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Honda Australia has chosen this week's AgQuip Field Days in Gunnedah, NSW, to unveil the brand new Pioneer 700.

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.

Toyota Material Handling's Adelaide branch has taken top honours at the company's annual Branch of the Year awards by winning the TMHA Tier One branch award for 2012. This success follows the branch receiving the TMHA President's Award for Excellence.

One of Australia's leading transport equipment manufacturers, MaxiTRANS, has rebranded its retail and wholesale parts chains under a new name - 'MaxiPARTS'.

One of Australia's leading transport equipment manufacturers, MaxiTRANS, has rebranded its retail and wholesale parts chains under a new name - 'MaxiPARTS.'

With the Brisbane Truck Show now concluded, event organisers have revealed that this year's event was an unqualified success, with visitor numbers up across all days of the event, eclipsing the successful 2011 Show.

The Brisbane Truck Show kicked off yesterday, and one of the more 'unconventional' trucks on show was Brad Gallard's Finke-winning Trophy Truck. \nResplendent in its new 'Toyo Tires' livery, Gallard's beast takes pride of place on the Toyo Tyre & Rubber Australia stand (Stand 20) in the Great Hall on the foyer level of the Brisbane Exhibition Centre.

Designed primarily for work with rural and metropolitan fire services, Hino Australia have added to the versatility of their 500 Series GT Crew Cab with the addition of optional automatic transmission.

Volkswagen uses their annual gathering at Worthersee in Austria to 'road test' new ideas and concepts to VW aficionados. This year, alongside a performance-based Golf GTi cabriolet, and radically altered Audi TT, Volkswagen also unveiled a race-oriented version of the Amarok ute - the Amarok 'R-Style' concept.

Iveco have continued their association with the premier class of motorcycle racing worldwide, supplying Team Yamaha Factory Racing and the MotoGP World Championship organiser, Dorna Sports, with new trucks.

In a move to apply the highly competitive Capped Price Service Program to the complete model range, Volkswagen has become the first European automotive manufacturer in Australia to offer six year Capped Price Servicing on its entire Commercial Vehicles range.

NC2, manufacturer of Cat Trucks and a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation, has announced that Kevin Dennis will take on the position of General Manager, Sales & Marketing, for the Cat Truck business in Australia and New Zealand, effective May 1, 2013.

The one thousandth Hino truck to enter service with Victoria's Country Fire Authority will be the centrepiece of the Hino Australia stand at this month's Brisbane Truck Show.