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Car culture from Car Domain: the history of the makes Australians drive, famous cars and life on the road.
Seat covers are one of the simplest ways to protect a car's interior and make it more comfortable. Choose badly, though, and they can slip, fade or even stop a side airbag working. Here is how to pick covers that look good, last and stay safe.
Mazda is best known here for its cars, but its first vehicle was a three-wheeled truck and it has sold load carriers in Australia since 1964. Here is the story of its light trucks, its heavier Titan, the vans and the BT-50 ute that carries the work on today.
Mazda began as a cork maker in Hiroshima and set up its Australian sales company in 1967. Here is how the business, its badge and its cars changed along the way, and where the brand stands with Australian buyers today.
Semi-trailers carry much of Australia's freight, and each type is built for a different load. Here is how to tell them apart, how big they are allowed to be, how a B-double differs from a road train and how car drivers can share the road with them safely.
Maserati won an Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park decades before most Australians could buy one of its road cars. Here is the brand's story from a Bologna workshop to today's electric Folgore models, and how Maserati is sold in Australia.
Audi grew out of four German car makers, vanished for a quarter of a century and came back as a premium brand. How the four rings reached Australia, who brought them here, and how Audi Australia came to be.
For most of the twentieth century Australia built its own cars. Here is how the industry began, how big it grew, why it closed, and what is still made here today.
Chrysler built cars in Adelaide for three decades. Here is how a group of distributors became Chrysler Australia, why the Valiant mattered, and how the business became Mitsubishi's.
Volkswagen once built Beetles in Melbourne's south-east, with body panels pressed in its own plant and almost every part made in Australia. Here is how Volkswagen came to Australia, why local production ended and where the brand stands with buyers now.
Kia started out making bicycle parts in Korea and sold its first vehicle in Australia in 1988. Here is how the company survived a bankruptcy, why a long warranty changed its fortunes here, and where the brand stands today.
Nissan built cars in Melbourne for a quarter of a century and still makes parts there for its cars around the world. Here is the story of the brand in Australia, from the first imports to the Clayton factory, the end of local assembly and the Dandenong South plant.
BMW started out building aircraft engines, survived two world wars and a near takeover, and set up in Australia in 1979. Here is the company's story, its Australian racing moments and where the brand stands with buyers here today.
