Industry News

Looking back: Holden's countdown to destruction

2012 and 2013 were the beginning of the end for the Holden brand.Here’s how it unfolded

Risk-averse approach to lending is hurting new-car sales

Aussie new-car market continues sales slide for the nineteenth-consecutive month

Hyundai talks down Fiat Chrysler takeover ambitions

Activist shareholder swoop on the US-Italian car-making giant takes a back seat – for now

Ford Australia appoints new chief executive

Kay Hart replaces Graeme Whickman to steer Ford Australia to its next chapter

Former Holden boss takes over GM’s global product planning

Mark Reuss, who steered the Australian arm through its darkest days, takes on a larger role in GM

Toyota Australia pegs a profit in its last year of manufacturing

The last manufacturer to fall has posted a $137 million windfall, but was again hit hard by closure costs

Audi chief arrested over Dieselgate scandal

Rupert Stadler detained over fears he could quash evidence that will help German prosecuters level charges against him

FCA’s Five-Year Report Card

FCA’s new five-year plan is due to be announced this week. We hold them to account on their last one

Road use charges should replace fuel excise, think tank warns

If we want to beat congestion in the future, the way the government earns revenue from drivers will need to change, Infrastructure Australia says

Ford Asia Pacific leaning on Australian development centre

An ability to quickly switch between projects is piling on the work for Ford’s local design and engineering skunk works

Aussie to head up GM’s Canadian carmaking industry

Travis Hester, a former Holden engineer who cut his teeth on the VT Commodore, moves on to bigger things

GM Korea keeps doors open, adds ‘new’ compact SUV

A last-minute rescue plan has saved GM’s South Korean factories, and flagged a potential new SUV for Australia

EPA launches review of US vehicle emissions standards

The Obama Administration’s hardline fuel use targets come under fire as Trump’s government says they’re too tough

Industry Report: Monkey Business, and the latest chapter in Dieselgate

German car manufacturers have been gaming their political system. Here’s why that’s set to end

Mercedes-Benz adds Thai production base for electric cars

A new battery factory opens the door to Thai-built, Benz-badged plug-in hybrid and electric cars reaching out for export markets, including potentially Australia

Greens’ electric car policy won’t work, industry warns

Luxury car tax is about to disappear, so why would the Greens bank on it helping to pay for electric vehicles?

Diesel backlash, SUV rush blows out vehicle emissions in Europe

A shift to less powerful petrol engines, and a growing fascination with SUVs push the Eurozone’s emissions figures backwards

Trump takes the fight to European car manufacturers

Threat of tariffs could escalate into tit-for-tat trade war

Volkswagen ‘Dieselgate’ class action heads to court

Today marks the first day of hearings to determine if Volkswagen should compensate Australian owners over Dieselgate

From M to N: Hyundai snares another BMW performance executive

BMW M sales executive Thomas Schemera jumps ship to head a new Hyundai performance division

Australia issues compulsory Takata airbag recall for 2.7m cars

Australia joins other governments worldwide in forcing car makers to replace potentially lethal airbags

Geely buys into Mercedes-Benz’s technology

The Chinese owner of Volvo and Lotus now wants to tap future Mercedes-Benz technology, and has jumped on board as an investor

Ford names new head of North American business

A new boss is installed less than a day after the unexpected departure of the old one

Ford’s Raj Nair steps down due to 'inappropriate behaviour'

Ford North America president Raj Nair is leaving the company following an internal investigation