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Ram Australia delivers its 30,000th pick-up
The milestone Ram was a Billet Silver Crew Cab completed at the company’s Melbourne site, where the US-made pick-ups have been converted from left-hand to right-hand drive since 2016.
Max Verstappen earns fourth victory in five F1 races at Chinese GP
SHANGHAI — Another Formula 1 race. Yet another victory for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
2024 MG Cyberster: $100K EV sportscar arrives in Australia
The first examples of the MG Cyberster have arrived in Australia, with Wheels spotting this testing mule in Melbourne this morning.
Volkswagen's RooBadge aims to reduce car-kangaroo collisions in Australia
Volkswagen Australia cites data saying 90% of wildlife collisions in Australia involve some variety of kangaroo (yes, there's more than one kangaroo species). A 2018 story said the nationwide 'roo population had topped nearly 50 million animals, and as Aussie cities expand, the suburbs are moving further into kangaroo territory, increasing the number of annual incidents. Especially in rural areas, kangaroos will gather at the roadside starting around dusk to get to the water that pools by the roadway and the vegetation growing there because of that water; a single insurance firm, the National Roads and Motorists' Association, said it received 14,500 claims in 2018 just from car-kangaroo crashes. To reduce such events, Volkswagen Australia spent three years working on a project with its local ad agency DDB Sydney, kangaroo behavior specialists at the University of Melbourne, and wildlife organization WIRES to create a gadget that would protect drivers and animals: The RooBadge.
What is this disguised 2024 Toyota Prado testing in Australia?
Photos of a disguised 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado spotted at Melbourne airport posted on social media have sparked speculation that the brand could be working on a new powertrain for the top-selling four-wheel drive.
This Special Volkswagen Badge Keeps Kangaroos Away
Although April 1 is right around the corner, the RooBadge is as real as it gets. While modern car badges incorporate all sorts of radars and sensors, this Volkswagen logo is different. It has built-in directional speakers that emit a carefully selected beam of sound to keep kangaroos away. It serves as an audio-based deterrent and it's being developed for all vehicles, not just VWs.
Volkswagen RooBadge set to be world-first kangaroo deterrent
Apparently not an April Fool’s Day joke, RooBadge is an integrated speaker built into the Volkswagen badge in what the car maker says is “the world’s first scientifically proven kangaroo deterrent”.