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Diesel Industry News
Exedy Japanese truck range - quality comes first
Monday, 06 July 2020
It doesn’t matter if your customer is an owner-driver or a large logistics company, vehicle downtime due to product failure can be costly.
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OEM
Packing heat: How Ford’s latest tech helps Police vehicles neutralise COVID-19
Monday, 06 July 2020
Ford has designed a new heated software enhancement to pilot with its Police Interceptor Utility – one that law enforcement agencies can utilise to help reduce the footprint of the Covid-19 virus.<
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News
Lamborghini Sián FKP 37: the most powerful Lamborghini produced, in LEGO Technic
Monday, 06 July 2020
Automobili Lamborghini and the LEGO Group have partnered to produce the LEGO Technic Lamborghini Sián FKP 37: a 3,696 piece, 1:8 scale model that embodies the unmistakable power and stunning looks
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Other
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Monday, 06 July 2020
I learnt one of my biggest and most formative business lessons in the early 2000s, which was to “treat others how you want to be treated yourself.”
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Other
Young dogs and old tricks. Ready for a new apprentice?
Monday, 06 July 2020
A common complaint from the automotive trades is that there isn’t enough new blood coming in.
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Workshop Equipment
What to use, or not to use – Euro Diagnostics
Monday, 06 July 2020
In many fields of technology Europe leads the world and the automotive industry is no different.
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Panel & Paint
Cyber Orange All Set to Heighten Exhilaration
Monday, 06 July 2020
What’s in a colour? When it comes to orange, one of the most popular colours for Ford Mustang, a lot.
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Ed Speak
Time for a road trip
Monday, 06 July 2020
I’m sick of writing about Covid, and I am sure you are sick of reading about it, so let’s be more cheerful.
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Workshop Equipment
Which Scanner to use?
Thursday, 11 June 2020
When a vehicle is taken to a mechanic, they normally connect a diagnostic machine to a vehicle to determine any diagnostic trouble codes (DTC’s) present.
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Ed Speak
Faster – faster
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
Since man (or woman) was created there has always been a competitive spirit to go faster, further or higher.
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OEM
The wind temple
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
Nobody can see it, but it is a factor in a car’s fuel consumption, safety and comfort. It’s called aerodynamics, or the study of how air moves around solid objects.
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Other
How to deal with bullying in your workplace
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
Nobody likes a bully.
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Parts
How fast do you want to go?
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
Many years ago, a speed shop owner asked this of a client and the client said “as fast as possible” – in response the owner put his hand out and made cash motions. 
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OEM
A history of Hyundai and Fuel Cell technology
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
A history of Hyundai and Fuel Cell technology Hyundai Motor began development of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) technology over 20 years ago, with the establishment of a dedicated research team
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News
The snakes and ladders of post-Covidian car repair
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
With bubbles bursting all over as we deal with what is the new normal, repair shops will soon be seeing confused car owners coming in trying to make sense of their servicing schedules. 
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Workshop Equipment
Which Scanner to use?
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
Diesel Service Advisor online training
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Motorsport
Rodin Cars upgrades South Island test track
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
As a story it has all the hallmarks of the sort of fantasy beloved of film directors; complete with reclusive multi-millionaire and his grandiose plan to build the world’s fastest track-day car fro
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Other
TERRAIN TAMER ONLINE PARTS STORE
Thursday, 28 May 2020
Terrain Tamer have ramped up their online presence in an effort to meet the dramatic uplift in demand from online shoppers in the wake of recent national quarantine and lockdown laws.
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Ed Speak
Where to from here?
Thursday, 14 May 2020
Since my last editorial the whole country has been through incredibly challenging times and especially the SME business sector, which most of our readers are in.
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OEM
Porsche presents Innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats
Thursday, 14 May 2020
Porsche is revolutionising sporty seating with an innovative concept study “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat”.
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