An Australian-made system that helps improve car safety with wireless data transfer has received funding from multinational technology companies Cisco and NXP.
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Saab Australia shuts down
Saab Australia's local operations have been shut down, resulting in the closure of the company's operations in Port Melbourne and six job losses.
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Shutdowns tipped for Holden in lead-up to release of new Commodore
Holden is expected to shut down production for several days in the first half of 2013 in response to slow sales.
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Toyota to unveil self-driving cars
Toyota and Audi are set to preview self-driving vehicles at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, according to early reports.
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Car parts maker to face court
A Japanese car parts manufacturer and its Australian subsidiary have been accused of fixing prices on the cost of wiring in Toyota Camrys.
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Honda annouces massive recall
Honda has annouced plans to recall over 871,000 vehicles after discovering a flaw that could allow them to roll away after they’ve been parked.
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Forget car makers, support the drug industry
Medicines Australia chairman Mark Masterson says Government rescue packages have focused too heavily on car makers and ignored manufacturers in other sectors.
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Gillard names manufacturing leaders group boss
Ian Thomas, Boeing’s president in Australia and South Pacific, has been appointed as head of the federal government’s manufacturing leaders group.
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Toyota to build hydrogen cars in Melbourne
Toyota wants to build hydrogen-fuelled cars in Melbourne if demand for the new age vehicles picks up once they’re released in 2015.
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Federal government creates Automotive Advocate role
A position of Australia’s Automotive Supplier Advocate has been created in an attempt to increase Australia-made car sales to government fleets and to try and enter new markets.
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Opposition blames government for manufacturing job losses
Opposition industry spokeswoman Sophie Mirabella has claimed that the collapse of Gourmet Food Holdings is further proof that the federal government has failed manufacturers.
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Luxury Nissan cars head to Brazil
Nissan says it’s planning on selling its Infiniti brand of luxury cars in Brazil to target the country’s growing high-end consumer market.
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Volkswagen to spend $62 billion on new ventures
German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has announced plans to pour an extra $62.2 billion into new manufacturing plants and technology.
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SA auto parts makers get $1.18 m in grants
Two South Australian auto parts makers, Precise Global and Quality Plastics and Tooling, have received $1.18 million to help them diversify what they make and upgrade their facilities.
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Achieving zero landfill at an automotive plant
The short story of how one Subaru automotive plant achieved a zero landfill status, recycling every single thing.
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Flexibility key to manufacturers’ success
Despite media headlines to the contrary, numerous Australian manufacturers are not just surviving, but many are flourishing in these difficult times. Alan Johnson reports.
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Holden to slash more jobs
Holden has announced it will cut another 170 jobs in Adelaide due to falling car sales.
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Aussie car manufacturers look for replacement suppliers
Indefinite halt at Autodom factories, which manufactures car components, have left Aussie car manufacturers struggling to look for replacement suppliers.
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“Indefinite” halt at Autodom factories affects 400 workers
Autodom, which manufactures car parts under subsidiaries Dair and AI Automotive, has announced that three of its factories have suspended operations, meaning 400 workers face an uncertain future.
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Toyota achieves new milestone
Toyota Australia has said its exports have crossed one million units.
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