Escalating prosperity in China is leading to an increasing demand for automotive mobility, and a focus on more sustainable vehicles.
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Holden production, exports grow from lean manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing techniques helped Holden Australia make a profit for the second consecutive year in 2011, despite reports that the local car industry is on the skids.
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Ford ‘fuel efficient’ EcoBoost Falcon rolls off production lines in Victoria
Ford’s new FG Falcon MkII EcoBoost vehicle is rolling off production lines in Victoria, representing a new class of 'fuel efficient' vehicles entering the market.
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It’s time to weigh the cost and benefits when it comes to the car industry
Carmaker Holden will receive a $275 million government package, in return for committing to stay in Australia until 2022 and promising it will invest $1 billion.
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‘Stench’ over ‘targeted’ union sackings at Toyota
Twelve sacked Toyota workers have filed legal action against their former employer, claiming they were made redundant because of their union activities.
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‘Oh what a feeling’ for Toyota workers escorted off the premises
The way Toyota carried out 350 redundancies earlier this week has been called ‘appalling’, with the car-maker hiring security guards to escort the sacked workers offsite in case they resisted their fate.
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Toyota begins shedding 350 workers from its Altona manufacturing plant
Toyota Australia has begun shedding workers from its Altona, Victoria manufacturing plant, due to “unprecedented operating conditions”.
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Holden to manufacture two new cars in South Australia
Holden Australia will build two new ‘world-class’, ‘fuel-saving’ cars at its Elizabeth, South Australia plant in the second half of this decade, after receiving $275 million from the government.
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Holden appoints new executive director of manufacturing
GM Holden has appointed a new executive director of manufacturing; Richard Phillips, a former Holden apprentice, now reports to chairman and managing director, Mike Devereux.
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Union agreement details pay rise conditions for Holden workers
Workers at Australian automotive manufacturing giant, Holden, can now gain access to the details of a new ‘collective agreement’ that will see their wages rise by up to 22.2% over the next three years.
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DEMAG keeps mirror production moving
Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (SMR Automotive), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rearview mirrors for passenger cars, relies on DEMAG overhead cranes and chain hoist to keep its production line running.
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Smart robots raise performance and quality at towbar manufacturer
Smarter robots are helping one of Australasia’s towbar manufacturers, Best Bars, to lift performance and create higher quality products in record time.
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OPINION: The dollar has been a game changer for the auto industry
No-one should be surprised by what’s happening in the auto industry. Australian Industry Group chief executive Heather Ridout writes exclusively for Manufacturers' Monthly.
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OPINION: The dollar has been a game changer for the auto industry
No-one should be surprised by what’s happening in the auto industry. Australian Industry Group chief executive Heather Ridout writes exclusively for Manufacturers' Monthly.
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OPINION: The dollar has been a game changer for the auto industry
No-one should be surprised by what’s happening in the auto industry. Australian Industry Group chief executive Heather Ridout writes exclusively for Manufacturers' Monthly.
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Unions fight ‘the good fight’ for workers ‘gouged’ on pay
The unions have been hard at work in the manufacturing sector this past week, fighting for higher wages and better conditions for workers at three major manufacturing companies: Holden, mining equipment-maker Schenck and axle manufacturer Dana Australia.
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RESPONSE: Hail the yellow vest
Your position in my view, smacks a bit of the old-fashioned lobbyist - yet another rent-seeker mouthing well-worn platitudes aimed more at an enthusiastically clapping audience.
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Q&A: Philippe Odouard, Quickstep Holdings managing director
We speak to the managing director of Quickstep Holdings about how the company became one of Australia's great manufacturing exports.
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Workers serve up auto petition to Canberra; don’t kill auto industry Abbott
Workers from across Australia’s three auto manufacturing companies, including Holden and Toyota, this week visited Canberra to urge Federal Opposition leader, Tony Abbott and his party to support auto manufacturing and end their controversial anti-subsidy policy.
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SA to consider Holden’s latest offer under $200m bailout deal
General Motors Holden and the South Australian state government are in the final stages of a bailout agreement which will keep the carmaker operating in Australia.
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