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Diesel Industry News
Daily third generation
Tuesday, 01 July 2014
The third generation of the Iveco Daily has been launched on the European market, delivering a blend of tradition and innovation.
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Vehicles
Servicing modern diesels
Sunday, 15 June 2014
When carrying out services on modern vehicles, workshops can no longer afford to take shortcuts to save the client money. It’s been proven a big mistake for workshop owners to act as the client’s...
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Diesel Industry News
Hire company restores Daihatsu truck
Thursday, 05 June 2014
Australia‘s leading vehicle and equipment hire company has enshrined its long-term relationship with the Hino/Toyota family by restoring one of its vintage vehicles.  
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Diesel Industry News
Navistar Auspac launched
Thursday, 05 June 2014
Navistar has announced Navistar Auspac Pty Ltd.
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Diesel Industry News
AC S gets Chinese bus agency
Thursday, 05 June 2014
One of the largest bus and coach manufacturers in the world, Higer, has announced the appointment of Associated Coach Sales (ACS) as sales agent for the company›s range in New Zealand.
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News
NZ technician tops in Australasia
Thursday, 05 June 2014
A New Zealander has emerged as the top Kia Motors service technician in Australasia after winning the inaugural Australia-New Zealand Skill Cup competition. Josh Seabourne, who is a senior technician...
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Motorsport
Speedshow: New Zealand’s biggest, annual automotive extravaganza
Thursday, 05 June 2014
The eighth edition of CRC Speedshow, running July 19-20, will be the biggest yet. With two new halls – one for classic cars and motorcycles, the other for a nationwide radio-controlled race car...
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Vehicles
Jimny gets a flat deck
Thursday, 05 June 2014
A handy Flatdeck version of the Jimny JX is now available, offering useful load-carrying capacity as well as the go-anywhere capabilities of this iconic practical vehicle.
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Vehicles
Cut-price Jaguar
Thursday, 05 June 2014
Jaguar New Zealand has just launched a new derivative in the multi-award winning XF line – the XF 2.0i4 SE, which sells for an incredible $75,000.
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Diesel Industry News
Selecting the correct clutch brake
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Clutch replacement on vehicles that are out of factory warranty has certain pitfalls, and one of the biggest challenges automotive technicians face is correctly identifying the thickness of the c
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Diesel Industry News
First Cat running strong
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
With more than three years and well over 600,000 km now under its belt in round-the-clock B-double work, the first Cat on-highway truck sold is continuing to notch exceptional standards of reliab
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Diesel Industry News
Car body, heal thyself!
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Internal damage in fibre-reinforced composites, materials used in the bodies and structures of modern cars and aircraft, is difficult to detect, and nearly impossible to repair by conventional me
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Parts
The challenging world of batteries
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Battery development is progressing at an awesome pace as car manufacturers in particular seek batteries which are lighter, charge quicker, and hold more and more charge for each gram of their mass so...
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Vehicles
Goss partners with BNT
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Goss has been serving the Australian automotive industry for more than 60 years, and will now be partnering with BNT to service the fuel pump requirements of the diverse automotive aftermarket in New...
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Vehicles
Lancer races to top
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Mitsubishi’s 2-litre Lancer sedan has raced to the top of the popularity charts.   According to official motor industry figures*, in the 12 months to March 31 more buyers in the car market’s ‘small...
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Parts
New TransDiesel branch in Silverdale
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
TransDiesel Ltd has recently opened a brand new branch, including a service facility on Forge Road in Silverdale.  An official opening was held at the end of March to celebrate the move, together...
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Vehicles
Honda boosts CRZ
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Honda has uplifted its CRZ hybrid with a power boost, plus styling changes and more features.
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Parts
Xtreme Clutch reveals Ford Focus RS kit
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Following frequent demands from both overseas and local customers, Xtreme Clutch decided to develop a unique clutch solution for the 2010-2012 Ford Focus RS. 
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Other
Ed Speak
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
I wonder just how much is happening in the world of technology that we know nothing about? The reason is say this is because I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately, mainly of technical publications...
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Vehicles
Abarth road-racer
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Abarth has unveiled its new “race car for the road”, the 695 biposto, at the Geneva Motor Show, 50 years after the launch of the first 695.
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