April breaks three year record for SUV sales in Australia
The car industry is delighted, amid threats to job losses, that April saw a 2.6% spike in SUV and light commercial vehicle sales to 87,571 in Australia.
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Prevalence of car theft reminds Christmas shoppers to lock up and hide gifts
A survey by UK comparison site, USwitch has found more Brits are hiding their Christmas gifts in the car this year, with 16% of respondents choosing the new tactic. But insurance expert, Rod Jones warned against it.
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RACQ finds more than a quarter of cars are stolen from homeowner driveways
More than a quarter of vehicles stolen over the past 12 months have been taken from a homeowner’s driveway revealed RACQ’s 2015 Car Security Index.
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Driverless technology set to reduce bad driving and high car insurance premiums
Australians are leading the global crusade against bad driving with the help of Roadshamer.com, a website that allows users to upload video and photos of illegal and bad road behaviour.
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Roy Morgan Research: More drivers in Australia but car accidents down
With more motorists cruising Australian streets than ever before it would be expected that car accidents would also increase, however new research from Roy Morgan Research has shown that the number of motorists that have been in an accident has decreased in recent years.
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Aussie customers rate Real Insurance Australia’s best car insurer
Real Insurance has taken out top honours in the Mozo People’s Choice Insurance Awards, being named Australia’s Best Car Insurer based on the reviews of almost 10,000 insurance customers.
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Electric car manufacturer Tesla begins Australian roll out
US-based electric car manufacturer Tesla has joined Nissan, Mitsubishi, Holden and BMW in the Australian market, prompting commentators to question if electric cars and charging stations could threaten Woolworths and Coles’ firm hold on the fuel retailing industry.
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NRMA posts $67 million profit, as membership and roadside assistance subscriptions grew
It has been a good year for the National Roads & Motorists’ Association with a 81% increase on last year’s results at $67.4 million net profit after tax and a growth to over 2.4 million members and roadside assistance subscriptions to 2.7 million.
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Self driving cars put car insurance in the rearview
Ninety per cent of drivers would consider an autonomous car if it cut insurance rates, according to a recent US survey.
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Playing games like GTA5 could bring down car insurance premiums
Research from American brain experts has indicated that playing video games makes people more able to make correct decisions quickly under time pressure - potentially turning them into superior drivers, soldiers or surgeons.
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