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Rare-earth crisis could hit production

GLOBAL carmakers are facing a fresh supply chain crisis as China tightens its grip on exports of rare-earth elements – critical materials used in everything from electric motors to brake systems.

Staff Writers
18 Jun 2025
Ipswich

St Edmund’s students named top automotive talent

TWO Ipswich students have claimed the top honours at the 2025 WorldSkills Australia National Championships, held last week at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Rob Mellett
18 Jun 2025
Automotive

Australia hopeful for budget EV hatch

CHINESE EV manufacturer Nio says its new Firefly electric supermini will launch in the UK with sales to begin by October.

Staff Writers
11 Jun 2025
Automotive

Dodge pulls pin on Daytona EV

DODGE will not offer the entry-level electric Charger Daytona R/T for 2026.

Staff Writers
04 Jun 2025
Automotive

LandCruiser 70 Series production hiatus

THE LandCruiser 70 Series might need AdBlue exhaust additive top-ups under new emissions rules.

Staff Writers
14 May 2025
Automotive

Hyundai debuts next generation hybrid equipment

THE Hyundai Motor Group has revealed a next generation hybrid powertrain system.

Staff Writers
07 May 2025
Automotive

Nissan unveils new generation vehicles

NISSAN last week debuted the all-new Frontier Pro plug-in hybrid pickup truck at Auto Shanghai 2025.

Staff Writers
30 Apr 2025
Automotive

Drivers ditching Teslas in record numbers

DRIVERS in America traded-in record numbers of Teslas in February.

Staff Writers
02 Apr 2025
Automotive

Six-cylinder Ram coming soon

THE Ram 1500 will launch here with a new twin-turbo inline-six with more power than its V8 antecedent.

Staff Writers
26 Mar 2025
Automotive

‘Car not a phone’ – VW returns hard controls

PHYSICAL controls will return to the cabin of the Volkswagon. The German carmaker said touch-style controls (haptic sliders) were a mistake not to be repeated.

Staff Writers
19 Mar 2025
Automotive

F150 delayed yet again

THE latest Ford F-150 pickup will arrive on Australian shores later than planned, becoming the brand’s latest model to experience delays.

Staff Writers
05 Mar 2025
Automotive

EV sales continue to spiral

PORSCHE will take a $1.31 billion hit as it returns to producing petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid drivelines for lines it had planned to be fully electric.

Staff Writers
26 Feb 2025
Automotive

Push for new tax on EVs

A ROAD user charge is being pushed for electric vehicles which would see drivers pay for the distances they travel.

Staff Writers
19 Feb 2025
Automotive

Toyota leads global car sales again

TOYOTA remained the world’s leading car manufacturer in 2024.

Staff Writers
12 Feb 2025
Automotive

Road toll worst for almost 60 years

THE nation’s road toll is rising at a higher rate than even before seatbelts were made mandatory.

Staff Writers
05 Feb 2025
Automotive

Market to dive after bumper sales year

AUSTRALIANS bought more new cars than ever last year, setting a record of 1,220,607 registrations.

Staff Writers
15 Jan 2025
Automotive

XPeng helicopter expected soon

CHINESE carmaker XPeng is busy focusing on bringing its battery-powered helicopter to Australia within two years.

Staff Writers
27 Nov 2024
Automotive

Super Duty takes ute to another level

FORD will, for the first time outside the F-Series truck, employ the Super Duty name on another model for the most adept Ranger ute so far.

Staff Writers
27 Nov 2024
Automotive

Audi Q8 e-tron to be axed next year

VW HAS confirmed talks have ended with a possible buyer for the factory where the Audi Q8 e-tron is made.

Staff Writers
27 Nov 2024