THE first meeting with industry over a review of the legislation controlling hydrocarbon refrigerants in Queensland took place on September 15 in Brisbane. There are no terms of reference for the review and the general impression is that the aim of the review is to reduce, rather than strengthen, regulation governing hydrocarbon refrigerants. VASA and … Continue reading QLD HC review update
THE Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) says the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal has “driven home” the organisation’s message that “car makers will tell us only what they want us to know – and will only tell us when it suits them”. Describing the secrecy of in-car electronics as “black box”, AAAA executive director Stuart Charity … Continue reading VW scandal: AAAA calls for more in-car electronics transparency
THE October MACS Service Report, provided as a VASA member benefit, contains a full run-down of the new SAE J3030 standard for recovery/recycle/recharge machines that can work with both R134a and R1234yf refrigerants, or initially built to work with R134a convertible to exclusively R1234yf usage. Using an R134a machine built to SAE J2788 standards for … Continue reading Latest MACS bulletin a must-read
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
