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As demand for auto-equipped utes continues to grow, Mazda has added a six-speed automatic transmission to the 4x4 Freestyle Cab Utility XTR version of the BT-50.

Holden have unveiled their 2014 model Colorado ute range, with new and enhanced features. Pricing is same as 2013, bar the auto-equipped utes, which are up by $200.

Polaris has released details of their 2014 Sportsman 570, a successor to the Sportsman 500 that was originally released in 1996. Australia will receive a Heavy Duty (H.D.) version, specifically designed for local conditions.

New Holland has launched 'My New Holland' an online community dedicated to the agricultural world, with premium content available to owners of New Holland equipment.

Volvo Trucks has announced that Peter Voorhoeve is the new Vice President Asia Oceania Sales Region Australia, with the Volvo Group veteran to start in the new role next month.

Hino Australia has announced special offers on sales of their light truck range, including the chance to win back the purchase price of your truck.

Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has established a direct presence in Tasmania, increasing its customer support capability and confirming its commitment to local customers.

Hino's eye-grabbing Poncho is set to prove that size really does matter when the diminutive mini-bus makes its public debut at next week's Australian Bus and Coach Show in Sydney.

Suzuki is pleased to announce that until December 31, selected Suzuki farm ATVs will be available on a finance rate of just 3.00% per annum* over three years for approved customers.

Volkswagen's multi-award-winning Amarok dual cab utility has completed one of Australia's toughest driving challenges; a point-to-point drive across the Simpson Desert - on one tank of fuel.

Recently unveiled at the 'Safety Show Sydney' workplace safety trade show, the 'SpotMe' safety system from Toyota Materials Handling Australia reduces warehouse accidents with forklifts.

A little over a year after it was launched, Volvo's FH prime mover has scored the prestigious 'International Truck of the Year 2014' award.

Freight Week, the conference session for the transport and logistics industry, kicks off this coming Monday, September 2, with organisers tipping this event to be "bigger and better than ever".

The annual Clarendon Classic is set for September 14 and 15, and event organisers, the Sydney Antique Machinery Club, are calling on all owners of classic Mack and Peterbilt trucks to come along.

Honda Australia has chosen this week's AgQuip Field Days in Gunnedah, NSW, to unveil the brand new Pioneer 700.

On the back of surging demand (up 70-percent) for their light commercial vehicle range, Renault has expanded their range-topping Master lineup with the addition of cab/chassis bodystyles.

At their mega product launch in Sydney this week, Ford Australia announced that the all-new Transit unveiled in the US earlier this year will be available locally from early 2014.

Tata Motors will preview its new range of 4x2 and 4x4 commercial vehicles bound for the Australian market at the National 4x4 & Outdoors Show and Fishing & Boating Expo, August 23-25 at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

Tata Motors, India's largest vehicle manufacturer, are set to have another crack at the Australian market, with the support of a new, independent distributor.

With a new financial year upon us, Hino Australia's reintroduction of its "Rate Breaker" finance deal is timely. The 3.9 per cent offer from Hino Financial Services applies to all new Hino 300 Series trucks and 500 Series Tipper models^.

Polaris have announced the release of the Ranger 900XP, which brings the Polaris range of off-road utility and side-by-side vehicles to 16 models.

Making good use of equipment unfit for sale, Komatsu has donated over half a million dollars' worth of flood-damaged machinery to TAFE colleges across Queensland, for use as a training tool for apprentices.

Leading West Australian coachbuilder, Remote Access Vehicles (RAV), recently completed a special vehicle designed to service the state's mining boom.

At the recent FarmFest field day in Toowoomba, Arctic Cat again turned heads with their farm and work-focused utility ATV range. With almost the complete range on display, visitors were able to size up ATVs from 300cc up to the popular 1000cc XT.