1 February 2012, 5:34 am
When the likes of Jaguar, Porsche, Ford, GM, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen, Renault and Chrysler introduce a new model series, it is equally or more reliable than the model it replaces. Right? Wrong! New information has been released this week which indicates all of the above companies have replac... Read More »
25 January 2012, 11:23 am
Also in this episode: Bugatti brightens up a Veyron, the Saab museum is saved and a video pays homage to the beauty of racing.... Read More »
13 January 2012, 9:58 am
"Today the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields."... Read More »
13 January 2012, 5:08 am
DEALERS can barely give a Ford Falcon away these days, or so it seems. Worse still, one of the most enduring nameplates has become a symbol of all that’s wrong with the Australian motor vehicle manufacturing industry: unviable without endless taxpayer subsidy, and out of touch with what most buyer... Read More »
12 January 2012, 4:40 pm
Reducing automobile emissions is a major goal of environmentalists, and we are living at the leading edge of what looks like a significant shift away from gas-guzzling vehicles of the past toward cars that run cleaner and run farther on less fuel.... Read More »
10 January 2012, 9:17 pm
DETROIT -- Lincoln Motors attempted to redefine luxury Tuesday morning at a press conference featuring a six-piece jazz ensemble, blood orange mimosas, trays of mini quiches and tiny waffle cones filled with fresh raspberries and raspberry yogurt. The company even unveiled a car at the annual North ... Read More »
10 January 2012, 6:06 pm
It's only three years since the car industry was last rescued. Meantime, other parts of manufacturing have got on with the job of lifting productivity. Read more on the blog...... Read More »
9 January 2012, 9:34 am
On Jan. 5, 1914, Henry Ford, the head of the Ford Motor Co., stunned the business world by announcing that, henceforth, Ford employees would not only share in the car company’s profits, they also would be paid the unheard of sum of $5 a day. That doubled their previous wage.... Read More »
9 January 2012, 1:22 am
ONE of Ford's most senior global executives has admitted the company's manufacturing base in Australia is not guaranteed beyond the lifespan of the current Falcon and Territory.... Read More »
8 January 2012, 6:49 am
Australian manufacturing base not guaranteed beyond lifespan of Falcon, Territory.... Read More »
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