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Poor US decisions 'cost' company Former Victorian premier John Brumby has defended government assistance to Ford and says a number of poor decisions by the car maker's US headquarters had led to its decline.

Holden pleads for help as Ford closes shop in Australia HOLDEN says it still plans to build cars in Adelaide until at least 2022 but warns "swift action" is needed from political leaders to ensure the Australian auto industry remains viable.

Nissan to Recall 841,000 Vehicles As Quality Issues Continue to Trouble Japanese Automakers Japanese automaker Nissan will recall about 841,000 vehicles across the globe due to a steering wheel glitch. The affected vehicles include the Micra compact car produced in Britain and Japan between 2002 and 2006, as...

Shocking news about shock absorbers Shock absorbers play a major role in the car’s handling and safety. Stockbyte JUST like brakes and tyres, shock absorbers don't last forever. The fact is that they will wear out gradually and become, imperceptibly, less...

Crash safety ratings will confuse Cars will be touted with five-star Euro rating, but get only four ANCAP stars

Forester And ASX Survive Tough 'Small Overlap' Crash Test America's Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has introduced a test that the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) doesn't expect to adopt, but it's proving a strong marketing tool for carmakers.

Jaguar concept art embodies future design language It may look like the strangest concept vehicle ever, but the new art installation unveiled by Jaguar as part of Clerkenwell Design Week in London is, according to the company, a “vision of Jaguar's future design...

Holden VF Commodore production begins Full-scale production of the Holden VF Commodore started at the brand’s manufacturing facility in South Australia today. The local car maker wasted no time in adding the all-new large car to the Holden Vehicle...

2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport Coupe Review 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE REVIEW Vehicle Style: Luxury coupe Price: $78,550 (plus on-roads) | $85,870 (as-tested) Fuel Economy claimed: 6.9 l/100km | tested: 8.

Hyundai Produces One Millionth Car at Czech Factory New-generation i30 the one millionth car produced by award-winning plant More than 10,000 manufacturing related jobs created by facility Hyundai orders €1,3 billion worth of parts from European suppliers annually A...

First drive: Volvo KERS prototype review Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield gets a taste test of the Volvo KERS system in S60 prototype form in Sweden.

Holden's signs similar to Mitsubishi when it closed Adelaide plant HOLDEN is in danger of shutting its manufacturing operations and could bring the rest of the car industry down with it. That's the warning from University of Adelaide Associate Professor John Spoehr, who says he is...

Toyota, Chrysler tips to join V8s At least one new manufacturer is set to join V8 Supercars next year, with motor industry heavyweights Toyota and Chrysler at the centre of speculation.

Road test: Subaru Forester XT is near perfect family package OVER four decades Subaru has charmed Australians with a blend of style, technology and passion with their cars embracing fun and common sense in equal measure.

Sports hatch track test: Ford Fiesta Metal v Suzuki Swift Sport v Volkswagen Polo GTI The Ford Fiesta Metal, Suzuki Swift Sport and Volkswagen Polo GTI are entry-level hot hatchbacks. They’re a classic recipe of the automotive world, as simple and delicious as san choy bow.

UK automotive manufacturing on the rise Car manufacturing in the UK rose by 17 per cent in April. What's more, the nation is outperforming most other countries in the EU. As the Financial Times reports, the result can be put down to the large increase in the...

Volkswagen to build plant in China German auto manufacture Volkswagen will build a plant in the city of Changsha in central China. A Beijing-based spokesman for VW told AFP that the plant is expected to start production in early 2016 and have an annual...

Carmakers probe use of wooden components BACK in 1885, when Gottlieb Daimler was working on his "horseless carriage" and the automobile era was about to dawn, wood was the material of choice for building most road vehicles.

Subaru Forester first to score top marks in new IIHS crash test The Subaru Forester has become the first vehicle to score top marks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) small overlap front crash test.

2013 Toyota RAV4 GXL 2.0 FWD Automatic Review 2013 TOYOTA RAV4 REVIEW Vehicle Style: Medium SUV Price: $34,990 (plus on-roads) Fuel Economy claimed: 7.4 l/100km | tested: 9.4 l/100km OVERVIEW There is a shake-up going on in the medium SUV segment.