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Tesla Motors has paid off the remaining portion of the loan granted to it by the US Department of Energy in 2010. The California-based electric vehicle manufacturer transferred US$451.8 million ($464.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged more than $50 million to support the workers, businesses and regions affected by Ford Australia's decision to close its Victorian manufacturing plants in October 2016.
The just-formed Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party (AMEP) has announced it will contest the upcoming Federal Election. Claimed to have been created to give the motoring enthusiast community a voice, those behind AMEP – a united car...
Charging motorists to use roads would decrease traffic congestion and improve the efficiency of our capital cities, a report claims. The report, 'Productive cities: Opportunity in a changing economy' by the Grattan Institute, says the...
The Victorian and South Australian premiers will use today's Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting to encourage other states and territories to use more Australian-made cars to support the local automotive manufacturing industry.
The Queensland Government has passed tough new anti-hoon laws that will see repeat offenders' cars crushed or sold. Passed last night, the country's toughest anti-hooning penalties will place drivers who commit two serious hooning...
The South Australian Government will "return to the negotiating table" over its funding deal with Holden after the local car maker earlier this week announced its plan to axe 500 jobs.
The former boss of Ford’s global operations says the death of the Australian automotive manufacturing industry appears “inevitable”. Ex-Ford Motor Company CEO and now BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser says a combination of the...
US President Barack Obama's black Cadillac limousine has broken down in Israel after a member of the Secret Service reportedly filled its tank with diesel rather than petrol by mistake.
Learner drivers in NSW will be able to cut their compulsory supervised driving hours by one third and travel at higher speeds following a shake-up of the learner program announced by the State Government today.
Officials in Nebraska are considering a law that would allow motorcyclists to run a red light after being stopped at an intersection for two minutes. Local news agency 10 11 Now reports Senator Paul Schumacher raised the issue with...
The future of Australian manufacturing potentially hangs in the balance of power, with the federal opposition still non-committal to long-term support for local car making. The Coalition has confirmed that if elected to power following this...
Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay a record US$17.35 million ($16.49 million) fine for failing to report a safety defect to the US federal government "in a timely manner" without admitting to any violation of its obligations under the US...
Classic French cars like the Citroen DS, the Peugeot 205 and the Renault 4 will all be banned from the streets of Paris within two years if the city's mayor has his way. Socialist Party mayor Bertrand Delanoe proposed a plan to the city...
The National Petroleum Council (NPC) in the US says high costs and technology limitations will ensure internal combustion engines remain the dominant power source for cars until at least the middle of the century.
The New South Wales Government's first annual review into the performance of the state's speed cameras has found the devices are exceedingly effective at reducing fatalities and crashes on our roads.