Fast-breaking news from TMI Pacific: it’s confirmed – tradies love their utes. (Does “duh” spring to mind right about now?) In fact, 10% of them named their ute as their best mate on the job (rating it higher than the Aussie tradie icon of “the dog in the back”) according to a recent survey conducted [...]

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Official information on Ford’s new for 2008 Falcon is here. Designated the FG, it ushers in a range of vastly improved engines and sharp clean styling that maybe not quite the wholesale change some were hoping for, but is attractive non-the-less.

Ford enthusiasts may lament the dropping of the Futura and Fairmont nameplates which are no-longer [...]

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General Motors has confirmed that they will be investing approximately $US73 million on upgrading their Shreveport, La. truck assembly plant in preparation for the production of the all-new HUMMER H3T. First seen at the L.A. Motor Show in 2004 the H3T is every tradesman’s dream, combining the rugged looks and stance of the H3 Hummer [...]

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Holden has unveiled its much-anticipated VE Ute range today, hoping to jag the interest of more than just the average tradesman. Rather than just a ‘rough and tumble’ workhorse, the new Ute is being pushed as a lifestyle vehicle and this has seen design triumph over more practical considerations such as load-carrying capacity.

Holden has spent [...]

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