Ok, it’s time for all the other utes on the Australian market to take some lumps. ANCAP has just announced the awarding of a 5-Star rating for Australia’s newest ute, the Isuzu D-Max. (And yes, LDV T60 has a five-star rating, but that vehicle was tested against 2017 criteria and arguably wouldn’t get the same […]
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Uber, the Australian equivalent of the Star Wars Death Star has come up with a brilliant marketing ploy and even enlisted ANCAP to help them promote their business Here’s the press release on the ANCAP website “Uber Australia the first ride-share to implement 5-star ANCAP vehicle safety requirement “Independent vehicle safety authority, ANCAP, has praised
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Mandatory speed limiters and alcohol and drug detectors are going to kill off one of the great joys of motoring Wheels Mag published this article recently so I thought I’d send it to my customers and friends. So the guts of this are those future cars, probably around 2022 in Europe, and perhaps a short
Big Brother will be Watching You Drive Read More »
Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy and owner of Car Business, Brisbane Car Broker commenting on a story about ANCAP and its CEO James Goodwin This story, from Automedia Group, was published this week about James Goodwin, the CEO of ANCAP – Australasian New Car Assessment Program. I rely on ANCAP to provide safety statistics on the
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Hi Bob Aldons, The Car Guy reporting to you about the latest Mazda accomplishment. I’m not privy to an actual road test on many brands and models. I do however currently review for Mazda as well as Suzuki, Nissan, Kia, Land Rover, Great Wall, Haval, and Mitsubishi. Other manufacturers are yet to come to their
Mazda Range Achieves 5 Star Rating – In Their Own Words Read More »
In recent times ANCAP, the Australian Safety Rating Authority has rated three vehicles at 3 stars or less. International car manufacturing behemoth, Ford Motor Company, presented their Mustang for testing. ANCAP results gave it two stars as it did with Chinese made vehicle Great Wall Steed. Now ANCAP has announced that another Chinese built vehicle
Isn’t it Time to Say No? – ANCAP 2 or 3 stars isn’t enough Read More »
