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Derek Fung
Europe abandons tougher emissions laws for petrol, diesel cars
The tighter Euro 7 emissions laws proposed last year for petrol and diesel cars have all but been abandoned as carmakers rush to develop EVs.
2 Years Ago
James Wong
BMW: Going electric-only is 'crazy' without a sustainable economy
BMW's head of development has taken aim at rival companies and select governments pushing all-EV line-ups without sustainable economies.
2 Years Ago
James Wong
BMW won't ditch petrol and diesel as electric revolution takes hold
BMW is standing by combustion engines as long as it can, with the company's development boss refusing to announce an end date for ICE models.
2 Years Ago
James Wong
Mitsubishi targeting Holden owners with trade-in deals
Mitsubishi is offering a $1000 bonus until March 2024 if you trade in your old Holden – and there's also an extra $250 referral bonus up for grabs.
2 Years Ago
Scott Collie
Thinking of trading your ute? Now might be the time
Used ute prices are forecast to fall throughout the second half of 2023, as supply levels of new cars normalise across the industry.
3 Years Ago
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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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