you out there, I have carried a traditional folding leather wallet for basically my whole life. Also like many of you out there, more and more of my friends have made the switch to the modern “tactical” style wallet which typically has a much more sleek design and makes far more efficient … Read more
Minister Sukkar discusses the next steps as the Government funds AASRA Federal Government Minister, Michael Sukkar – a long-time advocate of a fair and open automotive repair and service sector – was instrumental in the Government’s passing of recent laws that will force car manufacturers to share data with independent service and repair workshops. Car … Read more
mycar Tire & Auto is working hard to raise awareness about the critical topics of vehicle and tire safety With more than 275 locations across Australia and in excess of 1,300 employees, mycar Tire & Auto is one of Australia’s largest names in the automotive industry. mycar provides a full range of automotive services including … Read more
Australian Automotive Aftermarket Magazine caught up with MANN + HUMMEL Group Chairman Thomas Fischer at the recent AAA Expo to discuss the future of a company producing filters in a market that is moving towards battery EVs From the second you are introduced to MANN + HUMMEL Group Chairman, Thomas Fischer, you can tell he … Read more
As the buzz and excitement from the long-awaited 2022 Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo settles, the AAAA team would like to thank everyone that was involved as an exhibitor, visitor, sponsor and supporter, for helping us deliver a truly world class event Together, we delivered an incredible Expo that brought the industry together to reconnect, network … Read more
With the Mandatory Data battle seemingly won, the Aftermarket industry’s next fight will be tackling skill shortages Addressing the issue of skills shortages is looming as the next big challenge for the Automotive Aftermarket.AAAA Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, Lesley Yates, says that the top concern on every recent survey that the AAAA has … Read more
This is the best “displacement week” of the year in our opinion. We get the click off some of the best engines the big three ever produced in this one series of days. Other than the 426 Hemi, there is not a more mythical or vaunted cubic inch displacement than 427ci. Both Ford and Chevy … Read more
We have entered a multi-day stretch of legends here and the first two we arrive at are the vaunted 426ci Max Wedge and the 426ci Chrysler Hemi. So yeah we’re talking Max Wedge and Hemi engines today. Nothing wrong with that, right? The 426 Max Wedge engine was the top of the Chrysler heap and … Read more
Inchcape MINI Chelmsford has built a strong team of employees and management that have propelled it to the top of the brand’s leader boards. Inchcape Chelmsford recently won the Mini Retailer of the Year 2021 award as the top performer in the network across eight key areas, including retail sales. We spoke to Tom Carney, … Read more