INDUSTRY NEWS
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
GM to shut down Holden Astra sedan factory
Rising costs have forced one of the world’s largest car makers to question the need for its South Korean car industry
