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ELLO AND WELCOME to the July 2019 edition of Motor Trader. Our cover story this month comes courtesy of Bill Key, an old friend of MTA Queensland who was my predecessor here in the editor's chair at Motor Trader. A real car enthusiast, and classic car owner to boot, Bill had the pleasure of visiting Germany in May to witness the Berlin E-Prix - the 10th round of the 2018-19 season of the all-electric Formula E motor racing series. Established in 2014, the Formula E series has shown that racing electric-powered cars is a truly exciting experience for drivers and spectators alike and might just be an indicator of a future where such racing is the norm.
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There are some clever concepts around audience participation and point scoring to make things even more interesting and it is, of course (as is all top-level motorsport), a test-bed of sorts in which manufacturers use cuttingedge tech that may well find its way into production road cars. You can read more about the event and the Formula E series from page 18. While our cover feature looks at the sparkling new of Formula E, our Classic Car feature looks at a car that is a deadset stunner even though it is more than 50 years old. The K-code Mustang, owned by Philip McCracken, is a real rarity and a feast for the eyes. Check it out from page 50. As always, we have bags of great stuff in this edition, from the latest in automotive industry and innovation news to a rundown on the Qld government's latest budget and plenty more. I hope you enjoy this month's edition. And if you have any news you'd like to share, or have a classic car, bike or truck you'd like to see featured, then get in contact with me. Cheers! Jonathan Nash, Editor jonathann@mtaq.com.au
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BRETT DALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MTA QUEENSLAND
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MPLOYERS SEEK TO be members of the MTA Queensland because of what it stands for. The Association’s constitution in its Objects define this as advancing and protecting the interests of the motor vehicle industry; advocating and advancing the interests of employers connected with the motor vehicle industry; and encouraging all forms of education and training supporting the development of the motor vehicle industry and associated trades. These are at the heart of our existence, forming the foundation for the actions as diverse as service delivery, workplace relations and technical advice, advocacy and training in the best interests of our membership. Essential to the actions is their delivery, which pivots on a corporate office of skilled and loyal staff dedicated to achieving the aspirations of the Association and the membership. At a time when society at large demands high standards of transparency and accountability by business and institutions in their operations and customer service obligations, MTA Queensland is ensuring its governance and compliance obligations are of best practice. The 2019-21 Strategic Plan’s Key Strategy One is ‘service excellence’. This demands a
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high level of corporate office governance and delivery competence. Longevity of staff equal to a tenure of eight years for all staff, indicates understanding of policies, practices, processes and procedures. This alone is not sufficient. Changing corporate social responsibilities and governance requirements demand ongoing learnings and understandings. To provide the ‘service excellence’ required under the Association’s 2019-21 Strategic Plan, Chief Financial Officer Kathy Winkcup and I attended a fiveday Australian Institute of Company Directors course to gain increased understanding of the duties and obligations associated with governance and accountability. Additionally, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Kellie Dewar, Kathy Winkcup and Marketing and Communications Manager Lysa Dugandzic attended the Australian Society of Association Executives’ (AuSAE) annual AuSAE conference and exhibition. Its focus was on the concepts and mechanisms for organisations and leaders to create a new sustainable future and yet, uphold tradition. Vital to the Association’s ongoing sustainability is membership trust in the ethos of the corporate office and confidence in the delivery of the practices, processes and procedures that comprise the many actions. Trust is an earned trait. It is by maintaining up-to-date and relevant knowledge contributing to sound decision making that trust can be ensured. Globally, there has been a breakdown of trust across government, media, business and non-government organisations. A range of factors have contributed to drive trust nationally to five-year lows: the global financial crisis, the pace
of technological change, the growing impact of automation on the workforce and the banking royal commission.
THE DIARY STATE BUDGET On Tuesday 11 June, the Queensland Budget was delivered. Our pre-budget submission proposed priorities advantageous to the automotive values chain. The good news is that, in general, suggested priorities did emerge in the State Budget. The increase in the payroll tax exemption has been a longterm policy goal and the lift from $1.1 million to $1.3 million for all businesses is welcomed. Introduced too, was a special payroll tax rate of 3.75 per cent (down 1 per cent) for medium-sized regional businesses with a pay roll up to $6.5 million. We were pleased with the training investment of $5.5 million (over three years from 2019-20 to 2021-22) for a Micro-Credentialing Pilot to support industry-led skills development designed to address emerging workforce skills requirements.
of all female apprentices completing their trade in the last 10 years. At a time of significant innovative change in the automotive sector, and a skills shortage, the Association’s objective is to increase opportunities for women and use available Federal and State programs to encourage young female students to consider a career in the motor trades.
IP AUSTRALIA DESIGN SYSTEM REVIEW Earlier in the year, I attended the Queensland University of Technology Symposium regarding designs law and 3D printing. As a follow up, IP Australia sought a meeting to discuss a review of its designs system. The review’s purpose is to better understand the different roles people play in the designs process, the Australian designs industry more broadly and the role of intellectual property within it. I was keen to contribute from the perspective of issues confronting industry with new technologies, 3D printing, safety, and security of the new fleet.
INDUSTRY MEETINGS
As part of ongoing collaborations with MTAs in other jurisdictions, I met MTA Queensland recently hosted a with MTA NSW Chief Executive Officer Women on Tools breakfast during Small Stavros Yallouridis to continue to Business Week. It was held in our MTA foster the close working relationship. It Institute workshop, the organisation of provided the opportunity to collaborate which was a credit to the marketing and further on policies and actions mutually communications team. MTA Institute beneficial to our membership. Strong General Manager Paul Kulpa, in and positive progress has been his welcome address, indicated achieved by Stavros and his team CLICK TO VIEW there was a lack of tradeswomen for MTA NSW members and the MTA QUEENSLAND'S representing the automotive wider automotive value chain. STATE BUDGET BRIEF workforce. Tradeswomen I attended an Australian represented a significantly lower Automotive Dealer Association percentage of the automotive (QLD) meeting which coincided workforce with only 2.4 percent with the appointment of James
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From the desk of the CEO Voortman as the new CEO of AADA (national). James takes over from the respected David Blackhall who held the position from June 2016 and led the Association through a period of disruption. David will continue in an advisory and consultancy role until the end of 2019. On behalf of MTA Queensland I wish both James and David the best in their respective roles. In the coming weeks, meetings have been scheduled with some elected candidates ensuing from the recent Federal poll to discuss training and automotive issues. This follows the letters of congratulations and invitation to visit our corporate office.
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES A significant achievement for the Association is the finalisation of the Australian Research Council Training Centre Agreement. This relates to the ARC Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing. It is a fiveyear project to be overseen by Professor Mark Knackstedt from the ANU Research School of Physics and Engineering. MTA Queensland considers it to be one of the largest and most exciting projects relevant to the automotive industry.
MTAiQ The MTAiQ hub was established in November 2017 and whilst young, still needs to align with MTA Queensland’s goals and industry requirements. To ensure compatibility with the 2019-21 Strategic
Plan, the MTAiQ’s purpose has been reviewed to emphasise being connected to, engaging and working with members. The new MTAiQ purpose statement is ‘to lead innovation and provide solutions for industry to navigate emerging disruption.’ Coinciding with this, MTA Queensland is delivering a Small Business Digital Champion Project, designed to assist members in going digital.
AND THE LAST THING It is an honour to support Youngcare, MTA Queensland’s chosen charity partner. Recently, I went to Youngcare’s Wooloowin Share House’ 4th birthday, celebrating with all the appropriate trimmings and good wishes. The highlight was the turning of the sod for Stage 2. This is for another innovative share house for young people with disabilities, enabling them to live together in a supported environment that enables choice, individuality and flexibility. Our Cars and Coffee events, held in the car park of our corporate office, support Youngcare. 25 August is the next Cars and Coffee outing. Details are on our website. My priority focus for the next month is the end of the financial year responsibilities and obligations and preparing for the delivery of the new approach detailed in the 2019-2021 Strategic Plan. Until next month, as Henry Ford, the industrialist and founder of the Ford motor company said, ‘execute ideas with enthusiasm . . . as it is the bottom of all progress’.
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KELLIE DEWAR DEPUTY GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER MEMBER SERVICES
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N MID-JUNE I attended the Australian Society of Association Executives’ (AuSAE) annual AuSAE conference and exhibition held in Brisbane at the Convention Centre. Its theme was to explore ‘upholding tradition, creating the future’ and consider how membership organisations and their leaders can take the best of the past and create a new sustainable future. International and national keynote speakers addressed issues as diverse as ‘disruption’ to ‘getting women to the table’. The content of this conference meant much to me: learning from the addresses and creating a framework from which to view our service delivery to the membership. For the majority of my tenure I’ve been engaged with member services and advocacy. I’ve acquired a keen understanding of the meaning of ‘upholding tradition’ and ‘creating the future’ within the MTA Queensland’s architecture. Associations generally have issues in common such as the right membership model for growth, engagement and retention and product development. In addressing these, the proposition is that a strategy clarifies the priorities and inspires everyone to make consistent decisions within a culture of mutual respect. Here at MTA Queensland, we have the Strategic Plan 2019-21. Its value
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is that it is the signpost to the future, and focuses on basic actions to achieve the future goals supported by a sound business model that includes partners and clients. I’ve initiated actions gained from the conference. In the coming weeks, some practices, processes and procedures will be refreshed to enhance service delivery to members and offset challenges to both the administrative and operating systems. The biggest change in the last decade is of course technology and its application in keeping our members informed. Postage and mail became redundant, replaced with electronic information and communication technology, the function of which is reliant on expert technology and information officers to ensure the messaging to members. The computer operating system is the spine from which information is delivered and is vital to communications with members. It does not and never will replace the inherent culture of service to members, firmly embedded into the Association’s long history. ‘Upholding the tradition’ is reflected in the Strategic Plan 2019-21. Key Strategy 1 is service excellence to the membership underpinned by a range of actions. We are committed to assisting members to make the digital transition in their business. As you would have seen in our recent news, MTA Queensland are one of 15 chosen industry associations announced as a Small Business Digital Champion under the Australian Government initiative to assist small businesses to engage with digital technology. We will bring you videos, news articles, resources, events and workshops to assist you with embracing technology. The first edition of our Digital Champion Newsletter will focus on technology trends and adoption. You can access our growing digital resources for industry on our
website; https://www.mtaq.com.au/smallbusiness-digital-resources/ Although all members will receive digital advice through our Weekly Industry Bulletin, by signing up to the Digital Program you will receive faceto-face advice and additional direct digital communications. Sign up HERE.
ADVOCACY The task of writing to successful election candidates, both House of Representatives and Senate, and to newly appointed Ministers and Shadow Ministers with portfolios relevant to the motor trades has been completed. These letters include an invitation to visit our corporate office and training facility to discuss policy issues. Already, there have been positive responses seeking to visit.
POLICY DISCUSSIONS The Service Station and Convenience Store Association Division (SS&CSA) Chaired by Tim Kane has considered the Department of Natural Resources and Mines Energy’s discussion paper pertaining to the Review of the Queensland Fuels Mandate. The significant issue for the division is the compliance obligations and the associated red-tape. These and other issues will be addressed in a submission in reply to the discussion paper. Also, on the SS&CSA agenda was the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) preliminary decision on the class exemption proposing to allow businesses with less than $10 million aggregated annual turnover to collectively bargain with customers or suppliers. This class exemption relates to collective bargaining – a process that allows competing business such as fuel retailers, to jointly negotiate with customers or supplies over common issues (e.g. terms, conditions and/or prices). A similar proposal was
considered previously by the division, but was not supported. The division is reconsidering the ACCC’s proposal.
WRITTEN OFF VEHICLE MANAGEMENTS REVIEW Written-off vehicles (WOV) has been an ongoing and significant issue for three of our motor trades divisions – Auto Parts Recylers (APRD Chair Lawrie Beacham); Automotive Remarketing (ARD Chair Peter Dever); and National Auto Collision Alliance (NACA Chair Ben Chesterfield). The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is undertaking a consultation process into the management of WOV in Queensland. Part of the review includes seeking feedback on the issues and problems experienced and TMRs management of the process and policy of the WOV. The APRD, ARD and NACA divisions will host the consultation process at the Sir Jack Brabham Automotive Centre of Excellence. It includes a presentation by TMR’s Vehicle Standards team and an open Question and Answer session. A survey questionnaire will be distributed through our weekly newsletter and I encourage participation. The review will cover the issues faced with both light and heavy vehicles; the ideal management of the WOV management by Vehicles Standards; and potential changes to the current scheme.
AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE (ATO)ALERTS MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED EXPENSES In the coming financial year, the ATO has advised that motor vehicle related expenses and dry cleaning will be closely scrutinised. Motor vehicle related expenses are one of biggest deductions people claim in their tax returns. In the 2017-18 financial year, more than 3.6 million people made work-related car expenses totalling $7.2 billion. The ATO assistant commissioner July 2019 Motor Trader | 9
Policy/Viewpoint warned motorists to be careful when lodging work-related motor vehicles expenses in their 2018-19 tax returns. Over-claiming will be detected and if it is deliberate penalties will apply. The ATO advises that there are two ways for taxpayers to make car expense claims: • Charging cents per kilometre at a set rate of 68 cents per kilometre. Receipts are not needed for claims up to 5000 kilometres. • Using a logbook based on the percentage of work for car use and the actual expenses. A logbook must be kept for a minimum continuous period of 12 weeks. Receipts to claim fuel costs can be used or to estimate expenses based on odometer readings. • Keep records to prove to prove the claim. THE BLACK ECONOMY The ATO has warned that from 1 July 2019, unreported ‘cash in hand’ payments made by employers to employees that do not comply with pay-as-you-go withholding obligations will not be tax deductible. In addition, payments made to contractors where the contractor does not provide an Australian Business Number and the business does not withhold any tax will be scrutinised. The new rules intend to be fairer on businesses that do the right thing whilst targeting the ‘black economy’ or in other words economic activity which is unrecorded and untaxed. The Black Economy Taskforce estimated that the black economy costs the community as a much as $50 billion per year or approximately 3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product.
ISMAA MENTORING The end of financial year also brings to a close the opportunity to sign new students to the Industry Specialist Mentoring for Australian Apprentices program for Automotive. We will continue to support all current students throughout Queensland under the requirements of the contract until the end of this calendar year. The Industry Specialist Mentoring for Australian Apprentices (ISMAA) program aims to increase apprentice retention rates, particularly in the first two years of training, improve completion rates and support the supply of skilled workers in industries undergoing structural change. The feedback from participants and workplaces has been very positive but also highlights an ongoing need for continued industry apprentice support.
FINALLY Whilst considering sombre issues, a timely alert into my inbox advises that whilst late model vehicles are increasingly being stolen in home burglaries in Australia, it is the older model vehicles being targeted for their ease of theft. In Victoria, the Nissan Pulsar N15 (manufactured between 1995 and 2000) has been the top theft target since 2014, with thefts rising exponentially over the past 10 years. In Queensland, car thefts since 2015 have increased by 47 per cent. During 2018, there was a rise of 13 per cent in car crimes across the State. It is estimated that vehicle crime last year cost $131 million. Until next month, take care and stay safe.
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Small change. Big future. Matthew Webster (46) has a long way to go before he hangs up his hat, but he can already picture his retirement. He plans to travel around Australia in a caravan with his wife — once he convinces her that it will be fun! Matt has spent his career in the motor trades and is well on his way to making sure he has enough super to see the country in comfort. He joined MTAA Super as an apprentice in 1989 and now works in an automotive training role in NSW. “I’m really happy I’ve been with MTAA Super. It’s the industry super fund for my trade and has been supporting careers in the automotive industry for over 25 years.” “I’m still a long way off retirement, but I do think about what I will do when I stop working and how I will support myself and my family.”
Matt, like many Australians, is not alone in his concern. Thanks to changing work patterns and increased life expectancy, many of us will spend close to a quarter of our lives as retirees. For some, the age pension alone or relying solely on your employer’s super contributions may not be enough. Leeanne Turner, CEO of MTAA Super, says it’s important that workers do what they can to help grow their super throughout their working lives. “Too many workers are hands-off with their super. Retirement can feel like a lifetime away, so it’s easy to put super on the back burner. But there are a lot of ways you can actively grow your super now.” She says one of the easiest and most effective ways is to make regular extra contributions.
“Small amounts can go a long way. Putting as little as an extra $10 per week into your super can add up to thousands over a 30+ year career.” “This is because of the compounding nature of superannuation. With super, you don’t just grow your employer and voluntary contributions, you also grow the investment returns on these contributions. Every dollar you add to your super account boosts your super’s earning capacity.” Ms Turner also adds that making extra contributions is easy. “It’s simple. Just ask your employer to set up a regular (pre-tax) salary sacrifice into your super, or make direct (after-tax) deposits into your super whenever you can afford to put a little aside.”
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This article is issued by Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty. Limited (ABN 14 008 650 628, AFSL 238 718) of Level 3, 39 Brisbane Avenue Barton ACT 2600, Trustee of the MTAA Superannuation Fund (ABN 74 559 365 913). Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty. Limited has ownership interests in Industry Super Holdings Pty Ltd and Members Equity Bank Limited. The information provided is of a general nature and does not take into account your specific needs or personal situation. You should assess your financial position and personal objectives before making any decision based on this information. We also recommend that you seek advice from a licensed financial adviser. The MTAA Super Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), an important document containing all the information you need to make a decision about MTAA Super, can be obtained by calling MTAA Super on 1300 362 415 or visiting mtaasuper.com.au/handbooks. You should consider the PDS in making a decision.
Leigh Holman
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When someone is a car enthusiast, it is evident in every facet of their life. From their hobbies to their choice of home dĂŠcor, they make cars a part of their life. Leigh Holman is such a car enthusiast. His house is decked out with black, white and red furniture and chrome fittings that remind you of racing. On weekends, he is either behind the wheel of his turbocharged Subaru at the drag strip or supporting his local speedway. On weekdays he is on the tools and running the show at SVS Auto and Dyno in Cairns working on the cars he loves to build. WORDS: LARA WILDE
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LW: On my first visit to your workshop I was amazed by the diversity of cars your customers have. There were old school muscle cars, fully optioned four-wheel drives and generic daily drivers. Tell us about the products and services offered by SVS Auto and Dyno? LH: The list of products and services we
offer is almost endless. SVS Auto and Dyno provides a very wide range of services beginning at general car and four-wheel drive servicing, general repairs and more serious repairs such as major engine and driveline repairs and rebuilds. We are a specialist dyno tuning centre concentrating on, but not limited to, fourwheel drive diesel engines. We also offer a large range of parts and accessories.
“SVS AUTO AND DYNO HAS
BEEN OPERATING IN CAIRNS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN AT OUR PRESENT LOCATION IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA OF BUNGALOW FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS.” LW: When I talk cars to people in Cairns, the name SVS Auto and Dyno comes up in conversation frequently. How long has SVS Auto and Dyno been established? LH: SVS Auto and Dyno has been operating in Cairns for more than 30 years. We have been at our present location in the industrial area of Bungalow for almost
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eight years. We were at our previous address for 20 years. This is our fourth location since we started due to our growth.
LW: Your passion for cars can’t be denied. What is your background in the automotive industry? LH: I have been into cars and mechanical things since I was a boy. Inevitably, I became a motor mechanic. Then, in July 1984, I began to build my own business. I think I have always been a better motor mechanic than a businessman.
LW: Working on a business is different to working in a business. Do you spend all of your time focussing on managing the business or are you still hands on with the tools today? LH: Running the business certainly takes up a lot of time and energy but yes, I do
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CHANGING INDUSTRY. IN CAIRNS ALONE THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 200 MOTOR MECHANIC WORKSHOPS, SO WE HAD TO FIND A WAY OF MAINTAINING OUR POSITION AT THE FRONT.” love to get into the workshop. I love to build engines and I am constantly helping out with problem diagnosis.
LW: With so much on your plate you must have a staff of exceptional people to make the business hum. Who is your current team at SVS Auto and Dyno? LH: I am very happy with our team. We have had as many as 13 in the shop, but
presently we are at 10 - three in the office and seven in the workshop.
LW: The first time I met you was at Springmount Raceway where you were making some excellent times down the quarter mile with your Subaru. What role does the heavily branded SVS Auto and Dyno drag racing car play in your marketing activities for the business? LH: Ah the “Subi”. It was our parts chaser,
but our young staff members were not legally able to drive the turbocharged car so, just for fun, we turned it into a drag car. The success of the Subaru has been noticed and yes, we do get some work from it. But really, it’s just there to satisfy the revhead in me.
LW: You are an active member of the local BNI (Business Network International) group in Cairns.
How effective have you found networking as a marketing and referral tool to attract new business? LH: BNI has been truly amazing for SVS Auto and Dyno and for me personally. The business generated, and friendships formed, from developing strong meaningful relationships with like-minded businesspeople has been fantastic. I encourage any business owners to take a look into networking and in particular, BNI.
LW: With more than 30 years in business you must be used to planning for the next phase. What are your plans for SVS Auto and Dyno for the next few years? LH: It is a constantly changing industry.
In Cairns alone there are approximately 200 motor mechanic workshops, so we had to find a way of maintaining our position at the front. With so many four-wheel drive vehicles these days, we are presently
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turning our attention to the four-wheel drive upgrade and accessory market. We have been fitting out four-wheel drive vehicles for many years, but using the products sold by other retail suppliers makes it difficult to “Win the job”. To address this issue we have secured a range of simply amazing products unique in Cairns to SVS Auto and Dyno, such as Dobinson’s spring and suspensions, Dobinson’s range of accessories, LOVELLS GVM, GCM, BTC upgrades, Legendex Performance and off-road accessories, Stedi LED Lighting, UNICHIP, Safari Armax, and many other quality Australian products.
LW: Managing a successful business can be all consuming. What do you do with your spare time? LH: I am an avid car enthusiast. I love playing around with my project cars (I have a few), I like to cycle, motorcycle, dine out and enjoy the outdoors.
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“THE INDUSTRY HAS
GONE THROUGH MASSIVE CHANGES . . . I SUGGEST THAT A YOUNG MECHANIC SHOULD SPECIALISE IN ONE AREA. BECOME THE BEST YOU POSSIBLY CAN IN ONE AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEM.” What advice would you give to a young Leigh Holman starting out in the industry? LH: The industry has gone through
massive changes since I began my journey. Whilst I pride myself on my broad knowledge and “have a go at anything” attitude, I suggest that a young mechanic should specialise in one area. Become the best you possibly can in one automotive system. Lara Wilde is a writer, motorsport commentator and car enthusiast from northern Queensland. Follow her automotive adventures at www.wildedrive.com
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FORMULA E: THE ALL-ELECT
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TRIC RACING REVOLUTION
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Racing at Tempelhof Airport, Berlin
In 2014, a new motorsport racing series, Formula E, made its debut on the world stage. This was different from the norm. Something unique. There were no V8s or turbos here, no high-grade racing fuels, no replacement engines stored at the back of the pit lane garages. Here, the cars that tore around the Beijing street circuit were powered by electricity and a revolution in motorsport had begun. Five years on, Formula E is still charging along and in May the series landed in Berlin for the 10th round of the 2018-19 season. Bill Key, former editor of Motor Trader, was there to experience this special motorsport event. WORDS: BILL KEY 20 | Motor Trader July 2019
Cars from the HWA Racelab team in action
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UILT IN THE 1930s, Tempelhof Airport is, at first thought, an unlikely venue for an all-electric motor racing championship. But that is exactly where I found myself at the end of May, as futuristic Batmobile-looking Formula E race cars reached speeds of up to 280km/h on the tarmac of the now closed Berlin airport. Tempelhof Airport was once one of the largest buildings on earth and with its grandiose architecture and checkered history it provided a dramatic backdrop for Round 10 of the worldwide ABB FIA Formula E Championship. So, what is Formula E? Before I was invited to Germany by
Michelin Australia, I had little knowledge of this new-kid-on-the-block racing event. I Googled it, I watched YouTube videos, and I discovered the high-profile names that piloted these amazing cars . . . my curiosity was piqued. After experiencing it first hand, plug me in and charge me up, I’m a convert to this all-electric, highly competitive form of ‘motor’ racing! It was in 2011 that the idea for an allelectric street racing series had its genesis. In a restaurant in Paris, FIA President Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag scribbled on a napkin the original idea for the world's first all-electric international single-seater championship. July 2019 Motor Trader | 21
After that fateful meeting, the two businessmen further developed the idea into a championship series as a means to demonstrate the potential of sustainable mobility to help create a better, cleaner world and provide competitive and entertaining racing. Three years later, in 2014, Formula E had its debut in in the grounds of the Olympic Park in Beijing.
THE SERIES
With 11 teams and 22 drivers on the grid for its fifth season, the Championship has grown into a global event with some of the world’s best motorsport teams and talent. Nissan, Jaguar, DS, Mahindra, Audi and BMW are just some of the big names
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already competing, and with Mercedes and Porsche both entering next year with factory teams, it will be one of the few series to have the big four German manufacturers competing against each other. All-electric-powered cars are not the only point of difference in Formula E. In fact, there are few similarities between it and traditional motorsport series. Three-time Le Mans winner, former F1 driver and current Formula E Team Principal for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, Allan McNish explains: “It doesn’t compare, it is a complete mind switch, as a driver, as a team principal, as an engineer . . . everything. “Formula E and the reason we are in it, is because it is different. “It’s all electric, it’s in city centres and it’s
Porsche will takes its place in the all-electric series in the 2019-2020 season
Allan McNish, Team Principal of Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
As part of that entertainment angle, Formula E is the only event in the world that lets fans play an active role in influencing the outcome of the race. A feature called Fanboost gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favourite driver and award them an extra boost of power during the race. The five drivers who receive the Fanboost are awarded a significant burst of power, which they can deploy in a five-second on roads that you can’t predict. window during the second half of the race. “It is also a formula where they adapt the Fans can vote for their favourite driver rules to ensure that teams don’t run away in the six days prior to, and leading with the championship, to make sure CLICK TO up to 15 minutes into, each race. that it is entertainment. I would say READ THE FULL In addition to this ‘gamification’ ALLAN MCNISH that where normally, historically, INTERVIEW AT of the sport is Attack Mode. we are sport first, entertainment SPEEDCAFE.COM second, we are now entertainment To engage this mode, drivers and sport on the same level.” need to arm their car by driving
“IT DOESN’T COMPARE, IT IS A COMPLETE MIND SWITCH, AS A DRIVER, AS A TEAM PRINCIPAL, AS AN ENGINEER . . . EVERYTHING. FORMULA E AND THE REASON WE ARE IN IT, IS BECAUSE IT IS DIFFERENT.”
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off the racing line and through the Activation Zone. Here they can collect an extra 25kW of power. Drivers that secure the extra speed, can use it for a few laps when they want to race harder, giving them the edge to keep ahead of the competition. The finer details of Attack Mode for each race are decided by the FIA one hour before the race, meaning the teams and drivers only have 60 minutes to decide the race strategy. I told you it was different, and it appeals to a different sort of fan. Carrera Cup Australia driver Jordan Love was with me in Berlin. He and his mates fall into the age demographic that Formula E are targeting and he was impressed with what he saw. “The whole event, with music, DJs and bands playing, the food trucks and all the different activities make it so easy to get into it, not only with what’s happening on the track but at the whole event. There are simulators everywhere, so the gaming
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aspect really appeals to people,” he said. “I think the fact that they can hold these races in the middle of cities really opens it up to new fans. It’s easy for people to get to, so you don’t have to just be a diehard fan to travel a long way to experience live racing. You can come along for a day, see the race and enjoy all the festival atmosphere. It would be great fit for Australian sport fans.” The series is truly global, with 13 races in 12 cities covering five continents. And again, the locations have very little in common with traditional racing. Apart
“THE WHOLE EVENT, WITH MUSIC, DJS AND BANDS PLAYING, THE FOOD TRUCKS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES MAKE IT SO EASY TO GET INTO IT, NOT ONLY WITH WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE TRACK BUT AT THE WHOLE EVENT.”
A global motor racing series, Formula E is finding success across the world. Australia will, hopefully, be a stop for a future season
from the glamour of Monaco and the colour of Mexico, the other cities hosting the street racing series are new to this form of entertainment. Ad Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, Marrakesh, Santiago, Hong Kong, Sanya in China, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Bern and New York make up the race calendar. Sam Bird, in the Envision Virgin Racing team car finished in 9th spot in Berlin
It has to be asked - what about Australia? McNish was adamant with his reply. “Absolutely. Eventually we have to go to every corner of the globe. Australia is motorsport friendly and we know you can put on a fantastic show. At the moment it is not on the calendar but I’m very sure at some point in the close future it is going to be. And when it is, it will be fantastic.”
THE CARS
They look amazing and have the performance and power that many combustion engines would love, but let’s face it, where is the noise? The thunderous V8 roar or turbo scream synonymous with traditional motor racing is not there. And, you know something . . . it doesn’t matter. Instead, fans experience a futuristic whine - for Star Wars fans, it’s a cross between a X-Wing star fighter in full flight and a lightsaber duel. If you happen to be standing on the bridge that spans the main straight as 22 of these high-voltage cars speed beneath you, let me tell you, there is a noise and it is impressive. July 2019 Motor Trader | 25
Impressive too are the stats for the Gen2 car. 0-100kmh in 2.8 seconds, top speed of 280kmh, and 250kW, or 335bhp. These figures are big improvements from Gen1 and proves how fast the technology is advancing in the series. The most notable change is the battery which, interestingly, is supplied by McLaren. The Gen2 car now has double the energy storage capacity of the Gen1, which stops the necessity for drivers to make mid-race car swaps. The power is also increased by 50kW. All teams must use the same chassis, tyres and battery. Each team can develop and design their own powertrains. This includes the inverter, the motor and the transmission, and the secrecy surrounding these Serge Grisin, manager of Michelin Motorsport’s Formula E program elements are closely guarded by teams to try and gain that bit of extra performance over their rivals. All teams use the Michelin Pilot Sport all weather tyre, specifically designed for the demands of electric street racing. There are no tyre changes due to weather, so drivers need to adjust their driving style to suit the conditions. It is perhaps the tyre technology used in the series that has one of the biggest benefits to the everyday street driving car. “For Michelin, this Championship is a really important commitment. It is important to us to be involved in Formula E, we have worked non-stop to competitions that make sense in terms improve the tyre and technology.” of messages and rules, and how the With only two sets of tyres available competition is helpful to us to develop to each car for the entire weekend, the better tyres for the future and better financial, sustainability and logistical mobility for the future. Formula E is perfect savings are enormous compared to for that,” says Serge Grisin, the manager of some other race series. Michelin Motorsport’s Formula E program. “For each race weekend, Michelin “We want to be involved in programs needs to supply 176 tyres for the 22 cars. where we can test and promote our If you took only 176 tyres to an F1 race, technology - technology that looks at more perhaps you would be able to supply two sustainable mobility, and technology that cars,” says Grisin. we can transfer directly to street tyres. Tyres account for between 20 and “Since our initial commitment to 25 percent of the energy consumed by
“WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN PROGRAMS WHERE WE CAN TEST AND PROMOTE OUR TECHNOLOGY - TECHNOLOGY THAT LOOKS AT MORE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WE CAN TRANSFER DIRECTLY TO STREET TYRES.”
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Oliver Rowland of the Nissan e.dams team took 8th spot in Berlin
road-going vehicles. They consequently have a direct impact on the distance electric cars can travel. In the world of electric vehicles, low rolling resistance tyres allow longer distances to be covered between battery charging stops. When the Pilot Sport EV2 was introduced for Formula E’s third campaign in 2016/17, it was calculated that it would have enabled the previous season’s cars to complete an extra lap with the same technology package. The new Michelin Pilot Sport continues to drive this progress and apart from its coloured sidewalls, the Pilot Sport could almost be mistaken for a mass-production tyre. Because of its 18-inch interior diameter – a first in the world of singleseater racing – and patterned tread, it wouldn’t look remotely out of place on a standard road car. The size and tread pattern also means that the data Michelin is able to collect at E-Prix meetings is fed directly into the development of the firm’s future road tyres.
There is no doubt the latest Gen2 Formula E cars look the business, and the design team at Spark Racing Technology have been responsible for creating a car that ‘does not look like any other formula racing car.’ “We believe we have succeeded in designing a car that, when you see it, you know immediately is a Formula E car,” said Pierre-Alain Michot from Spark. Although people make comparisons with the Batmobile, the original inspiration came from a different highperformance vehicle. “The first inspiration for the design was the F22 fighter plane. If you look, you can see some similarities in the design around the rear wings,” said Michot. Most of the downforce on these cars comes from the underfloor, with the huge diffuser providing grip even when behind another car. “We have much lower downforce than F1 cars, which is why there is no big single rear wing. A lot of the bodywork is designed to reduce turbulence to the car behind and provide close racing.” July 2019 Motor Trader | 27
THE RACE
In keeping with the different nature of Formula E, the race format is also something new to get your head around. The race, or E-Prix, begins with a standing start and lasts for 45-minutes. At the end, once the 45 minutes are up and the leader has crossed the finish line, there's still one more lap to go until the race finishes. For a traditional motorsport fan, it is a system that is weird to understand at
“THE RACE, OR E-PRIX, BEGINS WITH A STANDING START AND LASTS FOR 45-MINUTES. AT THE END, ONCE THE 45 MINUTES ARE UP AND THE LEADER HAS CROSSED THE FINISH LINE, THERE'S STILL ONE MORE LAP TO GO UNTIL THE RACE FINISHES.”
first - referring to minutes and seconds of the race as opposed to laps - but with all the little extras like Attack Mode and Fanboost, there is no denying it is an entertaining format to watch. Formula E follows a standard points system, as used in other FIA-sanctioned series - awarding points to the top-10 finishers. The driver starting on pole picks-up an extra three points, while the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race receives one additional point. However, the driver must finish in the top 10 places to gain the Fastest Lap extra point. If not, then the driver in the top 10 with the next fastest lap takes the honour. The majority of races take place over a single day in order to minimise disruption to the host city. However, where possible, some events stretch to two days with double the amount of action. These are referred to as double-headers. Before the race itself there is a shakedown session to check electronics and reliability, with the cars’ power reduced to 110kW. Lucas di Grassi of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team was victorious at the Berlin E-Prix
There are then two practice sessions with full power available followed by qualifying and a super pole shootout. To further add to the entertainment, the qualifying session lasts one hour and sees drivers divided into four groups of up to six cars, defined by their position in the championship. Each driver has six minutes to set their best time, with the top-six drivers proceeding to the Super Pole shootout in a bid to secure pole position. During the Super Pole shoot-out, the drivers go out one-by-one, with the sixth fastest driver from the group stages going out first.
THE FUTURE
Many people told me over the weekend that ‘Formula E is a global entertainment brand with motorsport at its heart.’ This is obviously the corporate line, but it actually seems to be true. As an event person, I was as impressed with the whole set
up. The E-village with funky food trucks to cater for the thirsty and hungry, and first-class fan interactions that provided very good off-track activities to keep the punters entertained - DJs, bands, racing simulators all added to the buzz. The ever-present messaging of sustainability and innovation provides a platform for the big corporate names who want to be associated with clean and clever strategies for the future. And the lack of loud engines screaming past every few minutes is an obvious plus for those corporates discussing deals during the race. It’s this clever partnering and event management that is obviously helping Formula E stake it’s claim in the motorsport arena, targeting new fans in new cities with a new form of racing. I personally hope we see an CLICK TO Australian race added to the FIND OUT MORE ABOUT calendar sooner rather than FORMULA E later, this is the future lining up on the E grid and we don’t want to be left in the pits.
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STATE BUDGET BRIEF
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• Economic growth is forecast to strengthen to 3% in 2019-20. This financial year is expected to be the third consecutive year where Queensland growth outstrips national economic growth • Unemployment rate stabilise around 6% • Population growth forecast -1¾% • A General Government net operating surplus of $841 million is expected for 2018-19 • Revenue 2019-20 estimate $60,387m • Expenses 2019-20 estimate $60,198m • Net operating surplus $189m • Borrowing from QTC $71,954m up from $68,141m 30 | Motor Trader July 2019
TAXES, FEES & CHARGES PAYROLL TAX Payroll tax revenue 2019-20 expected to be $4,284m • The exemption threshold for payroll tax increased from $1.1 million to $1.3 million of annual wages from 1 July 2019 This change will reduce the payroll tax paid by businesses with annual wages up to $6.5 million by either keeping them below the threshold or reducing the amount payable due to increasing the deduction threshold • The 50% payroll tax rebate extended on the exempt wages of apprentices and trainees until 30 June 2021
• Introduced from 1 July 2019, a 1% discount on the relevant payroll tax rate for businesses that have more than 85% of their employees outside South-East Queensland. This will benefit regional payroll tax paying businesses • Applying from 1 July 2019, until 30 June 2021, a rebate of the payroll tax on additional employees that businesses can demonstrate they have employed over and above their level of full-time employees
ROYALTIES Total Royalties and Land Rents est 2019-10 $5,621m • The petroleum royalty rate will increase by 2.5% to 12.5% from 2019-20 onwards
TAXES • Total 2019-10 taxation revenue estimate $15,164 - expected to be $1.159 billion higher than in 2018-19, reflecting the introduction of the new waste disposal levy • From 1 July 2019, increase in land tax rates for companies, trusts and absentees by 0.25 cents for each dollar above $5 million, and 0.25 cents for each dollar above $10 million • From 2019-20, the land tax absentee surcharge rate will be harmonised with Victoria and New South Wales with a 0.5% increase, and application of the surcharge widened to include foreign corporations and trustees of foreign trusts • Increased resourcing for Treasury to undertake a program of additional targeted tax compliance activities to ensure all Queenslanders are paying their fair share of taxes • Motor vehicle registration est 2019-20 $1,908m (up from $1,847) • Waste Disposal levy est. $433m
DUTIES Total duties 2019-20 $4,663 est. • Transfer est $3,038 • Vehicle Registration est $583m • Insurance est $1,005 • Other est $36m
CAPITAL BUDGET $49.544 billion committed over the next four years to fund construction of the critical infrastructure and capital works needed to rebuild and grow the State’s regions.
EMPLOYMENT, SMALL BUSINESS AND TRAINING EMPLOYMENT • continuing to deliver the Back to Work program designed to give Queensland employers the confidence to hire eligible unemployed jobseekers • delivering a Create Your Future Job program to pilot targeted support and specialist business advice and mentoring to Queenslanders who want to create their own future job • continuing to support employment opportunities for young people and mature-aged jobseekers • continuing to provide policy oversight July 2019 Motor Trader | 31
STATE BUDGET BRIEF | 2019-2020 to Queensland nominated business and/ or skills migration visas in partnership with Business and Skilled Migration Queensland • assisting disengaged Year 12 completers to navigate their way back into education, training or employment by providing support services to young people through the new Link & Launch pilot • providing $1 million for the Social Enterprise Strategy to support the further development and growth of the social enterprise sector in Queensland to create jobs, support inclusive and diverse workforce participation and deliver social impact outcomes
SMALL BUSINESS Small Business continues to deliver the Advancing Small Business Queensland Strategy 2016-20, including: • funding of $4 million in 2019-20 to support grants under the Advancing Small Business Queensland Strategy 2016- 20 • implementing the Queensland Small Business Procurement Commitment to support small business participation in government procurement and the Queensland Government On-time Payment Policy to improve government payment practices and timeframes • supporting small business recovery from the monsoon trough in North Queensland and North Western Queensland through delivery of a $10 million disaster recovery package for business and industry support under the jointly funded CommonwealthQueensland Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements • supporting the Small Business Regulatory Reform initiative, as part of the Queensland and Australian 32 | Motor Trader July 2019
Government project agreement to make it easier for businesses to start, grow and employ, and to create a platform that makes discovery of vocational education and training consumer information more accessible beyond government which will simplify the process for businesses to hire an apprentice or trainee • supporting the creation of new businesses, helping existing businesses to grow and employ through the delivery of three targeted grants programs (Small Business Digital Grants Program, Small Business Entrepreneur Grants Program and the Business Growth Fund), the Mentoring for Growth Program and promoting linkages to other Queensland programs • supporting the Small Business Champion, the Queensland Small Business Advisory Council and the Better Regulation Taskforce to advocate for the interests of small business across all levels of government • improving the Queensland Government's online services to business via the Business Queensland website to make it easier for customers to access the right service at the right time via a single online location • continuing to deliver small business consultation panels to provide government departments with easier access to experienced small business owners and operators to inform policy and legislation • delivering Queensland Small Business Week to provide networking and knowledge exchange opportunities • developing programs that support capability growth for small business to enable increased economic participation that leads to jobs
TRAINING • continue the Free tafe initiative to cover the full cost of training in one of 160 high priority qualifications to ensure eligible Year 12 graduates get the skills to start their career for free • investing $80 million ($420 million over six years from 2015-16) to deliver the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to support up to 10,000 disadvantaged Queenslanders (up to 54,000 over the six-year commitment) to get into work • investing more than $105 million in 2019-20 in upgrades and improvements in Queensland's training infrastructure to ensure that it provides fit-for-purpose assets and the best possible learning environment to support training providers, students and employers with high-quality education and skills to meet industry needs • delivering a Skills Strategy for Queensland that empowers a skilled workforce needed to attract investment and encourage job creation • investing $5.5 million (over three years from 2019-20 to 2021-22) for a MicroCredentialing Pilot to support industryled skills development designed to address emerging workforce skills requirements • establishing a Higher Level Apprenticeship Pilot to provide opportunities to partner with industry to develop new pathways to layer specialised skills and knowledge with the traditional apprenticeship model • increasing engagement of young people in vocational education and training and in identifying pathways to careers, including in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in schools • collaborating with Jobs Queensland to
gather strategic advice on future skills demand and workforce planning • continuing implementation of $9 million (over four years from 2017-18 to 202021) for the Regional Skills Investment Strategy to align training outcomes for Queenslanders with local employment skills demand • working with stakeholders to promote quality training delivery with a focus on the Queensland VET Quality Framework • supporting public providers in the delivery of training services in our communities with the provision of a State Contribution Grant • continuing to work with Government agencies to allocate at least 10 per cent of total labour hours on eligible projects, and up to 15 per cent on significant projects to be undertaken by apprentices and/or trainees, with a further 10 per cent of total labour hours to be allocated for projects in indigenous communities • implementing strategies that provide services to better inform students and employers about qualifications, study options and training providers suited to their needs • delivering the Queensland Training Awards events that celebrate vocational education and training for Queensland training providers and trainees. July 2019 Motor Trader | 33
MTAQ Racing
MTAQ RACING TEAM INCHING CLOSER TO FIRST VICTORY
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HE MTAQ RACING team returned from the 2nd round of the Hyundai X3 Queensland championship at Warwick’s Morgan Park Raceway on June 29-30 and it was, once again, a weekend of mixed results. While pleasing overall, the gremlins of bad fortune once again made an appearance, scuppering what was building up to be one of the most successful meetings for the youngteam. A cracking qualifying session saw driver David Wood pilot the speedy Excel to 2nd spot on the grid and, in doing so, break the lap record (a time subsequently bettered by the pole sitter). That represented a fantastic 1.1 second improvement on the team’s previous best at the track.
This tremendous improvement was a reflection of the hard work put into the development of the car and the qualifying result was a big confidence builder going into Race One. That confidence was well placed as David posted a 2nd place finish – equally the team's best ever result. “We didn't quite have enough race pace to run with the winner, our good friend Cam Wilson,” said David. “But we had a comfy gap back to the field and it was a straightforward race for us.” Race Two started as well as Race One had finished, with David pushing hard to catch the leader. But then the gremlins made their appearance. “Race Two was looking to be a copy of Race One until we had a problem with a fuel pump failing at mid distance,” said David. “This was a new fuel pump, so to have it fail was very frustrating. It wouldn't pump half a tank of fuel and we had to limp home with a crippled car and we ended the race 18th.” Sunday’s Race Three and Race Four were ding-
dong affairs. With the fuel pump issue fixed, the car was back to its best but starting from 18th in Race Three meant David was in for a real battle to get anywhere near the front of the pack. “We were able to tear through to 7th, but that was about as high as we could get. We got another 7th placing in Race Four after some of the most intense racing we have had in Excels to date,” he said. “The problem is that when you get back into the front group, the cars are so closely matched that even with a few tenths of a second of pace over your opponent, it is very hard to pass at Warwick. So, we had speed but got caught in the battles and this underscored the importance of qualifying and starting at the front.” Overall, the MTAQ Racing team scored 7th place for the weekend’s competition. A respectable result, but with the knowledge that the car is an absolute belter when everything works as it should, there was a tinge of disappointment. “We have been able to improve our championship position from 15th to 9th, but this wasn't reflective of our true speed and potential,” said David. “Without that fuel issue we should have had at least four 2nd placings, and maybe challenged for the win in Races 3 and 4. “It is slightly disappointing, but I am really buoyed by the fact that we have had our best qualifying and race finish, and we also broke the track record - these things we can take away from the meeting with a great deal of satisfaction. “Another pleasing aspect is that we have
“ . . . I AM REALLY BUOYED
BY THE FACT THAT WE HAVE HAD OUR BEST QUALIFYING AND RACE FINISH, AND WE ALSO BROKE THE TRACK RECORD - THESE THINGS WE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM THE MEETING WITH A GREAT DEAL OF SATISFACTION.” been getting a great deal of quiet applause from our peers in the pit lane” he added. “It is obvious that we don't have the resources some of the other teams do, but what we do put in the effort, make the absolute most of what we have, and try very hard. People see that even when we get knocked down with bad luck we don't sook but rather just dig in, keep trying and keep fronting up, keep thinking of the next tweak, and trying our best. “It is humbling when your competitors openly acknowledge this and admire you for it, especially in a class that is so intense. “The winning car on the weekend, July 2019 Motor Trader | 35
MTAQ RACING TEAM
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F THERE’S ONE thing ACM Parts lives and breathes, it’s cars. ACM Parts CEO Campbell Jones said the Queensland sales team’s passion for all things automotive was legendary. “Four-wheel driving, weekend racers, show cars, or even just the car in their driveway – our sales team loves talking cars and car parts,” Mr Jones said. “Because our sales staff all have different automotive interests, the team is very good at talking to lots of different customers who all need different things, and then figuring out how best to meet their particular needs.” The award-winning national automotive parts supplier has become Australia’s onestop shop for repairs, with high-quality
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products at affordable prices. In stock is a huge range of automotive parts for mechanical and collision repair, whether it be new Original Equipment Manufacturer parts, quality checked recycled parts or aftermarket parts. The business focuses on giving repairers and consumers a choice of different types of parts depending on their needs and preferences – a model that saw them announced as an ABA100 winner in The Australian Business Awards 2016 for Business Innovation. Now, ACM Parts is expanding that choice again. The business has added a new automotive parts search functionality to its website, allowing customers to search
and browse through more than 100,000 new and recycled automotive parts online for the specific item they need. “Consumer choice is paramount – it’s important to us that our customers can find the parts they want, in a way that works for them,” Mr Jones said. “ACM Parts’ customers can order all the automotive parts they need with one phone call, an email, or a few clicks of the mouse on our website or eBay store. It’s convenient, cuts down on delivery times, and means repairers can deliver better and faster for their customers.” As well as passenger vehicles, the business also stocks a large range of 4x4 and commercial vehicle parts. Mr Jones said the business has focused on creating one of the biggest inventories
tagged and stored, their every detail logged in the computer system to help the busy sales teams field enquiries pouring in to the business. The Arundel warehouse is a hub of constant activity, with parts constantly moving on and off the shelves, and a team of trained dismantlers busy pulling apart vehicles at the Southport yard. “ACM Parts is a well-oiled machine,” Mr Jones said. “About 95 per cent of our stock is on the shelf ready to go – approximately 50,000 parts in the Queensland warehouse alone – with more parts added every day. “Our investment in the latest technology means orders go straight to the people in the warehouse. This means they can select all the parts at once and don’t have to go back and forth for paperwork – yet another way we’ve managed to cut down on waiting times for parts.” Once the parts are ready to be delivered, ACM Parts’ twice-daily delivery service sees seven trucks – part of a fleet of 30-plus vehicles – busy delivering orders around the state. of automotive parts in Australia. ACM Parts’ promise is strong and “We know how important it is for simple: order parts before 11:30am customers to have access to a broad range and receive the order later that of auto parts, as well as the choice between afternoon. Order by 4:30pm and parts new and recycled. This is particularly true are guaranteed to be delivered the next for repairers who are servicing older cars – morning. it can be very difficult to find new parts for “We back up our products with an these vehicles. unrivalled nationwide delivery service,” “No matter what kind of part you are Mr Jones said. looking for, no matter what kind of vehicle “We are committed to making sure all you are working on, ACM Parts is bound to our customers get the parts they need have what you want, in the quantities you why they need them. We will always keep need, delivered fast to your door.” investing in our business so we can A big part of delivering better and CLICK TO serve our customers better.” faster for consumers is making sure VISIT THE ACM PARTS To find out more about ACM Parts and what happens behind the scenes is WEBSITE its products, call 1800 226 727 or visit buffed and polished to perfection. acmparts.com.au Parts are securely packaged,
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CHINA INTERNATIONAL TIRE EXPO 2019 WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 19-21 Advertorial
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HE 17TH ANNUAL China International Tire Expo (CITEXPO) will take place on August 19-21, 2019, in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. The international tyre, wheel and related equipment trade fair is open to professionals only. It will host around 360 exhibitors in approximately 40,000 square meters of show space. More than 12,000 professional buyers and visitors are expected. Because of the focus and the scale of the show, visitors will see some high-quality tyre, wheel, and related accessory suppliers that they would not otherwise see in other shows. "The show becomes one of the most attended shows in the worldwide tyre industry not only because it is held in the largest tyre production and consumption market, China, but also because the highly internationalised buyers of this show are of high quality and quantity that has been exceeding the exhibitors’ expectation. Around 50 per cent of our visitors are from over 110 countries, so our exhibitors can sell to not only China, but also pretty
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HE NEWS IN the automotive world continues to be a mix of stories reagarding incredible advances in technology and stories of adapting to those developments as well as a demanding market. Last month, that was highlighted by the news from Ford that while it is to launch new models in Europe and that every new Ford passenger vehicle nameplate will include an electrified option, at the same time it will be introducing efficiencies that will see the closure of some of its engine and transmission manufacturing plants in Europe. Reportedly, some 12,000 jobs will be impacted. Clearly, this is not happy news, but it is, perhaps, an indication of what the industry faces moving forward. The need to invest heavily in new technologies such as electric cars and autonomous tech has to have an impact somewhere along the line. It is what drove the proposed link-up between FCA and Renault, what drives the partnerships between the big players in general, and is likely, at least in part, behind Ford's move. This is not the last time we will probably hear of such news. As new technologies come on line, including in products (think EVs), manufacturing processes (think 3D printing) sales (think online services),
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OUT AND ABOUT June was another busy month for the MTAiQ team as we continue to establish relationships and contacts across the innovation and start-up landscape. In mid June, we attended an Activator Launch held by SheEO, an organisation that supports female innovators. Held on the Gold Coast, the event gave an insight into how the organisation is working to change the landscape for female entrepreneurs. Their model brings together 500 women (Activators) in each cohort who contribute $1100 each in what is called an Act of Radical Generosity. The money is pooled together and loaned out, at 0 per cent interest, to five women-led ventures. That loan is paid back over five years and the money is then loaned out again, creating a perpetual fund. Fascinating stuff. Also on this month's agenda was the Start-up Redlands Pitch Comp, held on June 19, which saw start-ups pitch their ideas and concepts to a judging panel of Redlands CLICK Angel Investors. Like many TO SUBMIT YOUR IDEA such events held across the TO MTAIQ state, this is a fantastic way for start-ups, innovators, entrepreneurs and investors to meet and collaborate. Toward the end of the month, INNOV8 Logan held a meeting to discuss Onshoring by design, competing successfully
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CONCEPTUAL AND REAL INNOVATIONS WITH TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT HELP BUSINESSES TO ADAPT AND EVOLVE IS CENTRAL TO WHAT WE DO.” against low-cost nations. Special guest was Ty Hermans, founder of the design-led manufacturer Evolve Group, who aims to win $400million of production back to Australia over the next decade. With manufacturing a crucial component of any nation's economic vibrancy, this was an interesting story to hear. Two other events definitely worth mentioning were the Hololens 2 event at which MTAiQ member Immerse Enterprise was present. A monthly event, the gathering of the Virtual/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) community looks at the latest developments in the VR and AR landscape – an area that is sure to play an important role in auto manufacturing, training and retail in the coming years, The other event of which to take note was the 2019 International Education and Training Summit: Changing the Narrative, held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre at the end of the month. Paul Kulpa, GM of the MTA Institute, was there at an event that explored issues relating to international education and training in Queensland. The annual IET Summit brings together industry and partners such as local government, tourism, community and business, to plan future activities and projects and initiatives for the future. We all know how key training and education is to the future of the automotive industry, so having a voice at a forward-looking event such as this is crucial.
GOT AN IDEA? LET US KNOW! At MTAiQ, Australia's first automotive
industry-focused innovation hub, we aim to be a leading voice in the innovation landscape and a muscular contributor to conversations around new concepts and ideas concerning mobility and the future of our industry. However, as important as that mission is, it is also our aim to assist industry and businesses that exist today to respond to the disruptions that are beginning to be felt and which will only grow over the next few years. The MTAiQ and MTA Queensland are constantly working on initiatives that can help members and the wider automotive industry community navigate this disruption. Examples of this would be in our delivery of hybrid/EV training courses through the MTA Institute, the delivery of the Small Business Digital Champion Project, our investment in fledgling businesses, and our partnerships with other associations and organisations that are similarly committed to our industry. This idea of combining conceptual and real innovations with tangible solutions that help businesses to adapt and evolve is central to what we do. With that in mind, I encourage those of you out there who have an idea, a plan, a kernel of a concept, to think hard about what it can deliver to the automotive community, and then get in touch with us. It could be a new product, a new piece of software, a new way of doing business or perhaps the adaptation of something that already exists and that makes it better. Whatever it may be, we can help develop it into something that, just maybe, could make a real difference to the industry. So, if you have an idea, let us know. As Shiv Nadar, Indian billionaire and tech entrepreneur said: "Adaptability and constant innovation is key to the survival of any company operating in a competitive market." I look forward to hearing from you. Until next time. July 2019 Motor Trader | 43
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VOLKSWAGEN WESHARE LAUNCHED IN BERLIN AS FULL-ELECTRIC SERVICE
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OLKSWAGEN IS ENTERING the car sharing sector with WeShare – a ‘free-floating’ system operated digitally via an app. Launched in Berlin in June with 1500 e-Golf vehicles, the WeShare will be a 100 per cent electric fleet and, VW says, all the vehicles will be operated on green power. They are to be followed by 500 additional e-up! vehicles at the beginning of next year and the first units of Volkswagen’s new full-electric ID.3 when it is
introduced in mid-2020. An expansion of WeShare, initially to Prague and then to Hamburg, is planned for 2020. Customers will need to have a smart phone and credit card, to be at least 21 years old, to have held a driving licence for at least one year and to be registered at an address in Germany. WeShare will recharge its fleet on the public charging network in Berlin, including newly created charging points at 70 Volkswagen is entering the car sharing sector with WeShare
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branches of food retailers Lidl and Kaufland. Following the launch of the system, the WeShare vehicles will be collected and charged by WeShare service employees when the battery level is low. In later operation, users will receive incentives for recharging vehicles themselves. VW says the number of car sharing users in Germany has risen 14-fold since 2010. Only about 180,000 people were registered as car sharing users in 2010 and the number had grown to 2.46 million by the beginning of this year. “With WeShare, we have tailored car sharing to meet the needs of users: easy to use with 100 per cent electric operation on green power,” said Christian Senger, Volkswagen Board Member for Digital Car & Services. “With such a consistent, broad offering, we stand out from the competition. We are outstandingly wellpositioned to participate in the expanding car sharing market.”
HONDA E PLATFORM AND BATTERY DETAILS UNVEILED HONDA HAS ANNOUNCED the details of the chassis, battery and charging details for the Honda e compact electric car - the first Honda to be built on a dedicated EV platform. The car will feature a watercooled 35.5 kWh Lithium-ion highcapacity battery that can be charged using either Type 2 AC connection or a CCS2 DC rapid charge with at-a-glance LED indication of charging status. The company says that with a full range of over 200km, the fast-charge capability will deliver exceptional usability to meet the demands of everyday commuting providing 80 per cent charge in 30 minutes. The e platform has been developed with a specific focus on urban environments. With the battery positioned centrally at a low level within the wheelbase under the floor of the car, the result is a 50:50 weight distribution and a low centre of gravity. Power from the high-torque electric motor is delivered through the rear wheels. Honda’s compact electric car is a key part of the brand’s latest electrification commitment to feature electrified technology in 100 per cent of its European sales by 2025. July 2019 Motor Trader | 45
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JAGUAR LAND ROVER & BMW COLLABORATE ON ELECTRIFICATION TECH Jaguar I-PACE
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AGUAR LAND ROVER and BMW Group are joining forces to develop next generation Electric Drive Units (EDUs) . The EDUs will be manufactured by each partner in their own production facilities. For Jaguar Land Rover this will be at its Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) in Wolverhampton in the U.K., which was confirmed as the home for the company’s global EDU production in January. The plant, which employs 1600 people, will be the centre of propulsion system manufacturing offering full flexibility between clean Ingenium petrol and diesel engines and electric units. The 46 | Motor Trader July 2019
EMC will be complemented by the recently announced Battery Assembly Centre near Birmingham, in supplying electrified powertrain systems to Jaguar Land Rover’s global vehicle plants. BMW and Jaguar say the agreement will enable both companies to take advantage of efficiencies arising from shared research and development and production planning as well as economies of scale from joint procurement across the supply chain. A team of Jaguar Land Rover and BMW Group experts will engineer the EDUs with both partners developing the systems to deliver the specific characteristics required for their respective range of products.
BRIDGESTONE INTRODUCES ENLITEN LIGHTWEIGHT TYRE TECHNOLOGY BRIDGESTONE IN EUROPE has launched Enliten, a new lightweight tyre technology the company says represents an ‘unmatchable reduction in material and rolling resistance performance to contribute to the reduction of a vehicle’s CO2 emissions, while providing the same wear life as a standard original equipment tyre’. Bridgestone adds that tyres with embedded Enliten technology also improve a vehicle’s handling and stability. The company says the technology reduces the rolling resistance of a passenger tyre by, on average, 20 per cent from a standard premium summer touring tyre, assisting in the reduction
of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in combustion vehicles, while also extending battery life and vehicle range in electric vehicles. Enliten enables passenger tyres to be reduced in weight by, on average, 10 per cent from a standard premium summer touring tyre, meaning less raw materials are used to manufacture the tyres, while also contributing to the reduced rolling resistance. Bridgestone says Enliten is able to achieve all this without any trade-off on tyre wear or safety. The technology combines a proprietary compound mix that enables improved wear performance and a decreased tread depth, a reduced and reinforced inner liner thickness, and a new dedicated mould design concept. Bridgestone says it will soon be announcing partnerships that will see Enliten technology applied to vehicles in the European market.
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BMW MOTORRAD ELECTRIC VISION DC ROADSTER BMW Vision DC Roadster
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VIDEO: THE VISION DC ROADSTER MW’S MOTORCYCLE DIVISION is entering the electric bike fray, unveiling this, the Vision DC Roadster. Designed to invoke the look of the company’s traditional motorcycles, a vertically fitted, longitudinally oriented battery replaces what would previously have been the engine. For cooling purposes, two side elements protrude with cooling ribs and integrated ventilators. The cylinder-shaped electric motor is the bike and there are some cool-looking positioned underneath the battery and touches everywhere – including red is directly connected to the universal contrast elements and brushed aluminium shaft. Instead of the fuel tank, there’s a at selected points on the battery and frame. flat tubular structure that is shaped and There are no performance specs for this moulded to integrate the seat. beauty as yet but the Roadster, while a Materials such as carbon fibre and concept, looks ready to take to the streets. aluminium reduce the overall weight of
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VOLKSWAGEN CREATES NEW SOFTWARE UNIT VOLKSWAGEN AG INTENDS to group more than 5,000 digital experts together in a new ‘Car.Software’ unit with Group responsibility for software in vehicles by 2025. The company says it plans to develop significantly more software in the car and for vehicle-related services itself and to boost the in-house share of software development from the current figure of less than 10 per cent to at least 60 per cent by 2025. In future, there is to be one uniform software platform with all the basic functions for all vehicles throughout the Group. This will consist of the vehicle operating system ‘vw.os’ and the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud. By 2025, all new Group models are to run on this software platform. The first vehicle based on this software platform will be the ID.3. Currently, more than 20,000 potential customers have registered for the pre-booking of this model. There are now plenty of electric motorcycle models either on the drawing board or being built and it seems inconceivable that BMW Motorrad won’t join the electric bike charge. If this is what they’re going to deliver, the future looks pretty good for motorcycle enthusiasts out there who want a piece of the electric-vehicle action. July 2019 Motor Trader | 49
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NOKIAN’S SNAPSKAN TYRE SERVICE REACHES MILLIONTH SCAN
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NAPSKAN, THE DIGITAL service developed by Nokian Tyres that tells the driver the condition of their tyres by using a drive-over scanner and the consumer’s mobile device, delivered its one-millionth scan in May. SnapSkan was first introduced in 2016 with one pilot location in a parking garage in Helsinki, Finland. In May 2018, the service opened up new service points covering all of Finland’s biggest cities as well as expanding to Oslo, Norway. The service consists of a drive-over scanner, located in a public place, and a digital system that provides a registered user a free-of-charge report on the condition of their tyres. Drivers can register to the service by adding their register number on the SnapSkan website. As they drive over the
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SnapSkan scanner, it measures the tyres’ tread depth and the system recognises the user by their registration number. The report on the tyres’ condition is then sent to the user’s mobile device. After one million scans, SnapSkan revealed that 10 per cent of Finnish drivers use tyres that are dangerous on the roads because of their low tread depth. .
GROUP RENAULT AND NISSAN SIGN DEAL WITH WAYMO GROUPE RENAULT, NISSAN Motor Co., and Waymo have entered into an exclusive agreement to explore driverless mobility services for passengers and deliveries in France and Japan. The agreement will, the companies say, allow them to assess market opportunities and work together to research commercial, legal and regulatory issues related to driverless transportation-as-a-service offerings in France and Japan. This analysis will first take place in France and Japan, home to Groupe Renault and Nissan headquarters, respectively, and may expand to other markets, excluding China, in the future. To further the exploration process, Groupe Renault and Nissan will create joint venture Alliance-focused companies
HYUNDAI MOTOR AND SAUDI ARAMCO TO COLLABORATE ON FUTURE TECH HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) to accelerate expansion of the use of hydrogen in the Korean and Saudi Arabian markets, and to explore the use of advanced non-metallic materials in various fields including the automotive industry. In addition to collaborating on
in France and Japan dedicated to driverless mobility services. "This is an ideal opportunity for Waymo to bring our autonomous technology to a global stage, with an innovative partner,” said John Krafcik, CEO, Waymo. “With the Alliances international reach and scale, our Waymo Driver can deliver transformational mobility solutions to safely serve riders and commercial deliveries in France, Japan, and other countries." hydrogen supply and the deployment of hydrogen refueling stations in Korea, Hyundai Motor and Saudi Aramco say they will work to grow awareness of Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Saudi Arabia. The companies will also team-up to expand the adoption of non-metallic materials across a wide range of applications, including the use of carbon fibre and carbon fibre-reinforced plastic. Additionally, the companies will cooperate on the development of future automotive technologies. July 2019 Motor Trader | 51
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NEW VW ID.3 TO BE EQUIPPED WITH HIGHCAPACITY BATTERIES AND EIGHT-YEAR WARRANTY
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OLKSWAGEN WILL LAUNCH production of the ID.3 before the end of the year. The compact-class model is the first member of the ID. Family, and VW says its lithium-ion batteries will allow for a range of up to 550 kilometres. The company says it will guarantee that the batteries will retain at least 70 per cent of their usable capacity after eight years or 160,000 kilometres. Volkswagen will offer the ID batteries in different sizes. If an owner is not really interested in being able to drive long distances ( for example because they mainly only drive short distances in a city), they can opt for a battery with a relatively low energy content. This, in turn, will make
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their vehicle less expensive. Those who frequently drive long distances can choose a larger battery. Depending on the battery and vehicle type, a maximum range of approx. 330 to 550 kilometres can be achieved.
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Volkswagen says it has also designed the batteries to be able to accommodate a charging capacity of up to 125 kW, meaning fast charging times. Volkswagen expects around 50 per cent of all charging operations will be performed at home and 20 per cent at work and a new range of wall boxes have been designed with that relationship in mind. These charging stations, which can be installed at home or at a business, work with charging capacities of up to 11 kilowatts (AC). The wall box has enough power to charge a battery up to full power overnight or in the course of a working day. Volkswagen also believes that 25 per cent of all charging operations will occur in public spaces and five per cent at recharging stations on motorways. Depending on the driving style employed, an ID.3 with the largest battery variant would only have to be charged twice on an 800km trip. If the battery is charged at a fast charging station with a high capacity, around 260 kilometres of additional range could be charged in 30 minutes.
TOYOTA AUSTRALIA HYDROGEN MIRAI FCEV LOAN PROGRAM EXTENDED TWO TOYOTA MIRAI Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) have been delivered to Moreland City Council in Victoria as part of Toyota Australia's ongoing hydrogen vehicle loan program. The Mirai FCEVs loaned to Moreland City Council will be driven on-road in a range of conditions as part of research into the efficiency, usage and benefits of hydrogen technology. During the loan period of two months, the Mirai FCEVs will be refuelled using a mobile hydrogen refueller at Toyota Australia's former manufacturing site in Altona in Melbourne's West. The announcement of the Moreland City Council loan program follows the Hobson's Bay City Council, AusNet Services, Mondo, and HMA loan program announcements in late 2018 and early 2019. There are current trials underway with ENGIE and Wyndham Council, also in Victoria. The Toyota Mirai offers a driving range of approximately 550km when its two on-board tanks are filled with about 5kg of compressed hydrogen. Refuelling from a commercial site takes 3 to 5 minutes. The only tailpipe emission is water vapour.
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VOLVO CARS AND UBER REVEAL PRODUCTION VEHICLE READY FOR SELF-DRIVING DUTIES
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ingredient to effectively building a safe, scalable, selfdriving fleet,” said Eric Meyhofer, CEO of Uber Advanced Technologies Group. “Volvo has long been known for their commitment to safety, which is the cornerstone of their newest productionready self-driving base vehicle. When paired with our selfdriving technology, this vehicle will be a key ingredient in Uber’s autonomous product suite.” Volvo XC90
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HILIP MCCRACKEN’S WIFE had a good idea. Buy a recently imported Mustang, spend some money and time tidying it up, probably a paint job, and sell it on. Then Philip McCracken found a K-code Fastback. 17 years later, he’s finally put the ‘quick project’ Mustang on the market after pouring tens of thousands of dollars and countless man hours into bringing this rare Pony back as close as possible to how it rolled off the assembly line in 1964. What makes the K-code so special is not only its high-performance additions, but just how few were made. “The Mustangs had four different codes,” explains Philip. “T for the basic sixcylinder version, the base V8 model was the C, the A with a four-barrel carbie and then the K code.” While the K-codes shares the 289ci V8 of the other models, its four-barrel carbie has bigger secondaries, making 600 CFM 60 | Motor Trader July 2019
(cubic feet per minute of airflow) compared to the next code down’s 480 CFM. It also has, among other extras, solid lifters, screw-in studs on the heads, and conrods, pistons, heads and valves all designed to take high revs, delivering 271hp at 6000 RPM straight from the factory. That, Philip says, was a pretty hot deal off the showroom floor. “For the 1965 model, 7200 K-codes were produced, which was 0.7 per cent of the Mustangs built that year. “There is a world register of K-codes, which this car went on in 1981, and as of today there’s only 1500 on the register, so it’s a fairly rare bit of work.” In 2002, Philip went with a friend to look at Mustang - a 1969 coupe the owner had bought new in Canada and that had just
31,000 miles on the clock. While checking out that car, however, Philip spied something under blankets in the corner of the garage. That something was this K-code, the first Philip had seen, and a very different car to the one it is today. “We talked all afternoon and at the end he said he’d sell it to me,” says Philip. “I went away, did some research and learnt just how rare and special these cars are. Plus, it was going to be as close as I’d ever get to a Shelby, as these are the cars Carroll Shelby based his Mustangs on.” They made a deal, and Phil began a restoration of the car that would stretch over nine years. Thanks to VIN and data plates, plus online resources, it’s a relatively easy task
to establish what each Mustang sported when it rolled off the line, including paint colour and interior finish. For Philip, there was only one end game worth considering – restoring the K-code back to the original. That included converting it back to lefthand-drive from right-hand-drive, which was mandatory in Queensland to register a car in the 1970s. “It was a typical 1970s conversion, just swapping the steering and pedals over, basically, and Colin Chapman in Logan Village, who’s been doing Mustang conversions since the 1970s, did the work,” says Philip. “We sourced a left-hand dash from someone who’d done a RHD conversion, drilled out the original factory welds and put the new one in. “The car had not run since 1976 – the motor was seized and the bores very rusty – when it came time to do the motor, Shane Moran at SWC Automotive bored it out to 30,000 and then 60,000 and it was still leaching rust. July 2019 Motor Trader | 61
“He said we’d have to throw away the block and use a new one, but I said no, as the K-codes have a VIN stamped in the block and transmission – a close-ratio top loader – so that’s hen’s teeth stuff.” The previous owner bought the car in 1981 in Gladstone. It was painted yellow with black stripes, had flared guards and brackets on the sills indicating it had either side exhausts or a stoneflectors. Sadly, Philip ran into issues with the original panel beater tasked with the job of getting the body back to showroom condition, and the project was put back by at least 12 months with the car sitting idle at Robbo’s (Robert Haken) Logan Village Smash. “When work commenced, Robbo rang to tell me the car was so out of shape we wouldn’t be able to get the motor back in,” says Philip. “So, it was back on the rig, straightened up and then back to bare metal before being sprayed in the original colour, Rangoon Red. “Robbo used PPG paint and in the sun the colour just pops. The paint on the car now is exactly as it was when it came off the gun in 2007 and that is a real testament to Robbo.”
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Philip got the rolling shell back towards the end of 2007 and then put the car back together himself in his grandmother-inlaw’s single-bay garage. “I’ve worked in a library for 32 years, I’ve no mechanical background but I’m pretty good at pulling things apart and putting them back carefully,” says Philip. “Plus you can buy factory exploded-view diagrams for absolutely everything, and I had a great resource in the online community at hipomustang.com.” Philip revealed there’s a few rarities on the car that required special treatment during the rebuild. “The fuel pumps in 1965 were crimped together, but in 1966 they went to a screw together so you could put a kit through them. A guy in the U.S. found a company that could uncrimp and crimp them back together, but they needed to do 50 at a time. “Word got out, and all these Shelby owners, who had original pumps sitting on the shelf, got excited and the company had 50 in three weeks! “I got in on the second lot and it came back like new. It’s never leaked, never missed a beat. “The carbie is another rarity, an Autolite
4100. In the 1970s the Holley carbies came out, and because the Autolites can be a bit finicky to keep in tune, a lot of them were replaced and lost. “When I bought the car, it had a Holley 600 with Weiand manifold, but the then-owner gave me a plastic bag and said, ‘I think that’s the carby’. “I’ve had a lot of luck with this car, but I also went to crazy lengths to get it back to original.” Come 2011, Philips pony was ready to gallop again, and he decided to debut it in grand fashion, entering it in the Mustang Owners Club Australia Nationals in Brisbane. He won a silver in what was his first time showing a car. “There were plenty of people saying that was a huge effort for a first car,” said Philip. “From there, we’ve entered State concourses and won gold, and in 2016 won another silver at the nationals. “I retired the car from concoursing after that as it’s a huge amount of work and, really, I did all this to drive the car more than show it.” The car’s been a regular on club runs as well as making a couple of appearances at Lakeside Park raceway ‘running at full noise, which is a lot of fun,’ Philip said with a grin. But now, Philip’s looking to pass this rare beauty on to another. It’s a matter of practicality in the main. “The K-code has a black interior and no air conditioning, and it gets pretty warm in a Queensland summer,” he said. “We also have a 1966 C-code coupe that was one of 161 Ford Australia bought in to promote the Mustang-bred XR Falcon V8. It’s pretty rare as well.
“So, the plan now is to sell the K-code and buy a new Mustang, so we’ll have a classic and a contemporary.” While the photos on these pages convey just how incredible this car is, seeing it in real life is another level. It truly is a testament not only to the many experts who worked on it, but to Philip’s singleminded passion to resurrect this rare Mustang and put it back on the road in a condition as close as possible to when it rolled out of the factory. Whoever owns it next will have acquired a Mustang that really is one in a million. • If you're interested in getting your hands on this piece of automotive history, it is for sale. Contact Philip at philmac271@hotmail.com for all the details.
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OYOTA AUSTRALIA HAS sold out of its first allocation of the all new Supra in the first online sales of this type by the company. The reservation window opened in mindJune and within the first seven minutes the first 100 orders were reserved. Toyota Australia was also recently able to secure additional units, allowing this first window to be extended to 150 reservations in total. This full allocation was snapped up within the first 22 minutes of the window opening. Reservations were made through 63 dealers with a broad spread around all states and territories including a strong representation from rural dealerships. Overall demand was skewed towards the high-grade GTS with more than 80 per cent of orders for this variant. The most popular colours ordered were Nurburg Matte Grey, Goodwood Grey, Monza Red and Fuji White with the first year's allocation of the highly limited Nurburg
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Matte Grey now completely sold out. "We know through our own research that there was a high demand and excitement for GR Supra in the market,� said Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia Vice President Sales and Marketing. “We did not expect that selling online would be an issue for us but were just amazed at how quickly the first one hundred reservations were made. "We will work hard with our Supra concierge to make the experience for these customers something special, befitting this iconic sportscar."
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BENTLEY UNVEILS ALL-NEW FLYING SPUR
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HIS IS BENTLEY’S new Flying Spur Grand Tourer. It’s an all-new vehicle, a ground-up development that the company says ‘pushes the boundaries of both technology and craftsmanship to deliver segment-defining levels of performance and refinement’. A bold claim, but if you’re Bentley, then you probably have a strong argument there. Certainly, the new Flying Spur looks like it should deliver with Bentley’s new sculptural design language giving the car a modern, muscular flavour. Tech features include electronic All-Wheel Steering couple with Active All-Wheel Drive and Bentley Dynamic Ride. New threechamber air springs allow for a greater range of suspension
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adjustment between limousine-style and sporting levels of control. Driver assistance systems include Traffic Assist, City Assist and Blind Spot Warning. The body itself features multimaterial construction. At the heart of the Flying Spur is an enhanced version of Bentley’s 6.0-litre, twin-turbocharged W12, mated to a dualclutch eight-speed transmission. Bentley says the new TSI engine delivers 626bhp and 900Nm with cracking figures of 0-100km/h in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 333km/h. Inside, as you would expect, it’s luxury mixed with technology everywhere. There’s single and veneer wood options, fluted leather seating
and three-dimensional diamond quilted leather door inserts combining with HD digital instrument panel display, a rotating centre console with a 12.3-inch digital touchscreen, and a remote-control touch
screen for rear passengers. The ‘Flying B’ mascot is given some tech treatment too – for the first time in modern memory, it’s retractable and rises from beneath a Bentley badge. Nice.
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BMW REVEALS 8-SERIES GRAN COUPE MODELS
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wheel-drive model variants and as an option for the new BMW 840i Gran Coupe. There’s also an active roll stabilisation feature included in the optional Adaptive M suspension Professional. All versions of the Gran Coupe combine four-piston, fixed-calliper brakes at the front and single-piston, floating-calliper brakes at the rear. Standard equipment for the new BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupe includes M Sport brakes, which are also part of the M Technic Sport Package available for the other model variants. Setting the seal on the performancefocused chassis technology in the new BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupe are 20-inch M
light-alloy wheels, which are shod with high-performance tyres ( front: 245/35 R20, rear: 275/30 R20) purpose-developed for the BMW 8 Series. The other models in the 8 Series Gran Coupe range also leave the factory on mixed-size tyres, with standard equipment including 18-inch light-alloy wheels. The new 8 Series Gran Coupe comes as standard with BMW Live Cockpit Professional. It comprises a navigation and multimedia system, plus a fully digital, highresolution instrument cluster behind the steering wheel with a screen diagonal of 12.3 inches and a Control Display measuring 10.25 inches across. The new BMW Operating System 7.0 sports modern, digital functions geared precisely to the needs of the driver. For intuitive operation, the driver can choose from the Control Display’s touchscreen functionality, the iDrive Controller, the steering wheel buttons, voice control and gesture control. The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant can be activated with the spoken prompt “Hey BMW” and helps the driver to use vehicle functions. The Assistant will be upgraded with new skills thanks to updates transmitted by Remote Software Upgrade. Standard driver assistance features include a Head-Up Display, the Driving Assistant, Collision and Pedestrian Warning with City Braking function, Lane Departure Warning and Lane Change Warning, Speed Limit Info, rear crossing traffic warning and rear collision warning. Among the systems on the options list are Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go function, Driving Assistant Professional (which also brings steering and lane control assistant, among other tech), and the BMW Night Vision system. Among the features of the standard Parking Assistant are the rear-view camera and the reversing assistant.
TOYOTA AUSTRALIA POSTS $206 MILLION AFTER-TAX PROFIT Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (TMCA) has posted an after-tax profit of $206 million for the year ending 31 March 2019 (FY18: after tax profit of $137 million). Comprising Toyota Australia and Lexus Australia operations, TMCA sold a total of 223,096 vehicles locally during FY19. In 2018, Toyota Australia was crowned the market leader for the 16th year in a row with the Hilux being named Australia's best-selling vehicle for the 3rd year running, followed closely by the all-new Corolla hatch, Australia's most popular passenger car. "This is our first full year trading as a sales and distribution company, and Toyota market share increased from 18.2% in 2017 to 18.8% in 2018, which is quite a remarkable result considering the market decline in the second half of the financial year," said Matthew Callachor, Toyota Australia President and CEO. "I am immensely proud of the dedication and commitment of our people to have kept the growth momentum while staying true to Toyota's philosophy of continuous improvement."
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ALL-NEW KIA SELTOS BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA
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IA HAS REVEALED a new entrant into the compact SUV segment – the Seltos. Aimed at youthful, tech-savvy buyers, the Seltos comes with some nifty design features and top-notch tech. The cabin is equipped with, amongst other things, a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system, Sound Mood Lighting and an 8-inch Head-Up Display system which projects relevant driving information on to a small glass panel behind the steering wheel. The car is also available with a premium eight speaker Bose audio system. Equipment also includes a Drive Mode Select system that lets drivers adapt the car to their preferred style or the road conditions. Drivers can choose from ‘Normal’, ‘Eco’ and ‘Sport’ mode. The Seltos also offers Kia’s UVO CONNECT telematics system. UVO features the Kia Live system, housed within the 10.25inch TFT LCD widescreen in
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the center of the dashboard. The system uses its own SIM card to retrieve and update live data during a drive, such as traffic information, weather forecasts and points of interest. There’s also a UVO App, designed for compatibility on Android and Apple smartphones. The app offers a range of features to provide diagnostic data about the car and trips made. The UVO system is free to users for the first three years, and includes stolen vehicle notification and tracking, safety alerts, auto collision notification and
emergency assistance. Power comes from a range of newly developed third-generation powertrains, all of which are engineered with Kia’s Smartstream technology for improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions. There’s a 1.6-litre T-GDI turbocharged gasoline engine producing 130kW, a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated gasoline engine producing 110kW and a 1.6-litre diesel engine producing 100kW. Depending on the market, the Seltos will be offered with up to three automatic transmission options – a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission (7DCT), a sixspeed automatic transmission (6AT) and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). For the Australian market, Seltos will have the 2.0 Atkinson Cycle petrol coupled to a CVT driving through the front wheels, and the 1.6-litre Turbo GDi coupled to a 7-speed DCT and AWD. Safety systems includes six airbags, as well as Kia’s Vehicle Stability Management system as standard, incorporating traction control and electronic stability control. There’s an Anti-lock Braking System, a Traction Control System, a Brake-force Assist System and Hill-start Assist Control, as well as front and rear parking sensors. The SUV sits on a choice of 16-, 17- or 18-inch premium crystal cut alloy wheels shod with high-grip 205/60 R16, 215/55 R17 or 235/45 R18 tyres. The Seltos will be manufactured for different regions at two of Kia’s production facilities – in Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India, and Gwangju, Korea from where the Australian models will be sourced. It is due on sale in global markets from the second half of 2019. Kia says that, as with all its models in Australia, the ride and handling characteristics of the Seltos have been optimised to Australian expectations, with hundreds of hours of testing and validation in both Korea and on Australian roads.
AM-RB 003 TO BE KNOWN AS THE ASTON MARTIN VALHALLA FORMERLY KNOWN AS AM-RB 003, Aston Martin’s latest mid-engined hypercar collaboration with Red Bull Advanced Technologies and Adrian Newey has been officially named the Aston Martin Valhalla. Named after the warrior’s paradise celebrated in ancient Norse mythology, Valhalla follows the Valkyrie and employs lightweight construction methods and the aerodynamics pioneered in that car. Valhalla will be propelled by a combination of high-efficiency, highoutput turbocharged V6 petrol engine and battery-electric hybrid system. Just 500 Coupe examples of the allcarbon fibre hypercar will be built. “Aston Martin model names always attract a lot of attention. They do so because they invariably capture an emotion or tell a story,” said Andy Palmer, Aston Martin Lagonda President and Group Chief Executive Officer. “In following the Valkyrie we knew the Aston Martin Valhalla needed to make a strong statement of its own, yet also offer continuity and a clear connection. Norse mythology contains such powerful language and rich storytelling it felt only right that the AM-RB 003 should follow the Valkyrie’s theme.” July 2019 Motor Trader | 73
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GENESIS OPENS DOORS ON FIRST AUSTRALIAN FLAGSHIP STUDIO IN SYDNEY
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ENESIS, THE LUXURY division of Hyundai, has launched its first ‘Studio’, in Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall, marking the launch of the Genesis brand in Australia. The flagship studio was unveiled by Manfred Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President, Global Head of the Genesis Brand. The company says that the launch of Genesis Studio Sydney introduces a new premium customer experience to the Australian market and will be joined by Genesis Studios in Melbourne and Brisbane next year. “I am delighted to unveil Genesis in Australia with the grand opening of our flagship Genesis Studio in Sydney,” said Mr Fitzgerald. “Genesis Studio Sydney ushers in a new
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exclusive way to buy and own a luxury car, providing customers with all-encompassing premium ownership experience.” The Studio will showcase the latest G70 and G80 luxury sedans, which will be joined next year by the brand’s first SUV. The Genesis Studio experience will be complemented by the Genesis To You
Renault’s Zoe
RENAULT’S ALL-ELECTRIC ZOE GETS AN UPGRADE
program, which will give customers a test drive home-delivery service, a convenient handover delivery for new purchases, and concierge pick-up and delivery for scheduled servicing. Genesis Experience Executives will, the company says, meet the needs of Studio visitors, and provide customers with an individual point of contact from evaluation to purchase, which then continues throughout their Genesis vehicle ownership. Completing the offering is an ownership proposition that gives Genesis customers a five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty, five years free scheduled servicing, five years 24/7 roadside assist, 5 years free map updates and a five-year subscription to Genesis Connected Services and the ‘Genesis To You’ valet service. There’s also a two-year complimentary subscription to the Genesis Lifestyle program, incorporating benefits such as a Lifestyle Concierge and Global Privileges, which includes travel and medical assistance.
RENAULT’S ZOE ALL-ELECTRIC car is getting an increase in power and range as well as some improved tech, including a 10-inch driver's display - a feature available from entry level.
It’s under the skin where things are really upgraded though. New Zoe has a more powerful 100kW motor – that can deliver a 0-100km.h time under 10 seconds and a top speed of 140km/h - and a Z.E. 50 battery which takes the car’s range up to 390 kilometres on the WLTP testing cycle. It now also offers fast direct current charging, an addition to the alternating current charging options already available at home or on the street. July 2019 Motor Trader | 75
FORD TO INTRODUCE NEW MODELS BUT WILL SCALE BACK EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
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ORD IS LAUNCHING a new business model and fresh vehicle line-up as part of the most comprehensive redesign in the history of its business in Europe. The new European operating model and resulting organisation are effective July 1. Three new business groups –Commercial Vehicles (CVs), Passenger Vehicles (PVs) and Imports – are being established to facilitate what the company says will be ‘fast decision making centred on customer needs.’ The company will also introduce at least three new nameplates in the next five years. These will, Ford says, include the all-new Mustang-inspired fully electric performance utility. The new nameplates are in addition to all-new Kuga, Puma and Explorer Plug-In Hybrid coming by early 2020. Every new Ford passenger vehicle nameplate will include an electrified option.
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· Closure of Ford Aquitaine Industries Transmission Plant in France · Closure of Naberezhnye Chelny Assembly, St. Petersburg Assembly and Elabuga Engine Plant in Russia · Sale of the Kechnec Transmission Plant in Slovakia to Magna As a result, Ford’s manufacturing footprint in Europe will be reduced to a proposed 18 facilities by the end of 2020, from 24 at the beginning of 2019. In addition, Ford is implementing shift reductions at its assembly plants in Saarlouis, Germany, and Valencia, Spain, as well as a more streamlined management structure and marketing and sales operations. In total, approximately 12,000 jobs will be impacted at Ford’s wholly owned facilities and consolidated joint ventures in Europe by the end of 2020.
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MEMBERS' ESSENTIALS Contents 83 Australian Jobs 2019 Report – Automotive Industry 85 Apprentice of the Month: May 86 Plugged In: Explaining Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Teches
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the ongoing learning and development that happens after an apprenticeship - whether in a business course, or further technical professional development. This ongoing training will always ensure a person remains employable. If you’re thinking of taking on more training and are looking for any training courses that might work for you, CLICK HERE July brings with it new training courses for people wanting to enter the
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HE END OF financial year has come and gone and we’ve had a pretty productive year. We’ve seen our apprenticeship training numbers increase and we’ve maintained our high level of satisfaction for students and employers. This is great for the industry. However, the Australian Jobs 2019 report and, in particular, the breakdown of the automotive industry within the report, notes there’s some decrease in the projected employment change in the automotive industry over the next five years. However, I believe there’s certainly plenty of opportunity – it’s just where to focus. The foundation of the automotive workforce has been the apprenticeship model and I still believe this to be the best model moving forward. Learning while you work and achieving a trade qualification at the end of your apprenticeship is a great achievement. But it is what comes next that I believe determines an individual’s future and their employment chances. And that is
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Training GM's Professional Circle perspective automotive industry. These are the MTA Queensland Auto Camp (three days), followed by an Automotive Prevocational Program ( five weeks). These courses will help people gain an insight into the automotive retail, service and repair industry and, hopefully, place them into employment following the automotive prevocational program. We are also thrilled this month to have representation from apprentices, trainees and trainers state-wide at the Queensland Training Award regional finals. The awards showcase all that’s great about Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Queensland. The MTA Institute celebrates our own VET Trainer of the Year nominee, Terry Palfrey, and Apprentice and Trainee of the Year nominees Jack Goodrich, Symon Meer
Axton and Shauna Milne. They will compete against three other finalists in their category and region. If successful, they will go on to compete for the State award and will face off against all regional winners in September. Good luck to all. As always, if you need any further information on workforce development, please do not hesitate to contact us.
ACKNOWLEDGING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF COLLISION REPAIR INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES IN QUEENSLAND I-CAR AUSTRALIA, the organisation that delivers information, training and education to the collision repair industry, is acknowledging the achievements of industry employees from across the country who have achieved I-CAR Platinum Individual accreditation and I-CAR Welding Certification. The following is a list of Queenslandbased collision repair industry employees 82 | Motor Trader July 2019
who received I-CAR Platinum Individual Accreditation in May 2019:
• Daniel Oehm • David Wagner • Michael Wilson • Jim Duncan • Michael Maddock • Kevin May
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HE AUSTRALIAN JOBS 2019 Report has been released. The report details an overview of trends in the Australian labour market to support job seekers and providers, career advisers, those considering future training and work and people interested in labour market issues. The report highlights trends for Technicians and Trade Workers (including the automotive industry). Technician and Trade Worker statistics includes: • 1,793,200 employed as of November 2018 • 35% of this number are regional workers • 17% aged between 15 and 24 • 24% are self-employed For the Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers specifically, the following trends have been noted: • Motor Mechanics are the third highest Technician and Trade Worker at 108,500 • 5% are part-time workers • 1% are female • 72% have a Certificate III or higher • 19% have no post-school qualification • + 1.3% projected employment is projected until May 2023 For more information on Technicians and Trade Workers CLICK HERE.
A further breakdown of the automotive industry in the Australian Jobs 2019 Report includes sector specific information on: • Automotive Electricians | -0.9% projected employment change (in the next 5 years) • Car Detailers | -2.1% projected employment change (in the next 5 years) • Motor Mechanics | -1.9% projected employment change (in the next 5 years) • Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories Fitters | -0.4% projected employment change (in the next 5 years) • Panel Beaters | 0% projected employment change (in the next 5 years) • Vehicle Painters | +3.1% projected employment change (in the next 5 years) For more information on the Automotive industry and additional data CLICK HERE. To download the full report CLICK HERE. July 2019 Motor Trader | 83
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enthusiast. In fact, he has been involved in drifting for years and now races a 200SX S14 in the pursuit of those speed thrills. Moving on from the food industry, he scored an apprenticeship with McAullys three years ago and started in panel repair before quickly switching to his preferred area of paint. And after starting on priming, and then prep, Reece is now doing just about every job going and enjoying every moment, EECE HASLAM IS the MTA Institute Apprentice of the Month for May 2019. including the onsite training delivered by the MTA Institute. The 24-year-old, refinishing "We do solids, candies, pearls, metallics, all technology apprentice is in his third year of of them," he says. "It's so much fun and I get training and is excelling at his work. Consistency and enthusiasm have marked a lot of satisfaction from seeing the finished him as a standout apprentice and according job. As for the training, it works well that Sam comes out to McAullys. to Sam Quin, Reece's MTA Institute trainer, "In my last apprenticeship, the training he has talent to spare. was crammed and you could forget half the "Reece recently attempted his first refinish things you'd been taught, but this way is like of a pearl and I was absolutely blown away a gentle flow and it sticks with you. I like it." by the result," said Sam. "He has shown so With perhaps a year left before he qualifies, much talent." Reece says he hasn't looked too far beyond Reece took an unusual route to his finishing his apprenticeship, but would refinishing apprenticeship, having like to stay on with McAullys Smash. already been a chef for some years CLICK TO "McAullys has been around a long VISIT THE after completing an apprenticeship MCAULLYS time and is probably the leading in the culinary arts. SMASH REPAIRS WEBSITE smah repair business in the area. And Moving from the kitchen to the they're great to work for. I'd like to spray booth might seem like a leap, think I can stay on here for a while." but Reece has always been a car APPRENTICE: REECE HASLAM WORKPLACE: MCAULLYS SMASH REPAIRS APPRENTICESHIP: AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING TECHNOLOGY
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’M WRITING THIS from the UK, where I have been visiting Bath University Department of Mechanical Engineering Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC). The PVRC conducts research that focuses on improving the efficiency and emissions of both diesel and petrol engines and all aspects of automotive powertrain engineering. My program for the day of my visit was organised by Dr Richard Burke, FIMechE, Senior lecturer for this department, and he gave me an overview of the work they are doing. It was a very informative discussion. Being a mechanical engineer, Richard gave a balanced view of how industry is going with electric power sources and I particularly liked the following idea regarding charging vehicles. In a particular car park at the university, they have approximately 10 charging
stations. If all of these were connected to vehicles, a lot of energy would be used. However, maybe not all the vehicles need to be charged at the same time. Richard gave me the following scenario: If one vehicle arrives at 6am and is due to stay until 4pm, and another vehicle arrives at 9am but has to go at noon, then by using a smart charging system, the vehicle that needs to go at noon can be charged first. And, potentially, vehicles that are already fully charged could be used to charge other vehicles that are connected to the charging circuit. Richard gave an excellent review of the new Institute for Advance Automotive Propulsion Systems that is being built just outside Bristol. This facility is a research centre designed to support the delivery of advance power sources for cleaner and more efficient vehicles. There are plans to build a battery research centre next to this facility at a later date. Dr Simon Pickering and Dr Andy Lewis - Research Fellows at the Department of Mechanical Engineering - then took me
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to see their research area, where they use a dynamometer to test for emissions and work on how to improve pollutants. Simon is working on gasoline particulate filter burn rate and TWC PGM aftertreatment, Bath University's Team Racing Electric design, build while Andy has been and race a car in the Formula Studen t competition working on making ICE engines more efficient, as well as the effects of active thermal management and heat transfer within diesel engines. I had a good discussion with Andy about my desire to see all-electric vehicles on the road and, as a mechanical engineer, he likes the idea, in the short term, of improving ICE engines and hybrid vehicles. When project manager Kieran Shopland. discussing this same subject with This is the most successful team in the electrical engineers, we want to see UK. They have to build a racing car from all-electric vehicles as soon as possible. scratch, and the team must comprise Part of the program Richard planned students who are usually in the final year for me was to attend a lecture given by of their degree. Formula Student is the Chris Vage, who gave an excellent review largest student engineering competition of his work with the Renault Formula with over 600 universities taking part. E racing team. The team's all-electric We have started on this fantastic journey race car that has 600 Volts, 28kW/h, of completely revolutionising the transport does 0-100km/h in three seconds and industry. In the next decade, rapid changes reaches a top speed of 225km/h (they will take place and electric vehicles will have a range of 25 minutes under race be in the majority, ridding the pollution in conditions). Chris is a mechanical our towns and cities from ICE and Diesel engineer but has seen the light and his engines. We’ll also be a long way down the passion now is electric vehicles! road to fully autonomous vehicles, and a My next visit was to the Bath lot of new trades and jobs being developed University Team Racing Electric – a and created. team of undergraduates from across I thank Dr Richard Burke for organising the university who design, build and the study day for me, and also thank race a car in the Formula Student Simon Pickering, Andy Lewis, competition against teams from Zhongze Wu, Umud Ozturk, CLICK TO around the world. VISIT THE Kieran Shopland and Gillian MTA INSITUTE I was accompanied by Dr Ellsworth. WEBSITE Zhongze Wu and introduced to My next report will be from a very passionate team headed by Germany.
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HIS IS THE Audi AI:ME, introduced at Auto Shanghai back in April. The concept is, the company says, capable of level 4 autonomy and has a drive unit on the rear axle developing 125kW. No other performance specs are known as yet. The concept is designed as a 2 plus-x-seater and its layout relies on a variety of configurations for seat positions and stowage space. Plenty of high-tech business going on here, of course. The Audi AI:ME is designed for use in the city and level 4 autonomy means it is designed to drive automatically in a defined traffic area equipped with the corresponding infrastructure. Communication and interaction systems are operated by means of eye tracking,
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voice input, and touch-sensitive fields in the door rail. There is a multifunctional, threedimensional OLED monitor that runs below and along the entire length of the windshield and is used with eyetracking control. Function menus such as navigation or infotainment can be activated with the eye.
There are even VR goggles on board for the visual output of the infotainment system. A high-quality audio system is coupled with noise compensation that can suppress the outside noise level by means of active noise control. Connectivity means occupants (via an Audi app) can access the entire Internet for the purposes of entertainment,
research, and service. Connection between the user’s home network and the Audi AI:ME even allows users to continue watching a movie using the VR goggles. There’s also electrochromatic control that, amongst other things, can shield the interior with continuously tintable windows. Crickey. July 2019 Motor Trader | 91
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LACK OF MEANINGFUL inflation in the United States has caused the Fed to back away from further increases in the federal fuds rate for the moment. The move has seen risk assets move higher, anticipating a longer period of lower rates than previously expected. Market sentiment has, however, been reined in by the ongoing geopolitical friction between the United States and China. Failure to reach a trade deal has seen tariffs increase further as the two biggest economies trade blows in what is beginning to emerge as a struggle for power which goes beyond trade deficits. Domestically however, the Australian markets have been handed significant reprieve in the form of a rate cut and a favourable political landscape, courtesy of the RBA and the surprise Coalition election victory, respectively. The election has seen significant boosts to the banks, property and consumer sectors as the negative impacts of the previously proposed Labor Government’s policies impacts on the housing market are wound back. As always, it is important in times of market euphoria to maintain a focus on the bigger picture and we continue to position our portfolios with a quality bias, with the aim of outperformance through the cycle. 92 | Motor Trader July 2019
THE ELECTION HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT BOOSTS TO THE BANKS, PROPERTY AND CONSUMER SECTORS AS THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED LABOR GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES IMPACTS ON THE HOUSING MARKET ARE WOUND BACK. DISCLAIMER This document has been prepared by DNR Capital Pty Ltd, AFS Representative - 294844 of DNR AFSL Pty Ltd ABN 39 118 946 400, AFSL 301658. It is general information only and is not intended to be a recommendation to invest in any product or financial service mentioned above. Whilst DNR Capital has used its best endeavours to ensure the information within this document is accurate it cannot be relied upon in any way and recipients must make their own enquiries concerning the accuracy of the information within. The general information in this document has been prepared without reference to any recipient’s objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making any financial investment decisions we recommend recipients obtain legal and taxation advice appropriate to their particular needs. Investment in a DNR Capital managed account can only be made on completion of all the required documentation.
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