Mike Costello
Toyota Australia rules out fixed price agency dealer model
Market leader Toyota says both it and its franchise dealers will need to change with time, but fundamentally the current model is sound.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VFACTS August 2022: Car sales rebound as supply improves
HiLux topped Ranger in a big August sales race, but it was Tesla and EVs in general that really hit new heights. Kia in third also impressed.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Toyota Australia bristles at claims its lack of EVs make it a CO2 pariah
One of the company's local executives has asked if 230,000 hybrid sales in Australia count for nothing, insisting net zero is everyone's goal.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Committee for Sydney wants all new cars to be EV from 2027
A new report says Sydney is not on track to meet its net zero obligations, and proposes a far steeper EV ramp up.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
California demands new cars be EV or PHEV from 2035
The proposed ban on brand new internal-combustion-only vehicles in the USA's biggest state, from 2035, has been enacted.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Australia's Tritium opens new U.S. EV charger factory
Tritium’s newest facility is expected to include up to six lines, and produce up to 30,000 DC fast charger units per year.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Derided FCAI supports 'courageous' Government EV push
The controversial lobby group for Australia's car brands says it supports the push for a National Electric Vehicle Strategy.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VW Group Australia claims to hold 'leadership position' in EV discussion
But should Government create binding CO2 targets as expected, VW Group Australia will be expected to turn today's EV trickle into a flood.
3 Years Ago
William Stopford
ANCAP tells governments to incentivise only safe electrified vehicles
Safety authority ANCAP is encouraging Australians to switch to electric or electrified vehicles, but only if they meet the highest levels of safety.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Dumping ground no more? Australian Government's affordable EV push
The EV Strategy is a plan to improve uptake, affordability and choice – with the belated introduction of binding CO2 reduction targets.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Skoda targets record sales in 2023 as Australian supply improves
With factory supply poised to return to normality, Skoda is preparing for a record 2023 tally, eclipsing 10,000 sales for the first time.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Toyota moves to increase production, cut wait times
Toyota has revised its production targets upwards, chasing an average of 900,000 cars per month between September and November.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Building underway for Western Australia's sprawling EV charger network
Western Australia is huge, but that is no great impediment to the Government's plan for Statewide EV chargers from 2024.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Australia's car lobby accused of white-anting plans to cut CO2 - UPDATE
'Disinformation and lies': Despite calling for CO2 targets for years, the FCAI has been accused of underhanded campaigning. What's the story?
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Almost 2 million counterfeit Mercedes-Benz parts seized in 2021
Mercedes-Benz says the 'counterfeiting industry has organised crime structures and often generates higher profits than drug trafficking'.
3 Years Ago
William Stopford
Australian petrol getting cleaner from 2024, legislation brought forward
New legislation will see lower-sulfur petrol used at all pumps in Australia by December 15, 2024, with prices to rise marginally.
3 Years Ago