Holden has decided it will cease vehicle production as early as 2016, according to sources quoting senior government ministers. The ABC and The Australian both report that the car maker was poised to announce its decision to close its ...
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Luxury car brands including BMW, Benz and Audi are using more advanced lighting technologies in their cars, such as LED headlights, smart high beams, and infrared-assisted lights to give them a better technological edge and justify their ...
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AAAA executive director Stuart Charity The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) has submitted to the Federal Government’s Productivity Commission Review into the auto industry that a constructive discussion about the ...
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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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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 ...
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The Nissan BladeGlider concept has landed the Japanese car maker in hot water, with a former racing partner suing the manufacturer over the concept's basic shape. Racing and pharmaceuticals mogul Don Panoz is suing Nissan and one of ...
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An environmental lobby group in Europe has criticised car makers for failing to fit particulate filters to vehicles powered by direct injection petrol engines, quoting research that reveals they emit up to 1000 times more particles than ...
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Mazda is aiming to go where the likes of Honda, General Motors and Mercedes have tried before, by developing an engine that combines the efficiency of a diesel but the high power and cleanliness of a petrol engine. The Japanese brand has ...
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The Guangzhou International Auto Show is in full swing. and one of the highlights is the number of electric and hybrid cars on show. Our reporter Ning Hong is there for us, and has been speaking to car makers and customers, to find out how ...
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IDUSA's new Premium Guard line is designed to deliver engine protection up to 10,000 miles when used with synthetic oil. International Distributors USA Inc. (IDUSA), a global supply network of automotive replacement parts, has announced ...
The success of Mazda’s new range of Skyactiv-based models such as the CX-5 and Mazda 6 is helping to finance the company’s next-generation rotary engine. The Japanese brand has been missing a model utilising the distinctive ...
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The Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo is a futuristic, high-performance, gullwing supercar with just one problem: it doesn’t actually exist. The good news is that while it will never hit the road, fans will be able to get behind ...
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Entries into the Los Angeles motor show’s 10th Annual Design Challenge have been revealed, showcasing visions based on this year’s theme of ‘Biomimicry and Mobility 2025 – Nature’s Answer to Human ...
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Almost two-thirds of affluent young Australians would prefer to buy an imported vehicle to a locally made car, according to the results of a new study. A Roy Morgan survey of more than 40,000 Australians found that just 35.8 per cent of ...
Indian steel giant Tata Steel has announced that it has started supplying UK car makers with a British-made dent-resistant steel that helps to further reduce vehicle weight. According to Tata Steel's statement, the new steel product in ...
Tags: Tata Steel, Dent-resistant steel, UK, Indian