Long-time readers might recognise the bones of this from the old AAEN eNews Alert.
We've rebuilt it as The Workshop Wire, one monthly send covering both Auto Elec & Air Con Magazine and Tyre Business & Workshop Manager Magazine, under new ownership as of this year. You can read about the acquisition by Torque Media Group here.
Same trade news, tighter format, more of it. Good to have you here!
Wire & Gas 2026: The wrap
Auto Elecs & Air Con technicians biggest weekend has just wrapped up.
Better Together wasn't just this year's theme, it summed up the whole weekend. From a major refresh of the AC Code of Practice to a new federal regulator in the room for the first time, plus EVs, ADAS and a Gala night that crowned Sebastian Moore of Natrad Wagga Wagga as REDARC Young Technician of the Year, Wire & Gas 2026 gave the industry plenty to talk about.
Catch our wrap up on the website now, with the complete feature landing in AE&AC on 19 August.
TOP STORIES THIS MONTH
The part nobody checks until it fails.
Brake hoses rarely get a second thought, until a burst one takes the whole braking system with it.
Here's what to look for, and when to replace…
A new training ground for Tasmania's next technicians.
TasTAFE's new Cambridge facility comes with six hoists, VR teaching spaces, and a pipeline straight into EV and hybrid skills from 2027.
If you disappeared tomorrow, would your workshop still run?
The Automotive Coach, Kelly Adam breaks down the difference between owning a business and owning a job and the four part system that bridges the gap.
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Fancy a weekend at the Gold Coast 500?
Spend $500 on Dayco, Powerbond or Nuline before October 1 and you're in the running for a corporate hospitality trip for two, pit tours included.
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NEXEN goes west.
A new Perth warehouse means faster fitments and better stock access for WA dealers, and it's the tyre giant's fourth facility on Australian soil. Here's what it means for your supply chain.
A new 4WD tyre brand is about to hit Australian roads.
Tesche Tyres is aiming squarely at the enthusiast market, and one early order of 40 turned into a repeat order before the tyres even hit a vehicle.
A decade, six global tyre brands, one wholesaler.
RK Wholesale Tyres has quietly built supply agreements most wholesalers can only dream of. Here's how they got there, and what's next.
Your next tyre sale might come with software attached.
Michelin's new digital twin predicts tyre behaviour in real time, no sensors required, and it's already shaving metres off braking distance. Here's what it means for what you sell.
EV tyres: myth versus reality.
Do they really wear out faster, and what happens to 3 million of them a year by 2034?
A new TSA report cuts through the marketing noise.
Worn tyres are more dangerous than texting at the wheel.
New UK research puts a number on it, and it's a bigger stopping distance gap than most drivers realise.
A handy one to share at the counter.
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“Hey Google, log my pre-start checklist.”
Voice control has quietly moved from novelty to compliance tool, helping fleets meet mobile phone laws while cutting paperwork and driver distraction. Here's how it's already showing up in Ranger, Transit, and telematics dashboards near you.
Battery monitoring without the app.
REDARC's new RedVision Essentials Display works like a fuel gauge for your battery, no phone, no menus, just colour-coded LEDs that tell you what you need to know at a glance.
Australian made and installs through a single 51mm hole
Got an MG, Haval or GWM on the hoist?
Goss has expanded its Chinese vehicle coverage across ignition, thermal, fuel and engine management, with new part numbers for the MG3, MG ZS, Haval Jolion, GWM Tank and more.
Full reference list and part numbers inside.
AUTO INDUSTRY EVENTS
Where the industry's gathering next…
The biggest Trans-Tasman gathering of engine reconditioners in a decade
ANZERA lands in Melbourne this October, three days of technical sessions, workshop tours and live demos for anyone in the engine reconditioning trade.
$2.1 billion industry, one room in Melbourne.
The Battery Recycling and Manufacturing Summit is back for its fourth year and this time the conversation is critical minerals security, battery fires, and a sector tipped to triple by 2050.
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