Paul Gover
The car quarantine gridlock continues at Australia's ports
Car companies have had to adapt to a quarantine crisis at Australia's ports that threatens to drag on for a while yet.
2 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Diesel prices have plummeted since 2022
Filling your diesel Toyota HiLux is between $40 and $50 cheaper today than it was last year, as petrol and diesel pump prices sit around parity.
2 Years Ago
Scott Collie
Parking giant headed to Federal Court after five years of 'misleading' guarantees
Secure Parking is in the spotlight after allegedly misleading customers over the promise of "guaranteed" parking between 2017 and 2022.
2 Years Ago
Scott Collie
Tesla Model Y electric SUV outsells Ford Ranger
You're looking at Australia's second-best selling car – at least, the second-best selling in June. It toppled the Ford Ranger.
2 Years Ago
William Stopford
Hyundai's next electric car platform will spawn a ute
Hyundai's new electric car platform will support a range of vehicles of different shapes and sizes, including a ute.
2 Years Ago
William Stopford
Ford not ready yet for Chinese electric cars, says chairman
Ford says it's not ready yet to square off against Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers on its home turf, but it's getting into gear.
2 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Ford Australia lays off another 400 engineers and designers
The Blue Oval is again cutting back its Australian product development and design operations, with 400 out of 1800 to be made redundant.
2 Years Ago
William Stopford
Toyota shareholders back board, reject climate change resolution
A resolution at Toyota's annual general meeting calling for greater transparency of its climate change lobbying has been rejected by shareholders.
2 Years Ago
Scott Collie
The SUVs driving Volkswagen's strong 2023 sales
The T-Roc SUV is the best-selling Volkswagen in Australia, and enjoyed a record month in May 2023.
2 Years Ago
Mike Costello
VFACTS: Aussie car sales spike, best May result ever
It was a record May, with the HiLux, Ranger and Model Y topping the charts despite ongoing Toyota wait time woes.
2 Years Ago
William Stopford
Car industry and climate group go to war over 'misleading' report
A think tank has accused the Australian auto industry's peak body of trying to push weak emissions legislation, and its report has been called misleading in return.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Electric car lobby group wants half of new car sales to be EV by 2030
The lobby group's submission to the government's policy working group also suggests replacing VFACTS sales database and harmonising ADRs.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Australia's road safety strategies are failing badly, say motoring clubs
State and federal governments want to slash the road toll, yet since introducing their latest reduction strategy the death rate is up.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Why long car repair wait times aren't going anywhere soon
Peak bodies have said long car repair wait times will still stick around for the foreseeable future unless there are more skilled workers.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
What the 2023-24 Federal Budget means for Australian motorists
With the National Electric Vehicle Strategy hogging headlines, there's not a huge automotive focus in the 2023-24 Federal Budget.
3 Years Ago
James Wong
Cupra looking to almost double dealer footprint by end of 2023
Sporty Spanish upstart Cupra aims to have 15 of its Garages in operation throughout Australia by the end of this year, up from the current nine.
3 Years Ago