Number plate recognition police cars deployed in SA

As part of a trial for an interesting new system, South Australian police have begun using patrol cars fitted with a camera system capable of instantly reading and analysing number plates of cars driving past.
The Automated Number Plate Recognition camera system will automatically run the number plate of cars through its system and tell the [...]

SA in bid to build electric Holden Cruze

The South Australian government is in the midst of making a pitch to General Motors in the US to have GM Holden build a version of its electric car at Elizabeth, South Australia.

The move to build the Volt, an electric version of the new Holden Cruze, is backed by a federal and state government lobbying [...]

Mitsubishi to launch new Challenger, upgrade Triton

Mitsubishi will bring forward the launch of the medium SUV Challenger and has “pre-launched” its 2010 update of the Triton utility as a result of the government tax incentives that have driven the sales of vehicle, especially those with a commercial application, well ahead of expectations.

The Japanese importer’s CEO, Rob McEniry, today said that the [...]

Police move to protect speed camera operators

Operators of mobile speed cameras in South Australia will now receive an added layer of protection from would be vigilantes.
A protective coating on the glass of operator’s vehicles – preventing the windows from shattering – will be implemented in the hope of reducing potential injury following a recent spate of rock throwing by motorists.
In addition [...]

South Australia steps up “hoon” laws

South Australia’s hoon laws are set to be upgraded with the announcement today that new dangerous driving laws will be in place by the end of the year.

The changes to the state’s already strict laws were announced today by Police Minister Michael Wright and Road Safety Minister Michael O’Brien and are aimed squarely at illegal [...]

GM Holden future secure – Reuss

In a significant move GM Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, has been quick to assure that the dramatic moves in the United States will not have a direct impact on Australian workers or the Australian car industry.

The Chairman and Managing Director of GM Holden, Mark Reuss, told a news conference this morning that [...]

AutoRoute: A different approach to 4WDriving Central Australia

-by Josh McKenzie
I guess I can only blame myself for having been in this position. You see, I would normally do 25,000km a year as stipulated in my novated lease.
However, for reasons that can only really be justified by a sense of adventure and youthful exuberance, I felt the need to spend parts of the [...]

Aussie carmakers “missed” move to small cars – Ford boss

Ford Australia boss, Marin Burela, has said Australian car companies completely missed the boat in making the decision to build smaller cars in this country.

Mr Burela told a briefing of automotive journalists in Melbourne that the Australian companies, including Ford, should be building small cars now, not in a year or two when they plan [...]

SA Police pull over motorists to tell them “Well done”

According to South Australian Road Safety Minister, Tom Koutsantonis, police have been stopping motorists to congratulate them on their driving habits.

An online journal said that there were 45,000 more traffic stops than last year, which prompted Mr Koutsantonis to comment on the situation.

Vic rules change for young drivers

Citing what it somewhat facetiously calls an “outbreak of common sense” Mercedes-Benz has congratulated the Victorian Government on a decision that will change the types of cars young and probationary drivers are allowed to drive.

You’ll recall that we recently reported that following representations from Volkswagen Group Australia the New South Wales Road Traffic Authority (RTA) [...]

GM Holden boss: ‘inevitable’ job losses ‘keep me awake’

The current economic climate, across the world and in Australia, would “inevitably” lead to job losses in the Australian car industry, something that “kept him awake at night”, the managing director of GM Holden, Mark Reuss, has told a conference in Melbourne.

Mr Reuss, speaking to the National Fleet Conference, said “at Holden, we’re looking at [...]

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