Mazda dealers offer the best after-sales service of Australia’s mainstream automotive brands, according to the results of the latest JD Power survey. The 2013 Australia Customer Service Index (CSI) Study ranked Mazda at the top of ...
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November was a record-breaking month for a number of brands in Australia, with Renault, Subaru and Fiat Chrysler all posting best-ever sales. Released yesterday, the November sales figures reveal Renault enjoyed its biggest single month ...
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Sales of the current-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class exceeded 40,000 in November, cementing the premium mid-sized model’s position as the local division’s most successful vehicle ever. Mercedes-Benz Australia delivered 519 ...
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Brand designing firm Bluemarlin has developed new packaging design for the paint and coatings manufacturer Valspar's new portfolio launched in Australia. The new design, which is expected to highlight the brand's culture of Owning Color, ...
Australian miner Atlas Iron has announced that it has completed a number of new sales contracts for its direct shipping iron ore from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The contracts signed pertain to existing production rolled-over ...
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A male contraceptive could be on the horizon after a discovery of a novel way to block the transport of sperm during ejaculation, Australian researchers say. Lead researchers, Dr. Sab Ventura and Dr. Carl White of the Monash Institute of ...
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Mining companies operating in Australia and globally will continue to face challenging market conditions in 2014, including rising costs, low commodity prices, supply/demand imbalances, and decreased productivity levels. According to ...
Tags: Sustainable Cost Reduction, Innovation Critical, Australian
The first images of the new-generation Ford Mustang have been leaked online, a day ahead of the muscle car’s official multi-continent reveal. Originally printed on the pages of Autoweek magazine, the Ford Mustang screen shots were ...
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The vast portfolio encompasses 225 SKUS in five ranges – Interior, Exterior, Trim, Prep and Ceiling paints. bluemarlin's Sydney studio was tasked with developing a strategic portfolio solution that would accentuate the brand's ethos ...
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Australia-based miner Rio Tinto has announced that it expects its capital expenditure to be down by 20 percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, amounting to less than $14 billion. Total capital expenditure is forecast to be reduced to ...
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Tesco meat packer Hilton Food Group has reported "good progress" in a number of its western European markets for the past quarter (third quarter) to November 5. Declines in meat sales were driven by horsegate The Huntingdon-based ...
Tags: Tesco, Meat Packer, European Markets
The designers and engineers behind the all-new Suzuki SX4 S-Cross looked to the top-selling Nissan Dualis as the benchmark in their attempt to produce a class-leading compact SUV. Suzuki SX4 S-Cross program chief engineer Takehito Arai ...
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Australia's three surviving car makers have called for continued financial support, a reassessment of tariffs and trade agreements, and policy clarity in their submissions to the Federal Government's inquiry into the current state and the ...
Tags: Car Makers, Call for Support, Productivity Commission Submissions
Rio Tinto will move to suspend alumina production at Gove and focus on its bauxite operations after determining the refinery is no longer a viable business in the current market environment. Rio Tinto will now work on the scope and phased ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Cape plc is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Cape Australia Onshore has entered into an agreement with Bechtel for the provision of Painting, Insulation and Fireproofing Services on the Chevron-operated Wheatstone ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil