The federal government has taken firm action against General Motors by stopping $1 million in taxpayer funds after the company announced it will retire the Holden brand in Australia.
GM Holden, which received
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Australia’s transition away from car manufacturing going strong, says government
Supply chain companies which formerly supported car manufacturing in Australia remain in business, despite the closure of the Ford, Toyota, and Holden manufacturing plants, according to a government report
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Research maps out Australia’s automotive ascent
The potential for the automotive industry in Australia to rebound, or at least regrow, is the subject of research led by Francis Farrelly, professor of marketing at the RMIT College of Business.
Farrelly
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Hyundai to improve consumer guarantees approach – ACCC
Car manufacturer Hyundai has vowed to strengthen its compliance with consumer guarantee obligations under Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted
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Fuel consumption standards force suspension of some Chinese car production
China has suspended the production of 553 passenger vehicle models that have failed to meet the government’s fuel consumption standards, according to the state news agency Xinhua.
The suspension was
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Holden factory closure marks end to Australian car manufacturing
The manufacture of Australian-made cars has come to its end as General Motors Holden closes its Elizabeth production line in Adelaide for the very last time today.
A private function marking the historic
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New jobs for former auto workers in Victoria
The government of Victoria has helped a Sunshine West engine repair business create highly-skilled jobs for former automotive workers.
Minister for Industry and Employment Wade Noonan met workers at Cornell
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Former QLD auto workers building emergency vehicles
The Andrews Labor Government is helping former automotive workers manufacture some of Victoria’s lifesaving fire and emergency response vehicles.
Minister for Industry and Employment Wade Noonan and
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Toyota plant equipment sale marks end of Australian auto manufacturing
Hilco Industrial Acquisitions B.V. has announced that it has begun the private treaty sale process on all machinery and equipment assets located at the Toyota manufacturing facility in Altona North, Melbourne.
The
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Indonesia plans to capitalise on Australia’s dying auto industry
Indonesian manufacturers are hoping to break into Australia’s car import industry.
“Australia barely has a car manufacturing industry,” Indonesia Automotive Industry Association chairman
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CSIRO backs Victorian electric vehicle manufacturing start-up
A Victorian vehicle manufacturing start-up aiming to produce the first Australian-made electric vehicles has been given a kick-start thanks to a new funding initiative by CSIRO.
CSIRO Kick-Start is an
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The Australian auto industry post-manufacturing
The latest State of the Nation Report featured a spotlight on the Australian automotive industry, painting a picture of the industry following the end of local car manufacturing.
Despite the imminent closure
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Toyota to shift to car distribution when 2600 jobs go
£1bn boost for UK car industry
The UK automotive industry is set to receive £1bn worth of funding to help it develop an ‘engine of the future’.
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Holden pushing for even more federal funds
Holden is asking the federal government for $265 million in extra subsidies from the federal government.
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Audi considers manufacturing luxury cars in India
Audi is considering manufacturing certain models of its luxury cars in India.
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Top Gear for top Australian cars
Top Gear presenter James May has pledged his allegiance to the struggling Australian car manufacturing industry.
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Autodom employees back at work for now
Around 400 Autodom employees have returned to work after the company entered voluntary administration last week and announced an indefinite halt to operations in three factories in Victoria and South Australia.
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Car manufacturing assistance hurting food sector, says Bega big cheese
Bega Cheese group CEO Barry Irvin has suggested that government support to car manufacturers is costing food exporters opportunities in Asia.
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