Articles by Mike Ryan

On the back of surging demand (up 70-percent) for their light commercial vehicle range, Renault has expanded their range-topping Master lineup with the addition of cab/chassis bodystyles.

At their mega product launch in Sydney this week, Ford Australia announced that the all-new Transit unveiled in the US earlier this year will be available locally from early 2014.

Tata Motors will preview its new range of 4x2 and 4x4 commercial vehicles bound for the Australian market at the National 4x4 & Outdoors Show and Fishing & Boating Expo, August 23-25 at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

Tata Motors, India's largest vehicle manufacturer, are set to have another crack at the Australian market, with the support of a new, independent distributor.

Holden's brand new VF SS V Redline utility has proven itself against the traditional 'test' of any car - Germany's Nurburgring race circuit, setting what the company claim is a new world record.

With a new financial year upon us, Hino Australia's reintroduction of its "Rate Breaker" finance deal is timely. The 3.9 per cent offer from Hino Financial Services applies to all new Hino 300 Series trucks and 500 Series Tipper models^.

Polaris have announced the release of the Ranger 900XP, which brings the Polaris range of off-road utility and side-by-side vehicles to 16 models.

Making good use of equipment unfit for sale, Komatsu has donated over half a million dollars' worth of flood-damaged machinery to TAFE colleges across Queensland, for use as a training tool for apprentices.

Leading West Australian coachbuilder, Remote Access Vehicles (RAV), recently completed a special vehicle designed to service the state's mining boom.

At the recent FarmFest field day in Toowoomba, Arctic Cat again turned heads with their farm and work-focused utility ATV range. With almost the complete range on display, visitors were able to size up ATVs from 300cc up to the popular 1000cc XT.

Holden has released a special edition of the Colorado workhorse range - the Colorado "Thunder" - with a bundle of extra goodies at no extra cost.

Komatsu Australia has announced enhancements to its "Komplimentary Maintenance" program. Scheduled maintenance coverage has been expanded from excavators and wheel loaders to now include Komatsu's entire range of new construction machines as well as selected utility models.