The Risk of electric shock and possible injury or death to repairers of electric vehicles has prompted VACC to call for industry-wide consultation on electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. VACC is calling on the State and Federal Government to act to address standards, industry training needs and licensing for the service and repair of these vehicles. For the full story please visit the motorreport.com.au

The C25 is based on the not-slow Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black  pumping out 554kW of power and limited to 1150Nm of torque. One hundred kilometres an hour in just 3.7 seconds. A top speed of 352km/h. For the full story please visit drive.com.au

Motorist risk losing all 12 demerit points from their driver’s licence in one hit from new super traffic cameras being rolled out across NSW. The digital cameras, which can detect speeding and red-light-running offences at the same time, can penalise drivers twice. For the full story please visit smh.com.au

New figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries this week show that car emissions in Australia have reached a record low. The FCAI had set a target of reducing CO2 emissions from an average 252.4g/km in 2002 to 222g/km by the end of 2010 which has now been exceeded. For the full story please visit themotorreport.com.au

The new S60 is the first car in the world with a system to see pedestrians and brake automatically if there is an chance of a collision. On the safety front, and in addition to the pedestrian-protection system, Volvo is fitting a more-advanced ESP stability system that detects skidding earlier, the City Safety system which brakes automatically to avoid car to car collisions introduced on the XC60 and a new corner traction control system. For the full story please visit carsguide.com.au

How to export your invoices and job data from Crashzone

* Click on the settings link to access the settings page
* Scroll down to the backup section in the settings page
* Enter the  quote range for the export ( quote number “From” “To” )
* Click on “CSV” to generate the file
* You will receive an email  with a link to download
* Download  the file from your email
* Extract the ZIP file to your computer

* Once extracted you will have 2 new files detail.csv and Invoic.csv

1/ Detail.csv is a list of all the data from your Crashzone system for the quote range selected

2/ Invoice.csv is a list of all invoices in the quote range selected

For more information or help with exporting your data please contact support@crashzone.com.au

Toyota has today announced a global recall of the 2010 Toyota Prius. The recall affects 2378 Prius cars in Australia and around 400,000 globally. This issue is not a ‘failure’, as such, but an inconsistency in brake feel explaining that the complaints concerned the brake pedal going soft after ABS activation on some surfaces. For the full story please visit themotorreport.com.au

The 911 Turbo S, completing the 0 to 100 km/h sprint in a V8 Supercar beating 3.3 seconds.The S, which will be available locally in coupe and cabriolet form from August, gets a tweaked version of the Turbo’s 3.8-litre flat six. Power is up from 368kW to 390kW, while torque jumps from 650Nm to 700Nm. Despite the extra performance, fuel consumption stays the same at 11.4 litres per 100km. For the full story please visit drive.com.au

The new $30 million Ferrari Maserati Sydney dealership was officially opened in Waterloo with two very special debut guest appearances – the Ferrari 458 Italia and the Maserati GranCabrio. For the full story please visit caradvice.com.au