AUTODATA, which supports VASA by providing wiring diagrams for SightGlass Tech bulletins, followed up the recent addition of a service air conditioning module with further improvements. Better usability for the diagnostic trouble code interface includes clearer instructional text, a search progress ‘spinner’ and a search result scroll bar. Estimates can now include job numbers and … Continue reading More Autodata updates
AUSTRALIAN drivers cover roughly 2000 fewer kilometres per year than they did 10 years ago, but parents are the biggest mile-munchers, driving up to 4233km more than the current Aussie average of 15,813km. According to Roy Morgan Research, parents of infants and toddlers are nigh on average in terms of kilometres covered, while the older … Continue reading Mum’s taxi alive and well
VASA member Redarc Electronics will soon need to build a bigger trophy cabinet, having taken away the Award for Excellence in Innovation at the 2015 Technology Industry Association Achievement Awards for the Tow-Pro electric trailer brake controller. In addition, the Adelaide-based company’s manufacturing engineer James Albrechtsen received the Young Achiever Award for demonstrating a commitment … Continue reading More awards for Redarc
Statistics from Roy Morgan Research show that 306,000 Australians make at least one automotive product purchase online in an average four-week period, up almost 40 per cent on 2011. Although it is a significant increase, the volume of online automotive purchases pales in comparison to women’s clothing (1,042,000) and ebooks (891,000). But look at the … Continue reading Aussies buying more car parts online
AUTODATA, which supports VASA by providing wiring diagrams for SightGlass Tech bulletins, has introduced a service air conditioning module. The new feature combines technical information and service illustrations to help improve technicians’ access to relevant data save time when working on a vehicle AC system. Improved diagram filtering has also been applied to air conditioning … Continue reading Autodata introduces AC service module
THE National Asthma Council Australia has found the Hyundai i30 is the only model in Australia’s top seven most popular cars to come standard with both particulate and activated carbon cabin filters. During its review of new car cabin filtration, the National Asthma Council found that a number of leading car models are lacking in … Continue reading Asthma Council’s cabin filter campaign
THE Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to phase-down HFCs by 85 per cent by 2036 as providing certainty to industry. “Australia heads the world, already regulating for the handling and use of HFC refrigerants under the ARCTick licence scheme, which has minimised emissions for the past 10 years,” said a … Continue reading ARC welcomes HFC phasedown
THE Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) has praised Holden for sharing comprehensive vehicle repair information with independent workshops but fired a warning shot across the boughs of those who are yet to step up. AAAA executive director Stuart Charity welcomed Holden’s opening of access to the AC Delco Technical Delivery System, which is populated with … Continue reading Holden winning at repair data sharing
The University of Michigan has opened what it claims to be the world’s first controlled environment specifically designed to test self-driving cars, while Apple has reportedly been seeking a secure proving ground in California for its much-rumoured car project. It seems that barely a week passes without autonomous cars making the headlines, a strong sign … Continue reading World-first autonomous car test environment
Vehicle engine technology has to keep up with increasingly stringent emissions regulations, but the oft-overlooked subject of pollution from road transport refrigeration is now on the agenda as London authorities tackle air quality problems blamed for 25 premature deaths per day in the British capital. Mayor of London Boris Johnson is under pressure to address … Continue reading London to probe refrigerated truck air quality impact
