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MTA Q&A | AMAC Motorcycles

29 Nov 2023 - Motor Trader visited the AMAC workshop in Cairns and spoke with Business Manager Kylie Ripepi to learn all about the business that has focussed on performance dyno tuning, servicing, restoration, and customisation of motorcycles in 2014.

MTA Q&A with Cairns Customs and Car Sound

1 Nov 2023 - Starting your own business can be similar to starting your own family - it takes years of gentle nurturing before they stand on their own two feet. Waz Ziebell has experience in both. With one small child and another on the way he is kept very busy as his business, Cairns Customs and Car Sound continues to grow. Motor Trader caught up with Waz to learn all about his business.

MTA Q&A with Mosley's Automotive

20 Sept 2023 - 35 years ago, Nigel Mosley went out on his own to establish Mosley’s Automotive, a one-man mechanical business run out of a small shop behind a Caltex garage. Today, Mosley’s Automotive occupies a huge six-hoist workshop in Slacks Creek, south of Brisbane and Nigel’s five-person team is at the heart of a thriving business.

MTA Q&A with Mickey Tyre & Auto

30 Aug 2023 - With prime positioning on one of the busiest roads in Far North Queensland, Mickey Tyre & Auto in Cairns is well placed to be a success. Motor Trader caught up with owner Kaleb Lee to learn all about his business.

MTA Q&A with LG Auto

19 July 2023 - If you have been to a drag strip, a burnout pad or a speedway track in Far North Queensland, you will have seen the LG Auto logo. Owner Lee Hernandez recently took a moment to catch up with Motor Trader magazine and tell us a little about his journey in business so far.

MTA Q&A with DC Power Automotive Solutions

14 Apr 2023 - In 2016, Nino and Emmalaine Opena moved to Australia after years working in the automotive industry in Dubai and the Philippines. Three years later, they founded DC Power Automotive Solutions, a thriving auto electrical business in Mackay.

MTA Q&A with the Cole Motor Group

13 March 2023 - 40 years ago, John Cole moved his family from Townsville to Atherton on the Tablelands behind Cairns to work at the local Toyota dealership. Today John has a thriving business with multiple locations and his son Trevor is hard at work to build on the legacy that he established.

MTA Q&A with Mad Engine Solutions

16 Feb 2023 - Jeff Turner and Melissa Turner own and run Mad Engine Solutions from their workshop in the centre of Mackay. While the couple have worked in the automotive industry for many years, they established their own business in 2018, specialising in engine reconditioning services.

MTA Q&A with Malanda Mowers & Mechanical

4 Jan 2023 - Hot, wet, summer weather makes the grass grow and business boom for Malanda Mowers & Mechanical in Far North Queensland. Motor Trader dropped in to see Hannes Du Plessis and the team to learn more about how this unassuming small business is taking off in leaps and bounds.

MTA Q&A with Tyrepower Cairns

16 Nov 2022 - When a Certified Practicing Accountant employed at the local council decides to embrace his love of tyres and take a leap into business buying his local tyre and mechanical shop, the results could go either way. Motor Trader recently caught up with Frank Raso to talk about his venture into the automotive trade and the lessons learnt along the way.
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