VW engineers have admitted that 800,000 vehicles have cheated carbon dioxide emission standards, following the German car maker’s confession that another 11 million cars had cheated tests through software.
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Weatherill talks up possibilty of driverless car manufacturing in SA
South Australian Premier Jay Driverless car says South Australia could use its automotive expertise to start making driverless cars in years to come.
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VW emissions cheating scandal deepens
Volkswagen used its emissions cheating software in more vehicles than the company has admitted, according to the US regulator.
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Toyota takes legal action against counterfeit parts with asbestos
Toyota Australia is taking legal action against those who are selling counterfeit brake pads, containing asbestos and designed for Toyota vehicles.
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Counterfeit Toyota brake pads containing asbestos available online
Toyota has said in a confidential dealer bulletin that counterfeit brake pads, containing asbestos and designed for Toyota vehicles, are available online.
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AAAA calls car industry ‘fake wheel test’ misleading
The AAAA has claimed the car industry’s ‘fake wheel test’ was intended to mislead the public into buying only car makers’ branded products.
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6.5 million Toyotas recalled over possible switch issue
Toyota is recalling 6.5 million vehicles over a problem with power windows, applying to certain vehicles made between 2005 and 2010.
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100 engineering jobs to be lost as Toyota shuts Technical Centre
Toyota’s research and development facility at Mulgrave will shut, with over 100 high-skilled engineering jobs to be shed.
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Volkswagen suspends quality control chief
Volkswagen has suspended its quality control chief, Frank Tuch, in relation to the emissions rigging scandal.
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Opposition says reported auto assistance offers unethical
Former industry minister Kim Carr has called the government’s reported tying of extending auto industry assistance to cuts in family tax benefits in Senate negotiations a “conflict of disloyalties”.
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Northern Adelaide food park announced
The South Australian government has announced plans for a 40-hectare food manufacturing hub at Parafield Airport, hoping to offset some of the jobs losses from the automotive industry's demise.
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French police the latest to raid Volkswagen
French police have raided Volkswagen's French headquarters and seized documents relating to the company’s ongoing emissions scandal, according to a judicial source.
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Toyota plans for near-demise of petrol cars
Toyota is planning to dramatically reduce the number of conventional carbon-emitting cars it makes by the middle of this century.
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Australian truck manufacturing ‘punches above its weight’
The Truck Industry Council presented at the Senate References Committee last week, putting itself forward as a rare good news story in the country’s automotive sector and winning praise for its success.
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VW emissions scandal hits German economy
Confidence among German investors dropped in October, following the revelation of the Volkswagen emissions scandal as well as weakness in emerging markets.
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New super-quad road train trials begin
Western Australia has begun trials of a new range of “super-quad” road trains, billed to enhance cost efficiencies in the mining sector.
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SA calls for extra auto industry assistance
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has called for the Federal Government to reverse cuts to auto industry assistance, in order to help auto component makers transform and survive.
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Plan needed to adapt Adelaide schools to Holden departure
Solutions have been suggested to keep children engaged in education ahead of mass job-losses in the Adelaide’s northern suburbs due to Holden’s factory closure.
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Volkswagen HQ raided by prosecutors
Braunschweig prosecutors have raided Volkswagen’s headquarters at Wolfsburg, with the company handing over a “comprehensive” collection of documents regarding its emissions test-cheating vehicles.
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Over 77,000 Australian Volkswagen cars affected by emissions cheating software
Volkswagen has given a figure on the number of Australian vehicles affected by the two-week-old diesel emissions scandal, stating over 77,000 VWs locally possess the “defeat device” software.
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