Harry Bates has become the youngest winning driver in Australian Rally Championship history by taking out Victoria’s Eureka Rally, the opening round of the 2017 season. Bates, 22, from Canberra and co-driver John McCarthy in the Toyota Genuine Parts Corolla were part of a three-way duel over two days and 18 competitive stages totalling 220km …
Australia’s peak automotive industry body has called on the wider insurance industry to follow the lead of insurance giant IAG, which will urge repairers to use new genuine parts in vehicle repairs. Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) Chief Executive Tony Weber commended IAG on its initiative and said all insurers should commit to road …
FCAI COMMENDS INSURER’S GENUINE PARTS POLICY CHANGE Read More »
Motorists around the country are being exposed to serious crash risks after laboratory testing on non-genuine parts by GM-Holden engineers has revealed flaws and sub-standard materials used in a critical safety design feature on imported hoods. The non-genuine part has failed under testing, which would result in the hood of the car suddenly flying up …
LAB TESTING REVEALS RISK OF HIGH SPEED HOOD FLY-UP Read More »
An online reporting hub empowering consumers to submit a report aimed at assisting investigators in the detection and seizure of counterfeit car parts has received support from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Launched today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), the Genuine Is Best campaign website www.genuineisbest.com.au/report-a-counterfeit enables consumers to submit …
NEW WEBSITE GIVES CONSUMERS THE POWER TO REPORT CAR FAKES Read More »
Tens of thousands of the fake and counterfeit car parts seized in a raid in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) late last week are likely to have been destined for Australia, say investigators. The confiscation, in which over 500,000 fake and counterfeit car parts were seized, was the largest of its kind in Abu Dhabi’s …
THOUSANDS OF FAKE CAR PARTS SEIZED, HEADED FOR AUSTRALIAN ROADS Read More »
Recent media has suggested that a mark-up of up to 1000 per cent is being applied to genuine parts. Depending on the size, make and complexity, the modern motor vehicle is made up of between 3,000 to 4,000 individual components. If each of these components is produced, stored, inventoried, priced separately, then individually packaged and …
An eight minute documentary offering a rare glimpse into the scale and complexity of the world of counterfeit car parts. Audi brand protectors Serhyi Jewtymowycz and Alex Theil comb the Chinese capital, Beijing, looking for fake car parts and their manufacturers. In China alone, Audi has confiscated counterfeit parts worth almost $290 million in recent …
Nissan Supercars driver Michael Caruso talks about his #23 Nissan Altima livery promoting the importance of using Nissan Genuine Parts at the 2016 Sydney 500
The leading Nissan in the 2016 Virgin Australia Supercars series grand finale at Sydney Olympic Park this weekend (December 3-4) will carry an important road safety message from the entire automotive industry. Michael Caruso’s Nissan Altima, eighth in the title fight, will carry Genuine Is Best signage – an initiative of the industry to stamp …
IMPORTANT SAFETY MESSAGE AT VIRGIN SUPERCARS FINALE Read More »
The Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF), a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving road safety awareness, enhancing driver education and reducing the impact of road trauma, has endorsed the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries’ Genuine Is Best initiative. ARSF founder and CEO Russell White says the alignment is a natural one for the Foundation given …
AUSTRALIAN ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION ENDORSES GENUINE IS BEST Read More »
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