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AUSTRALIA’S NO.1 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY JOURNAL EDITION 1036 – AUG 26, 2020 SUBSCRIBE FREE: CLICK HERE LUBRICANTS. TECHNOLOGY. PEOPLE. www.fuchs.com.au Urban warfare Toyota sticks to its guns as Yaris city car pricing pushes up past $22K at entry level with advanced new generation now on sale COOL: GENESIS GV80 HOT: RAM 1500 TRX Glass’s - Leaders in vehicle specifications, valuation data, insights and RV forecasts By CALLUM HUNTER TOYOTA Australia has officially left the sub-$20,000 price bracket by setting an opening gambit of $22,130 plus on-road costs for its all-new fourth-generation Yaris city car – an increase of almost $7000 compared to the outgoing series. Miles away from the $12,990 driveaway battlelines waged between the major brands with their most affordable models a decade ago, Toyota’s push upmarket with the 2020 Yaris places it close to the one-size- larger Corolla (from $23,895) and sees the light hatchback push up as high as $32,100 for the flagship ZR, which is $9430 more than before. Indeed, the outgoing $22,670 ZR is on par, in pricing terms at least, with the new Ascent Sport range opener when either premium or two-tone paint are factored in. But Toyota is unrepentant, pointing to the all-new nature of this latest generation, its advanced TNGA platform, significantly higher levels of safety equipment and new powertrains, including a hybrid system. The hybrid carries a $2000 premium over the combustion- engined equivalent and is offered on the mid-spec SX (from $29,020) and top-flight ZR (from $32,100). Automatic transmission is standard on these two model grades, but adds $1500 onto the Ascent Sport. Toyota Australia vice-president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley said Toyota never set out to radically reposition the city car. “That really isn’t our intention,” he said. “Our goal is to produce ever-better cars and price them fairly to represent strong value for money. “For Yaris, it started with our considerable investment in research and development – an all- new model, not a facelift.” Continued next page

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Urban warfareToyota sticks to its guns as Yaris city car pricing pushes up past$22K at entry level with advanced new generation now on sale

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By CALLUM HUNTER

TOYOTA Australia has officially left the sub-$20,000 price bracket by setting an opening gambit of $22,130 plus on-road costs for its all-new fourth-generation Yaris city car – an increase of almost $7000 compared to the outgoing series.

Miles away from the $12,990 driveaway battlelines waged between the major brands with their most affordable models a decade ago, Toyota’s push upmarket with the 2020 Yaris places it close to the one-size-larger Corolla (from $23,895) and sees the light hatchback push up as high as $32,100 for the flagship ZR, which is $9430 more than before.

Indeed, the outgoing $22,670 ZR is on par, in pricing terms at least, with the new Ascent Sport range opener when either premium or two-tone paint are factored in.

But Toyota is unrepentant, pointing to the all-new nature of

this latest generation, its advanced TNGA platform, significantly higher levels of safety equipment and new powertrains, including a hybrid system.

The hybrid carries a $2000 premium over the combustion-engined equivalent and is offered on the mid-spec SX (from $29,020) and top-flight ZR (from $32,100). Automatic transmission is standard on these two model grades, but adds $1500 onto the Ascent Sport.

Toyota Australia vice-president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley said Toyota never set out to radically reposition the city car.

“That really isn’t our intention,” he said. “Our goal is to produce ever-better cars and price them fairly to represent strong value for money.

“For Yaris, it started with our considerable investment in research and development – an all-new model, not a facelift.”

Continued next page

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Power comes from a new 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine that in the non-hybrid models produces 88kW of power at 6600rpm and 145Nm of torque from 4800-5200rpm, driving the front wheels via a six-speed manual in the Ascent Sport or a continuously variable transmission (CVT) elsewhere.

Fuel economy for the new powerplant is rated at 5.4 litres per 100km for the manual on the official combined cycle, down to 4.9L/100km with the auto. CO2 emissions come in at 126/114 grams per kilometre respectively.

The hybrid, meanwhile, is based on the same petrol engine running the Atkinson cycle and producing 67kW at 5500rpm and 120Nm at 3800-4800rpm.

With a 59kW/141Nm AC synchronous/permanent magnet electric motor, and drawing from a 178-volt/4.3Ah lithium-ion battery, the hybrid system produces a combined 85kW and delivers miserly fuel economy and emissions

of just 3.3L/100km and 76g/km.Toyota claims this is the world’s

most fuel-efficient traditional series/parallel hybrid car.

To capitalise on the flexibility of the electrified drivetrain, the hybrid variants come with three driver modes – eco, power and full-electric power – which largely perform as their names suggest.

Eco mode is about conserving fuel, power mode sharpens things up for maximum performance and response while full-electric mode allows for “almost silent” emissions-free driving, however Toyota has not released the all-electric driving range.

As well as claiming the new Yaris is the most fuel-efficient car of its kind, Toyota also proclaims it to be the “world’s safest compact car” with even the base model coming as standard with front-row centre airbags, autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection, secondary collision braking, adaptive cruise control, automatic high beam, speed-sign recognition, lane-keep and cornering

assist and a reversing camera.The ZR also scores blind-spot

monitoring, intelligent clearance sonar, front and rear parking sensors and a new parking support brake system.

Cabin accommodation and amenities in the Yaris also go up a notch, with Toyota executives saying

the interior was designed around a “hands on the wheel, eyes on the road” concept with an emphasis on ergonomics and practicality.

A fully adjustable multifunction steering wheel heads things up here, behind which sits a 4.2-inch multi-information display as seen

on other Toyota models.A standard-fit 7.0-inch touchscreen

infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility is also mounted high on the dashboard for ease of use and visibility.

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Cloth seats are standard across the range, with the Ascent Sport interior swathed in piano-black trim and also including electric windows, automatic-folding mirrors, air-conditioning and six-speaker audio with digital radio, Bluetooth, voice recognition and the aforementioned smartphone mirroring.

All variants have a 60/40 split-fold rear seat, extending the standard cargo space which is rated at 270L.

The SX ups the ante with satellite navigation, a digital speedo and tacho, automatic air-con, keyless entry/start, a soft-touch instrument panel, silver interior trim and leather-

accented steering wheel trim. It also has 15-inch alloy wheels,

LED head- and tail-lights as well as privacy glass.

At the top of the range, the sporty ZR – in addition to the previously mentioned extra safety kit – features a 10-inch colour head-up display, sports front seats (embossed and Y-printed), red dash and door trim inserts, and paddle shifters on the non-hybrid variant.

It also has 16-inch alloy wheels and a rear spoiler.

As GoAuto has reported, the fourth-generation hatch measures in 5mm shorter and lower than the outgoing model while sitting on a wheelbase that has been stretched by 40mm.

When all is said and done, the new model boasts a centre of gravity 15mm lower than its predecessor, aiding dynamics and handling ability.

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PUSHING the new fourth-generation Yaris to well beyond $20,000 has prompted Toyota Australia to elevate its Toyota Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles program as the new entry point to the brand.

Describing the program as already being a quiet performer, Toyota Australia sales and marketing vice-president Sean Hanley said the used-car division had this month notched up its 100,000th sale since its launch in 2012, with almost a third of the vehicles priced from under $20,000.

“What we know is that at least one out of every seven people who buy a Toyota Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle come back and they buy a new car within five years,” he said.

“So this is not only an important entry point to our brand, it’s often the first step in becoming a Toyota customer for life.”

According to Mr Hanley, three quarters of the vehicles for sale through the program are less than five years old and 41 per cent are less than three years old.

“Over time, that means that more and more people will be buying a Toyota Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle that is still covered by the original factory warranty,” he said.

“We anticipate certified pre-owned sales to continue growing beyond 25,000 a year as these cars offer the choice and quality expected of a Toyota.”

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GENESIS Motors Australia has released pricing and specification for its all-new flagship GV80 large SUV, which will arrive in local showrooms in October priced from $90,600 plus on-road costs.

The four-variant range tops out at $108,600, with three different engine options available – two petrol and one diesel.

The GV80 will wade into battle against the likes of the Lexus RX (from $71,556) as well as European offerings such as the Audi Q7 ($101,900), BMW X5 ($102,900), Jaguar F-Pace ($76,952), Land

Rover Discovery ($72,856), Mercedes-Benz GLE ($105,090), Volkswagen Touareg ($80,790) and Volvo XC90 ($89,990).

Revealed globally in February, the GV80 helps usher in a new exterior styling direction for Genesis, with split, flat LED headlights, a large mesh grille, large alloy wheels (either 20- or 22-inch) and a unique tail-light motif.

Specification is largely identical across the range regardless of engine choice, with only minor spec differences separating the variants.

Inside, the GV80 is offered in five-seat configuration for the 2.5T or seven-seat guise for all AWD versions, with leather upholstery available in five different colours and four choices of open-pore wood trim.

Other features include ambient interior lighting, 12-way power-adjustable front seats (with four-

way lumbar support), heated/ventilated front seats, remote start, power tailgate, dual-zone climate control (with haptic touchscreen), a panoramic sunroof and acoustic laminated windshield and front glass.

All grades score a new-generation 14.5-inch touchscreen infotainment system, complemented by a 12-inch head-up display, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto compatibility, augmented reality sat-nav, DAB+ digital radio, wireless smartphone charging and a 1050-watt, 21-speaker Lexicon premium sound system.

Standard safety equipment extends

to forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian and cyclist detection, lane-change assist, lane-keep assist, rear cross-traffic alert, high-beam assist, adaptive cruise control with stop and go, blind-spot monitoring and collision avoidance assist, surround-view monitor and 10 airbags, among other features.

All grades are available with a $10,000 Luxury package, which brings an expansive range of upgrades – including extra safety systems such as forward attention warning, reverse parking collision avoidance assist, smart parking

assist, and intelligent front lighting.Other items in the package include

soft-close doors, rear privacy glass, Nappa leather upholstery (with quilted seat pattern), suede headlining, 18-way adjustable driver’s seat (with massage function), heated/ventilated second-row seats (with power adjustment for the second and third rows), power-operated rear sunshades, heated steering wheel, three-zone climate control, road noise cancellation and a 12.3-inch 3D digital instrument cluster.

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By CALLUM HUNTER

LEXUS Australia has expanded its Encore Owner Benefits program with the addition of Encore Platinum, which comes as standard on any RC F, GS F, LX, LC and LS model purchased since January 1, 2020.

The Platinum nomenclature signifies the inclusion of valet parking at participating shopping centres and a new car-change initiative dubbed Lexus on Demand, allowing members to

book the model of their choosing while travelling.

In total, Platinum members have access to four trips of up to eight days each over the duration of the three-year membership period, allowing them to mix and match the required vehicle/s as required depending on the needs of the trip.

Most current Lexus models are being included as part of the fleet, the bulk of which is comprised of the RX, RC F, GS F, LX, LC and LS.

Bookings will be able to be either made or cancelled via the Lexus App which launched in April.

As for the valet parking, eight complimentary vouchers are included as part of the Platinum program with Westfield being the biggest chain involved thus far.

According to Lexus Australia chief executive Scott Thompson, the new Lexus Encore Platinum membership tier introduces the finest luxury mobility solutions for owners.

“Lexus on Demand and valet parking integration highlights how Lexus has thought about where our owners travel and what they do for business and leisure – ready to go for when they will need it the most,” he said.

“We’ll take care of the details, so owners can seamlessly enjoy the moments that matter.”

Both of these new benefits are included on top of all the existing advantages included in the regular Encore program, which has also been expanded to now offer a permanent five-cents-per-litre discount on Caltex premium unleaded petrol or diesel at participating stores across the country.

The existing list of benefits,

including capped-price servicing, invitations to exclusive events, luxury hotel partnership benefits, Lexus Service Experience, service loan car and DriveCare roadside assistance, continues unchanged.

While Encore Platinum is now the top-tier program, Mr Thompson said the existing Encore program would be more “bespoke, tailored and exclusive” than ever.

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By CALLUM HUNTER

KIA Motors Corporation (KMC) has officially debuted its fourth-generation Carnival people-mover, offering more space, higher performance and an “SUV-inspired design” that separates it from its predecessors.

Due to launch in Australia in the final quarter of this year, the fully redesigned MPV – now dubbed a Grand Utility Vehicle, or GUV – is built on an all-new platform and, according to the South Korean car-maker, is pitched primarily towards “progressive young families”.

The new Carnival measures 5155mm long (+40mm) and 1995mm wide (+10mm), rides on a 30mm-longer wheelbase at 3090mm and has a 30mm-longer rear overhang – all figures that point to a roomier cabin, particularly for third-row occupants, and claimed best-in-class cargo space of 627 litres.

With the second and third rows folded flat, the cargo volume increases to 2905L, while the sill height at the rear end has been lowered by 26mm to 640mm for easier loading and unloading.

Under the skin, a new fully independent suspension system has been fitted to keep the enlarged body in check and improve ride quality across the board, with particular emphasis on “better distributing lateral loads” at the front and “better

managing changes in the road surface” at the rear.

Other technical changes include new electric steering claimed to be 5.6 per cent faster than the previous hydraulic system, which allows for new active safety features to be integrated.

Sound-proofing has also been stepped up significantly thanks to new insulation materials around all four wheelarches, a full underbody cover, denser engine bay insulation and a reshaped air intake designed to

lower engine noise at higher speeds.On the subject of engines,

three powerplants will be offered internationally, two of which have been carried over from the outgoing model – albeit significantly updated and shared with the new Sorento seven-seat SUV.

The first is a 200kW/332Nm 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine featuring a new integrated thermal management system in the name of efficiency, while the other is the familiar

2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel that produces 148kW/440Nm.

More than 20kg has been shaved from the diesel engine thanks to its new aluminium block (replacing cast-iron), while high-pressure injectors, new balancer shafts, new thermal management system and selective catalytic reduction measures contribute to enhanced efficiency and cooling.

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By CALLUM HUNTER

KIA has released the first official images of its facelifted Stinger sports sedan ahead of its arrival Down Under later this year.

Described as being more muscular with “a new touch of drama”, the styling changes to the hard-charging rear-wheel-drive four-door are actually quite subtle and hard to spot at first as the South Korean car-maker works to “amplify its gran turismo character”.

The changes to the front of the Stinger revolve almost entirely

around the darkened headlamps and LED running lights, with the headlights themselves being new multifaceted reflector LED units.

At the rear there is a new full-width light signature designed to mimic the outline of the integrated boot spoiler, while new LED indicators are designed to resemble a chequered flag.

Wider exhaust tips will be optionally available on the more powerful variants – 330S and GT – along with a more aggressive rear diffuser.

Two fresh 18-inch and 19-inch alloy wheel designs will also be introduced, made specifically to “enhance the sporty, grand tourer nature of the car”.

For those hoping for some extra visual flair, two new enhancement packs will reportedly be on offer, although neither have been

confirmed for Australia.The ‘dark package’ brings a

blacked-out rear diffuser and rear Stinger badging while also adding the wider exhaust tips as standard.

Confirmed at this stage only for North America, the ‘black package’ will add lightweight, matte-black 19-inch wheels, a rear wing, black mirror caps and blacked-out trim on the front wings.

The theme of subtle refinement continues in the cabin with the

biggest change coming in the form of the updated infotainment touchscreen which now measures 10.25 inches in diameter, up from 7.0 or 8.0 inches depending on the variant.

Other changes include a frameless rearview mirror, the addition of 64-colour ambient mood lighting, red, black or beige Nappa leather upholstery as well as a new Saturn Black suede option, metallic-finished steering wheel bottom and matching chrome bezel

around the instrument panel.Kia global design chief Karim

Habib said the Stinger “projects an air of elegance and comfort, and also great purpose, for long-distance driving”.

“The updated model builds on the svelte gran turismo design we introduced three years ago with modern flair and a subtle hint of aggression to enhance its on-road presence,” he said.

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RAM Trucks has taken the performance of its 1500 pick-up to new heights with the reveal of the 1500 TRX in the United States.

The company’s local arm has expressed interest in the TRX, which is a Ford F-150 Raptor rival and would offer Australian buyers a unique proposition with unmatched power and performance for the segment.

GoAuto has been told conversations between Ram Trucks Australia and its international counterpart are “progressing well”, however no firm timeline has been announced for a local arrival.

The headline act of the 1500 TRX is its 6.2-litre supercharged Hemi V8 engine, tuned to produce a fearsome 523kW of power and 880Nm of torque – enough to place it among

the most powerful vehicles on sale in Australia, none of which take the shape of an off-road pick-up.

With power delivered to all four wheels via an eight-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission, the big hauler is able to rocket from standstill to 60mph (97km/h) in just 4.5 seconds, on to 100mph (161km/h) in 10.5 seconds, and to a top speed of 190km/h.

Five drive modes are available – Auto, Sport, Tow, Snow and Custom – to go with three off-road modes (Mud/Sand, Rock and Baja), while launch control is also available.

The 6.2-litre supercharged unit represents a significant bump over the 5.7-litre aspirated V8 in the current local 1500, which produces 291kW/556Nm.

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By ROBBIE WALLIS

AUDI Australia has continued its 2020 new-model onslaught with the updated S4 and S5 performance car range now on sale, priced from $99,900 plus on-road costs for the S4 sedan.

The S4 Avant wagon asks a $2500 premium over the sedan, while the S5 range kicks off at $106,900 for the coupe and Sportback, with the cabriolet topping the hi-po line-up at $120,400.

Pricing has increased incrementally by between $518 and $1500 across the range, with buyers compensated

by a lift in standard equipment.From the outside, Audi has

applied a variety of design changes to the S quintet, particularly to the S4 which drops the angular LED headlights of its predecessor for a more streamlined design that more closely resembles the S5.

Features such as the rear lip spoiler (on all models bar the cabriolet) and signature quad-exit exhaust pipes give away the performance intentions, as do the 19-inch Audi Sport alloy wheels in matte titanium finish on the S4, up to 20-inch black hoops on the S5.

Inside, the largest change is seen with the addition of a new-generation 10.1-inch touchscreen MMI system that eschews the outgoing model’s 8.3-inch screen and button-dial controller.

Audi claims the new system has

10 times the computing power of the system it replaces, and is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, as well as Audi connect plus functionality.

Audi’s 12.3-inch Virtual Cockpit digital instrument cluster comes as standard, as does wireless smartphone charging and a 755W 19-speaker Bang & Olufsen 3D sound system.

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BMW has confirmed it will offer its savage new-generation M3 sports sedan in the Touring wagon body style, which the German prestige brand says is in the early stages of a two-year development period.

Offered as a Touring for the first time in the M3’s near-35-year history, the more practical M3 will compete against the likes of the Audi RS4 Avant in the niche performance wagon segment.

The M3 Touring will also compete with its reskinned sibling, the Alpina B3 Touring, which is set to arrive soon on Australian shores, providing

much of the performance of an M3 with a greater focus on ride comfort.

Adding the M3 Touring to BMW’s local stable would see its range of M-fettled mid-size options expand to four along with the M3 sedan and M4 coupe and convertible, and could even expand to five should the M4 Gran Coupe be made a reality.

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AUSTRALIA’S Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has handed down a damning ‘F’ rating for the federal government and some other states and territories in its annual ‘State of Electric Vehicles’ report released last week, highlighting the fact that several jurisdictions continue to avoid introducing an emissions policy based on an electrified transport system.

Developing a new policy scorecard to rate governments against a range of “effective and evidence-backed policies to encourage and support electric vehicle uptake”, the EVC said it found a continued reluctance – most apparent at the federal level – to “proactively position Australia’s transport sector to benefit from electrification”.

On a positive note, however, the council said various EV strategies were under development and that it was hopeful many could be implemented, with some states and territories making policy announcements but still some distance from introducing measures.

The EVC has scored each

jurisdiction on its level of progress with implementation, and said it expected “significant improvements by some states over the next 12 months in many of these policy areas”.

It said that in 2020, the ACT government was “the clear leader” – receiving a ‘B’ mark – and was closely followed by the New South Wales and Queensland governments, both with a ‘C’.

Victoria and South Australia rated a ‘D’, while Western Australia and the Northern Territory copped an ‘F’ – the same lowest rating as the federal government.

According to the council, NSW has made the most progress over the past year in advancing EV policies, bringing the state up to the level of progress already made by the ACT and Queensland governments.

“NSW recently announced commitments to further invest in public charging networks, provide co-funding for fleets to transition to electric vehicles, and electrify Sydney’s bus fleet,” the EVC report said.

“The Queensland government has

continued to implement ‘The Future is Electric: Queensland’s Electric Vehicle Strategy’ and invest in public charging infrastructure along its ‘Electric Super Highway’.

“The ACT is progressing on

meeting its strong targets to electrify its own fleet, including its bus fleet, and has committed to making its buildings ready for EVs.”

The EVC said that Victoria, SA, WA and the NT have EV strategies

ready for release this calendar year “so we expect these states to start implementing more electric vehicle policies over the next 12 months”.

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TOWNSVILLE could become a major manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and home energy by 2024 after the Queensland government last week approved a feasibility study.

The approval is the latest step towards the proposed $3 billion lithium-ion battery ‘gigafactory’ as it outlines the viability of the project before committing to construction of the factory by January 2022.

The gigafactory is the concept of New South Wales-based graphite company Magnis Energy Technologies and its iM3TSV consortium partners that include Boston Energy and Innovation as well as US-based IP company C4V.

Magnis recently announced that C4V had successfully tested a lithium-ion cell with a six-minute charge time.

If brought to production, the new battery could slash EV recharging times to as little as six minutes for an 85 per cent charge.

The company said in a statement that a fast-charge battery of C4V’s design could be made in Australia.

Magnis now aims to build an 18-gigawatt facility, resulting in the creation of some 1200 new jobs.

The factory will be capable of producing 250,000 EV batteries a year, or one million home battery units, while also providing electricity to the town grid.

A 2019 feasibility study said the

development would be staggered and built in three stages, each with an output of 6.6 gigawatts.

The iM3TSV project members now plan to complete capital raising and make a final investment decision on construction by the end of the 2020/21 financial year, meaning construction could start by January 1, 2022, with commercial operations potentially starting by January 1, 2024.

The consortium has a similar 15-gigawatt battery plant in New York that is close to being ready for production, with plans to have test batteries available by the end of this year.

Magnis chairman Frank Poullas said energy security was a “major topic” and fitted with the gigafactory proposal along with the creation of local manufacturing and employment.

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Charging upBy ROBBIE WALLIS

SKODA has revealed a series of teaser images for its first-ever all-electric vehicle, the Enyaq SUV, ahead of its official debut on September 1.

The collection of design sketches show a vehicle that carries over a number of Skoda design hallmarks while also setting itself apart from the rest of the range, with an aggressive and modern overall look.

From the front, the Enyaq has headlights that keep a similar basic shape to its stablemates but with a slimmer profile, while the daytime running light strip along the bottom of the lighting cluster is complemented by a series of smaller vertical strips, giving the LED cluster the appearance of eyelashes.

The geometric arrangement of the

headlights is a subtle nod to the art of Czech crystal, with two primary hexagonal lighting modules.

At the rear, the intricate design gives the tail-lights a 3D-like effect, with a primary LED strip surrounded by a set of smaller, crystal-like light signatures.

The Enyaq’s front fascia features the recognisable Skoda radiator grille, which has been set higher into the vehicle’s front end, combining with a descending roofline, large alloy wheels and long wheelbase to give it a unique set of proportions.

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AUSTRALIAN car subscription company Loopit, previously known as Blinker, has announced the appointment of Damian Wilson as sales director.

Mr Wilson is an experienced industry executive who has held high-level positions with companies such as Toyota Australia, Pentana Solutions, CarsGuide and Autotrader.

The appointment comes soon after the fast-growing start-up – which launched early last year – revealed its rebranding and plans for expansion, the latter including exporting the technology and applying the subscription model to other products and industries.

Based at Loopit’s Sydney headquarters, Mr Wilson leads the company’s national sales operations and oversees a new team of account performance managers who have been hired to further expand and manage its growing client base.

At Toyota, Mr Wilson spent two years as a DMS deployment specialist and was responsible for expanding the market-leading brand’s Tune dealer management system across Australia.

He subsequently spent two years at Pentana Solutions as national business relationship team manager, before moving to CarsGuide for a

similar period as national sales director.

Prior to joining Loopit, Mr Wilson had spent two years as national sales director for Autotrader Australia.

Loopit co-founder and managing director Michael

Higgins said the senior management team was “excited about the wealth of knowledge he (Mr Wilson) brings from his many years in the automotive sector”.

“He joins the company at a particularly significant period, as we start to build recognition of the newly launched Loopit name and brand,” he said.

“Damian’s experience in driving the expansion of highly reputable brands will contribute to the continued growth not only of our business, but the car subscription model more broadly, around Australia.”

Mr Wilson said he was “thrilled to join the Loopit team and proud to be part of such an innovative, trailblazing brand”.

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Robbie Wallis will now slot into the editor’s chair.

Thanks to all those who have provided great support to me personally over many years.

I look forward to continuing to work with everyone in the industry with my next move, which takes place early next month.

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EXPERIENCED car industry PR executive Tony Mee has joined specialist automotive aftermarket agency DBC2 as a senior account manager.

Mr Mee was previously corporate communications manager at Nissan Australia, a position he left late last year after two-and-a-half years at the company, and earlier had worked for some five years as senior public relations specialist for Mazda Australia.

Before moving into corporate comms with auto OEMs, Mr Mee worked for specialty PR agency BAM Media where he was heavily involved with a variety of local motor racing teams and their sponsors.

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RENAULT Australia has welcomed back Victor Ly as its new product manager for light-commercial vehicles as the company works on strengthening its position in the segment with new van models and, eventually, its long-anticipated pick-up.

The appointment marks a return to the Australian subsidiary of the French brand for Mr Ly, who previously worked for Renault for more than five years in the product planning department.

In 2018, he moved to Toyota Australia, where he served as a product specialist working on programs such as the heavily upgraded HiLux ute.

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SUBARU Australia has quietly started taking enquiries and expressions of interest in recent weeks for a limited run of 150 WRX Club Spec variants.

Priced from $47,990 plus on-road costs, the Club Specs will be available with the option of either a six-speed manual or continuously variable transmission (CVT), the latter carrying a $2500 premium ($50,490).

Paired to the familiar 197kW/350Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged ‘boxer’ four-cylinder petrol engine, the Club Spec does not possess any

additional firepower compared to the standard WRX but does score some extra

visual flair, more standard kit and, in the manual’s case, upgraded brakes courtesy of Brembo.

To distinguish it from its standard WRX siblings and STI cousins, the Club Spec brandishes a number of unique visual cues, including 18-inch STI alloy wheels behind which sit the red Brembo brake callipers (manual only), ‘Crystal Black’ door mirror caps, rear lip spoiler and shark’s fin antenna.

There is also matte-black rear

WRX and Club Spec badging.Things have been stepped up

inside the cabin, too, with the biggest change being the addition of heated front Recaro bucket seats, while other premium touches include a Harman Kardon sound system, Ultrasuede STI steering wheel, ‘carbon design’ instrument panel and vehicle-specific Club

Spec number badging.Just three exterior colours will

be offered – WRX Blue Pearl, Crystal Black Silica and Crystal White Pearl – although it is not known if the 150 examples bound for Australia will be divided evenly across the colour palette or what the transmission split will be.

The rest of the package is all stock-

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GENERAL Motors, by withdrawing supply of vehicles, is forcing the closure of Holden Special Vehicles in a move that will see HSV dealers losing that business without any compensation at all.

In a series of online conferences with dealers last week, HSV was saying that it will no longer be supplied with vehicles for RHD conversion and therefore there will be no vehicle for HSV to distribute in Australia.

Under the terms of the HSV dealer agreement, HSV has the right to terminate its agreements with dealers if GM stops or changes supply of HSV with vehicles. GM has now said that it will no longer supply HSV with vehicles to convert and therefore HSV is exercising that clause in its dealer agreements.

This allows HSV and by default, GM, to pay the HSV dealers no compensation at all. Under the settlement with dealers for compensation for the loss of the Holden franchise, dealers were

paid on the basis of the volume of cars they sold in 2019.

GoAutoNews Premium has been told that volume did not include HSV sales.

GM is now setting up a completely new GMSV network. The HSV conversion role remains with the Walkinshaw Automotive Group but the retailing of the vehicles from Walkinshaw passes to GMSV, a wholly-owned GM company. This arrangement was announced last Monday.

In last week’s meetings Holden told the HSV dealers that GM, which had already stopped supplying Camaro to HSV, would now no longer be supplying HSV with Silverados for HSV dealers to retail.

The conversion of the Silverado will continue but for GMSV. Next year the Corvette will be added to GMSV but that will be built, ironically for a company that says it is out of the RHD business, in right-hand-drive.

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So HSV is now asking its HSV dealers to mutually agree to end their HSV dealer agreements without compensation.

However, HSV dealers will be able to sign up for a parts and service agreement to provide ongoing support for HSV owners.

From there, GMSV will approach HSV dealers to see if they want to be a GMSV dealer. If they are interested, the dealer will be sent a prospectus and then they may apply for a dealership. If their application is accepted by GMSV, the dealer will be sent a dealer agreement to review and if they sign they will be appointed a GMSV dealer.

There is no guarantee that a dealer will be offered a GMSV dealer agreement.

The new dealer network is expected to be in place by the fourth quarter this year.

One curious side of the arrangements is that HSV dealers are being told they must return any deposits they have taken for the new Corvette.

Many dealers are holding around a dozen deposits of about $5000 each but those deposits were taken under the HSV business which will no longer exist.

So dealers have to send the money back to those who paid a deposit and the interested parties will be directed to a new website to register their interest in the Corvette. GM Holden says the return of the deposit will in no way jeopardise the chances to a buyer securing a Corvette.

Meanwhile, the change leaves dealers with remaining HSV cars to sell but no brand umbrella from which to sell and no assistance to clear the aged stock of Camaros that most dealers have.

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THE Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) warned senators in evidence at the recent inquiry into GM Holden’s departure from Australia that more car-makers were planning to close dealerships without paying any compensation to the dealers affected for the loss of their businesses.

James Voortman, CEO of the AADA, told the hearing that GM Holden had set “an incredibly dangerous precedent” in the way it has been allowed to treat Holden dealers and that, in the process, “it has emboldened other vehicle manufacturers to exploit the imbalance of power that exists between them and their (Australian) dealers”.

He called for the government to give the recently announced auto retail schedule to the franchise code

far more teeth.“I cannot overemphasise the

level of urgency with which such regulations need to be put in place. In particular, we need a better system to resolve disputes, with a system of binding arbitration when mediation fails,” he said.

“This should be the central recommendation of this inquiry.

“We need to learn from this painful lesson and take the necessary actions to stop this from ever happening again. This inquiry needs to examine the way in which dealers were misled and to look at GM’s behaviour since that announcement and the way it has compelled dealers to accept inadequate compensation.

“It needs to look at the wider power imbalance that exists between dealers and manufacturers and make

recommendations to remedy this imbalance.”

He told the hearing: “GM seems to be a law unto itself and the epitome of a large, powerful, offshore multinational using its position of power to exploit the smaller businesses it deals with.

“It is clear that all Holden dealers are entitled to fair and reasonable compensation. But, unfortunately, GM, a company which earns revenues of $200 billion a year, has

embarked on a process which has denied dealers fair compensation.

“It has simply refused negotiation and pushed back against entering mediation, only agreeing when the ACCC applied pressure.

“It thumbed its nose at Minister Michaelia Cash’s call for it to extend its compensation offer and participate in arbitration and it has pressured dealers by dangling future servicing work in front of them and explicitly threatening the prospect

of a lengthy and costly court battle.” Mr Voortman named both Honda

and Mercedes-Benz as planning to cut dealers without paying compensation to those losing their businesses.

“As we speak, I am hearing of a number of Honda dealers that have been terminated, and I’m told the Japanese car company is engaging in aggressive tactics in its compensation process,” he said.

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THE CEO of the Australian Automotive Dealer Association, James Voortman, told the recent Senate inquiry into GM Holden’s departure from Australia that he believed General Motors set out to deliberately undermine dealers as the disputing parties entered into mediation.

Mr Voortman was responding to a question by Labor Senator Dan Farrell about what he thought appeared to be a thinly veiled threat against its Holden dealers on the morning the mediation process commenced.

Senator Farrell asked: “Mr (Kristian) Aquilina from General Motors told the AFR (The Australian Financial Review) on the day the mediation was due to start

on 9 June, ‘We’ve got lots of interest from other operators in respect of other businesses buying the rights to service the existing Holden vehicles instead of the Holden car dealers.’”

Senator Farrell asked Mr Voortman: “Can you tell us why you think General Motors made what appears to be a thinly veiled threat against its Holden dealers?”

Mr Voortman: “That was truly an incredible statement because of when it was made. We woke up on that morning. That was day one of mediation –good-faith mediation. It started with the dealers, who were about to enter that mediation, reading that Holden was discussing giving their servicing contracts to independent repairers.

“It needs to be remembered that automotive manufacturers provide the training, systems and special tools to service these cars, but here they were, on the morning of mediation, suggesting that they had

options and that they could go elsewhere.

“It was a thinly veiled threat, as you said, and it undermined the mediation.

“The other thing they did on that morning was to go on the ABC and proceed to

say that the Australian Holden Dealer Council’s legal team was just trying to drag this to court and to drag out the process in order to make more money.

“So that was on that morning that they were about to meet with the Holden dealers and with their legal

team, who they had just trashed in the media.

“That just sums up this whole process and how little credibility they have when it comes to determining whether they engaged in a good-faith process.”

Senator Farrell: “Mr Aquilina also stated that all Holden dealers, on average, made a loss of $600 per vehicle in the last financial year, with all profits coming from the parts and after-sales service. But in an ABC media report, also on 9 June, he stated: ‘Last year, a single Holden dealer made a loss of around $600 per car for every new Holden they sold.’

“Why did General Motors use different figures when trying to justify that their offer to Holden dealers was more than fair?”

Mr Voortman: “I think it’s been a PR exercise from day one. At every opportunity they’ve mentioned that the compensation offer they made to the dealers was fair and reasonable, and they stood by their claim again and again until they were asked to engage in (mediation).

“During mediation they continued to claim that the amount they’d offered was fair.

“But you’d think that if their offer was fair and reasonable they would have tested that claim through an arbitration process. They refused to do so, and I think that asks serious questions about whether or not that offer was, in fact, fair and reasonable as they kept saying it was.”

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DAIMLER has become the third car-maker to be sued by US regulators for allegedly cheating on diesel emission tests covering 250,000 Mercedes-Benz diesel cars and vans sold in the US.

The total cost to Daimler could be more than $A4 billion.

These latest charges are expected to cost Daimler $US1.5 billion ($A2.08 billion) but are in addition to a separate $US700 million ($A970 million) claim from plaintiffs in the US state of New Jersey and a possible further $US1 billion ($A1.38 billion) from German investors who claim the car-maker – which denies the accusation – had concealed the use of emission-cheating software.

In the latest US charge, Daimler

said it had agreed to a settlement. The payment would be spread over the next three years.

The settlement addresses civil lawsuits and environmental claims rooted in misleading emission labelling on 250,000 diesel passenger cars and vans in the US and have been brought by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice, the California Air Resources Board and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

In a statement, Daimler said: “With the proposed settlement, the company takes an important next step towards legal certainty with respect to various diesel proceedings in the US.”

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THE concept of subscribing to a car rather than purchasing or leasing one is gaining ground in Australia with research showing a big chunk of Australians are warming to the concept.

Carly, Australia’s first flexible car subscription provider, has commissioned research which shows that almost four out of 10 Australians (38 per cent) would consider subscribing to a car rather than purchasing or leasing a vehicle.

Carly says that this shift in consumer preferences towards flexible car access is accelerating as Australia experiences its first recession in decades.

Carly commissioned OmniPoll © to conduct the nation-wide research, which showed a clear generational

shift towards car subscription. The survey found that digital

natives – Generation Z and Millennials – were the demographics most likely to reject traditional ownership or leasing options in favour of subscribing to a car.

The financial pressures created by COVID-19 were also found to be a key factor in consumer attitudes towards car subscription as car buyers try to recession-proof their finances.

The survey showed:• 38 per cent of Australians would

consider subscribing to a car rather than purchasing or leasing a vehicle.

• 47 per cent of households with children would consider subscribing to, rather than purchasing, their next family car.

• 69 per cent of Generation Z (18-24 years) indicated a preference for a

no-strings-attached subscription option, followed by Millennials (25-34 years) at 50 per cent.

• The top two features driving interest in car subscription across all demographics are ‘all car running expenses are included’ and ‘no deposit needed’. The latter is unique to Carly, as the only car subscription company in Australia that does not require an upfront deposit.

• Compared to six months ago, of

the 38 per cent of Australians considering subscribing, 42 per cent are now more likely to consider car subscription as the best way to obtain a car.

• Of the 31 per cent of Australians currently extremely or very worried about their financial situation due to the pandemic, 46 per cent would consider car subscription and 24 per cent are more likely to choose it now.

Carly CEO Chris Noone said in

a statement: “Car subscription is a hot topic right now. Australians are looking at various ways to de-risk their finances in light of COVID-19, with big-ticket expenses such as mortgages and car loans causing the greatest concern.

“For more Australians than ever, a subscription model presents a familiar and risk-free alternative to a big financial outlay.”

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HYUNDAI Motor Company plans to build electric vehicles in Singapore from 2022 with a 30,000-unit capacity factory to begin construction in October.

The factory, in west Singapore, will make the new sub-brand Ioniq EVs starting with the Ioniq 5 SUV which is expected to be available from late 2022.

Hyundai has stated it wants 10 per cent of the EV market and aims to sell one million Ioniq models a year from 2025. It has announced three Ioniq models, the 5, sedan 6 and large SUV 7, to be made from early 2021 through to 2023.

Construction of the 28,000- square-metre factory on a 44,000- square-metre site will go ahead in October after being delayed because

of the pandemic. The factory is within the Jurong

Innovation District that is planned as a technology and manufacturing hub for South-East Asia.

Hyundai will incorporate a Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Centre within the factory site. The centre, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, will develop and test technology across all areas of the automotive supply chain.

Singapore will be the 11th country in which Hyundai has manufacturing facilities and the only dedicated EV plant.

It said it will initially make the Ioniq 5 with about 20 per cent planned for Singapore sales and the remainder for South-East Asian markets.

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EMPLOYERS must urgently identify new employees for JobKeeper and make any necessary ‘top up’ payments by August 31 as part of new rules for the JobKeeper program.

This is particularly important for members of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) as the VACC has been successful in having eligibility criteria for industry reviewed, meaning more automotive retail businesses can continue to remain eligible for JobKeeper.

The VACC said changes to employee eligibility under JobKeeper included the reference date moving from March 1 to July 1, 2020.

It said that employees employed

during this period and who meet the other eligibility requirements, are now newly eligible employees for qualifying employers under the JobKeeper Scheme.

“It means that employers currently enrolled in JobKeeper do not have a choice as to whether or not they extend the JobKeeper Payment to newly eligible employees,” the VACC said.

“JobKeeper employers must therefore identify newly eligible employees, provide them with a nomination notice by August 21, 2020, and make any necessary ‘top up’ payments by August 31, 2020.

“A failure to do so would constitute a breach of the JobKeeper Rules which could expose the employer to penalties.”

The VACC said that because of the imminent nature of these changes and its potential complexity from an administrative perspective, VACC and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) have put together an information sheet (available from the VACC website) summarising the changes to assist members.

This includes suggested actions to be taken by businesses to ensure they meet upcoming deadlines and

do not inadvertently find themselves exposed to penalties.

In addition, VACC and ACCI have updated their JobKeeper Employer Guide for members to reflect the latest changes.

The chamber has been active in supporting its members with cutting-edge advice on JobKeeper and continues to lobby the federal government for greater access for all automotive retail members.

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and support on JobKeeper payments are encouraged to contact VACC’s Workplace Relations team on 03 9829 1123 or [email protected].

VACC has created a dedicated resource to deal with members’ JobKeeper queries. For specific payroll-related advice relating to JobKeeper, VACC members are encouraged to contact Andrea Chwalko: [email protected].

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CAR subscription company Blinker has changed its name to Loopit and, after opening in five Australian states, is soon to export the technology to New Zealand, the Middle East and South Africa.

Loopit co-founder and managing director Michael Higgins said further international markets were planned and the company was looking at applying the subscription model to other products and industries.

“The COVID-19 pandemic saw new car sales at an all-time low and led to increased interest in subscription from dealerships wanting additional revenue,” he said.

“Our technology has already proven a success across Australia and we’re excited to bring this innovative solution to dealer partners overseas.”

Mr Higgins said the new name was chosen to highlight the flexibility

and recurring nature of subscription. “As a brand, Loopit ties more

closely to the technology behind our offering, while Blinker was specifically automotive inspired,” he said.

“We are exploring the opportunity to expand beyond cars, to be the primary solution for subscription mobility more widely, and we now have a name to suit.”

Loopit is a cloud-based end-to-end software solution that allows car dealerships, OEMs and emerging car subscription providers to offer car subscription-as-a-service to its customers.

Mr Higgins said car subscription services such as Hellocars – also controlled by Mr Higgins and his brother Paul – have been increasing in popularity during the pandemic.

“Consumers are looking for a more flexible alternative to

traditional car ownership,” he said.“Over the lockdown period,

Loopit saw a massive 52 per cent increase in enquiries from dealerships wanting to integrate subscriptions into their business.”

For dealers, the Loopit platform provides a ‘subscription in a box’ solution that includes the software, training and services needed to offer car subscription to customers.

“With Loopit integrated onto their websites, dealer partners simply

need to select cars from their stock to make available for subscription,” Mr Higgins said.

“Customers can then browse through the website, choose the car they want and subscribe online.”

Loopit partnered with Titan DMS and Dealer Solutions in 2019 with Titan DMS becoming the first distributor for the platform in the Australian market.

Dealer Solutions, part of Cox Automotive, was Loopit’s first

integrated website partner, offering the subscription to its network of dealers currently using Dealer Solutions as their preferred website partner.

The combined Titan DMS and Dealer Solutions networks provide Loopit with access to more than 1000 dealers in Australia. It now operates in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

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CONSUMERS are increasingly focusing on second-hand vehicles with Gumtree Cars reporting a 19 per cent increase in searches in the second quarter of the year compared with the previous three months.

Gumtree said 155 million searches for vehicles were made in April-June this year, a significant increase on the 125 million searches made in January-March.

As a boost to consumers, Gumtree, which now claims it is the top-placed site for privately listed cars, has launched an ‘instant car valuation’ tool that gives a fair market value of sellers’ vehicles.

The tool is in response to the strength of the used-car market and has already been used for more than 133,000 price assessments.

The head of Motors at Gumtree Cars, Richard Dicello, said the pandemic had not slowed the search by Australians for used vehicles.

“Despite the disruption, 87 per cent of Gumtree Cars users are still intending to purchase their next vehicle within the next three months,” he said.

“So whether your car has sat gathering dust, or you simply want to know how much something’s worth, we want to arm Aussies with the best insight into how they can use the second-hand economy to their advantage.”

He said that knowing the value of items was the first step to confidently negotiating the best private sale.

Mr Dicello said certain brands were getting a lot of attention with searches for Isuzu Ute models up

by 99 per cent in the second quarter compared with the first quarter.

Isuzu was followed by Kia (up 87 per cent), LDV (up 84 per cent), Skoda (up 75 per cent) and Hyundai (up 70 per cent).

But overall, the top five brands for searches in the second quarter were Toyota in first position, followed by Ford, Holden, Nissan and Mazda.

Mr Dicello said that of the more than 95,000 new and used cars listed on Gumtree, Toyota had 125,825

examples listed for sale in the past six months. It was closely followed by Holden (100,870) and Ford (70,769).

“However, drilling down to the detail, for the most frequently listed make and model, Aussies are handing out their Holdens, with the Commodore most common (39,820), followed by the Ford Falcon (26,018), and the Toyota Corolla (22,749),” he said.

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Barometer insight also suggests that there’s still a market for pre-owned premium vehicles.

In the second quarter, and compared with the first quarter, Gumtree found that searches for Lexus were up 54 per cent, followed by Mercedes (up 32 per cent), Audi (up 31 per cent), Land Rover (up 30 per cent) and BMW (up 25 per cent).

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MONOPOLY, the game of making money, has been transformed into a sport that mostly contradicts the game’s prime objective.

The Holden Motorsport Edition Monopoly is all about winning and a lot of losing. But Holden’s motorsport success is an interesting backdrop to the game that arrives in time for Father’s Day and has been, said game owner Hasbro, created in conjunction with Holden.

The new game celebrates Holden’s 21 Australian Touring Car/Supercars Championship titles and 33 Bathurst 500/1000 victories that began in the 1960s.

It gives players the choice of one of six iconic Holden racing vehicles as tokens to play with, including

the 1970 ATCC Championship- winning Monaro GTS 350, the 1979 A9X Torana and the 1993 VP Commodore, in addition to the well-recognised Holden lion logo, a chequered flag and tyre.

Players then navigate the board to secure property and assets with more iconic racecars such as the 2017 VF Commodore, the 1996 VR Commodore, the 1972 LJ Torana XU-1 and the first Bathurst winner for Holden, the 1968 HK Monaro GTS 327, all up for grabs.

Holden aftersales marketing manager Chris Payne said in a statement: “We are thrilled to celebrate Holden’s racing legacy with this exciting edition of Monopoly and a new puzzle to match.”

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