Shadow industry minister Kim Carr says the Federal Government has documents that reveal it would cost $300 million extra per year to secure the local manufacturing futures of Holden, Toyota and 160 parts makers to 2025, and less than half ...
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Furthering its mission to help automakers meet stringent fuel economy requirements, the Steel Market Development Institute's (SMDI) Automotive Applications Council unveiled the results of its lightweight steel twist beam study Wednesday. ...
General Motors will pull Chevrolet from Europe by the end of 2015 as the US-based automotive giant attempts to turn around its embattled European operations. GM confirmed its decision to axe Chevrolet as a mainstream brand in Western and ...
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott has demanded Holden make its intentions clear about its manufacturing future following reports and speculation that it has decided to cease production from 2016. The ABC and The Australian both quote senior ...
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General Motors announced today a $24-million investment in electrical generation equipment that will allow the company to use more landfill gas at its Fort Wayne, Ind., and Orion, Mich., assembly plants. The new equipment will generate ...
Xylem Inc. has reduced the energy consumption at Heathrow Airport?s cargo centre pump station by 50 per cent. According to a comparison study conducted by Heathrow Airport?s Water Services Department, Xylem?s Flygt Experior wastewater ...
Australia’s impending free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea will not automatically translate to cheaper prices on imported cars, say the Southeast Asian country’s leading automotive importers. Prime Minister Tony Abbott ...
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Chevrolet, a subsidiary of the US-based automobile manufacturer General Motors, is set to introduce its new 2015 Corvette Z06 in January 2014 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. Production of the new ...
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VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a joint-venture between Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, has introduced the Pro Series, a new range of trucks and buses developed specifically for India and other selected growth markets. Pro Series includes ...
General Motors Co. (GM) dealers delivered 212,060 vehicles in the United States in November, up 14 percent versus a year ago and the highest November sales in six years. Retail sales were up 19 percent and fleet sales were down 3 percent. ...
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Introduced for the 2013 model year, the new-generation Toyota Avalon dramatically energized the sedan’s position in the highly competitive premium mid-size segment, blending emotional design, more engaging performance, new technology ...
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Indian automaker Tata Motors announced that its subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), is participating in the National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC) project in the UK. NAIC represents a total investment of ...
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Australia's three surviving car makers have called for continued financial support, a reassessment of tariffs and trade agreements, and policy clarity in their submissions to the Federal Government's inquiry into the current state and the ...
Tags: Car Makers, Call for Support, Productivity Commission Submissions
Renault-Nissan Alliance has partnered with Russian partner AvtoVAZ to commence the production of a second engine in Russia. This move by the company is in response to overcome decline in Lada car sales in a market and aimed at overtaking ...
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Indian automaker Tata Motors has reported sale of 40,863 vehicles (commercial and passenger) including exports in November 2013. Of the total sales, domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles accounted for 37,192 units. ...