Ford Australia will cut vehicle production in the lead-up to September’s federal election following record-low sales, which the company has blamed primarily on the government’s proposed fringe benefits tax (FBT) rule changes. ...
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Sydney-based carbon composites manufacturer Quickstep is fast-tracking commercialisation of its resin spray transfer (RST) technology that it claims will “revolutionise the global automotive industry”. Quickstep’s ...
BMW, Ferrari, Porsche and Volkswagen vehicles feature tungsten that is illegally mined by a terrorist group in Columbia, according to a Bloomberg Markets magazine report. Bloomberg followed the journey of the tungsten ore, called ...
In early 20th-century China, personal transportation didn’t get much better than a rickshaw. On the other side of the world, automakers like Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland, Ohio were bringing automobiles to the masses. ...
The Federal Government has announced a further $200 million funding boost for the Australian automotive industry and mandated a 100 per cent Australian-made target for the purchase of Commonwealth fleet passenger cars. Industry minister ...
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The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) says sales of new vehicles will plummet at least 10 per cent if the federal government continues with its planned fringe benefits tax (FBT) changes. FCAI CEO Tony Weber said its analysis ...
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Suzuki and Volkswagen are reportedly considering reviving their short-lived and ill-fated partnership to end a two-year legal stoush. Bloomberg reports Suzuki president Osamu Suzuki and Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech are attempting ...
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Ford and Toyota have announced the end of their planned joint development of a hybrid platform for SUVs and small utes before the project had even begun. Ford and Toyota entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in August 2011, and over ...
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Japanese car maker Mazda Motor Corp. Sold 82,531 cars in the Chinese mainland in the first half of this year, down 20.6 percent from a year ago. Data released by Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. recently shows that Mazda saw sales volume ...
The 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit will not be affected by the city’s recent bankruptcy announcement, according to the event’s organiser. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder last week authorised ...
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Chrysler, Ford and General Motors have thrown their support behind Detroit after the automotive industry hub known as ‘Motor City’ filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in US history. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder ...
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Official car sales figures released today suggest Volkswagen sales in Australia have been affected by recent negative media coverage that led to a recall. VW registered a drop of nearly 20 per cent compared with this time last year, ...
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Chrysler says better interior quality is one of its key focus points for its emerging and future models. US car makers have long been criticised for low levels of plastics and materials quality, especially when compared with Japanese and ...
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The strong, scratch-resistant glass used in more than 1.5 billion smartphones and tablets worldwide is tipped to debut in cars within the next 12 months. ‘Gorilla Glass’, manufactured by US glassmaker Corning, is used ...
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Sierra Wireless' latest embedded wireless module connects cars to Verizon's LTE network, underlining growing interest in the 4G technology while also highlighting its current drawbacks. There is growing demand for the integration of 4G ...
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