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It's said that Australians love to travel, and that's true of the cars as well. Some were a success, but there were more than a few oddities too.

In Australia, we might not get those special Shelby Mustangs – but we do have Tickford – a racing team and tuning specialist with British roots.

Steelies. Cast and forged aluminium alloy wheels. Magnesium and carbon fibre wheels. Carbon Revolution is a homegrown supplier at the forefront of wheel technology.

JBL. B&O. Mark Levinson. Harman Kardon. In audiophile circles, these are all names renowned for producing speakers and other audio components of superlative quality.

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has an impressive history of being the first car to feature new technologies. We take a look back at a few of the highlights, as well as one or two which actually made their debut elsewhere.

Bi-Xenon, LED, Matrix – headlamps in cars have advanced significantly over the last 20 years. Pardon the pun, but Hella is one of the companies that is illuminating the way forward for lighting technology.

The Ford Bronco and the Jeep Wrangler. Both of these iconic vehicles feature Dana hardware. But what is Dana specifically?

The Leaf wasn't the first electric car Nissan put into production, although as of 2020 it's easily the most popular.

The Bronco is back with styling and removable doors clearly inspired by the original. Let's take a look at how the off-roader found its way back to the start.

ARB. These three letters have graced the bull-bars of 4WD vehicles and utes across the country and around the world. Here’s the story of one of Australia’s pre-eminent suppliers of aftermarket parts.

The Mazda 3 Turbo has been unveiled, and it could be coming to Australia. If it does, it will be the latest in a long line of 3 and 323 performance models.

We all know about Hyundai and Kia, both of which are strong-selling brands in the Australian motoring landscape. Hyundai Mobis forms the third arm of the Hyundai-Kia conglomerate.

That new BMW or Jaguar you bought must have been built by, you know, BMW or Jaguar – right? Think again. Magna is the ‘behind the scenes’ car brand.

People movers aren't exactly the automotive flavour of the moment, but there was a moment in time where they were the hottest new thing on the market.

Another part of the Toyota empire, Aisin has produced everything from aircraft engines to mattresses and automatic transmissions

The company that’s likely to be responsible for making your car warm or cold, Denso is the largest Japanese automotive supplier