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| UpdatedMore than three years after revealing plans to cease Australian production, carmaker Holden has confirmed October 20 as its closure date.
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| UpdatedCatching a bus home in the heat of summer is rarely fun, but when an elaborately decorated Christmas themed bus turns up, it brings a smile to the face of even the most cynical Sydneysider.
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An independent vehicle safety advocate says some car dealers are peddling misinformation and "deceptively misleading consumers" about the safety ratings of new cars in order to secure a sale.
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Self-driving and smart vehicles will be tested on south-east Queensland roads in the largest trial of the emerging technologies in Australia.
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Volkswagen announces plans to cut 30,000 jobs in a wide-ranging restructuring of its namesake brand as it tries to recover from a scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.
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A US federal judge approves Volkswagen AG's record $US14.7 billion settlement with regulators and owners of 475,000 polluting diesel vehicles, with the German automaker saying it would begin buying back the cars mid-November.
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| UpdatedToyota Australia recalls hundreds of Prius vehicles due to a potentially faulty brake cable that could cause vehicles to "roll away".
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A classic orange 1970 VW Beetle has been turning heads in Burnie but not with that familiar VW bop-bop sound.
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The final Fords have rolled off the assembly line at Broadmeadows Assembly Plant as the company wraps up production in Australia.
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| UpdatedLocal production of Holden's small car, the Cruze, winds up at the Elizabeth plant in Adelaide's north, with up to 270 jobs to go over the next few months.
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| UpdatedThe last Australian-made Ford car rolls off the assembly line at the company's Broadmeadows plant, marking the end of an era.
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| UpdatedThe first self-driving car developed in Australia is unveiled in Victoria in a collaboration between Bosch, VicRoads and the Transport Accident Commission.
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| UpdatedThe beans are about to be spilt on the Volkswagen scandal, as a company veteran pleads guilty in the US to helping to develop and cover up the scam.
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| UpdatedFor almost a century Ford has been making cars in Australia. At it's peak, it sold around 170,000 cars a year. But the glory days are gone. The last Ford will roll off the production line next week. with the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs.
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Mobileye, which provided the technology for Tesla Motors' Autopilot system, says the electric car manufacturer is "pushing the envelope in terms of safety".
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Legal groups are calling for Australia to introduce what is known as "lemon laws" to cover faulty products, including new and used cars.
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| UpdatedAustralia's consumer protection agency launches legal action against Volkswagen over understated diesel emissions data — part of a global scandal that is rocking the company.
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The state that should be the richest is in desperate straits as it enters a recession-like conditions, global resources companies are notching up losses by the score and the car manufacturing industry is being killed by a resources boom that paid only temporary dividends. So much for the lucky country.
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