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The Australian car market is struggling in 2020, but a number of Chinese brands continue to grow their sales.

Today's Australia-wide sales data shows new vehicle sales dipped 13 per cent in July 2020, with the lion's share of that drop coming from Victoria. Toyota's RAV4 was easily the top-selling vehicle.

Jim Hackett has announced he is quitting as Ford's CEO and president, with the company's chief operating officer designated to take over.

Victorian car dealerships are bracing for Stage 4 restrictions, while the industry faces an uncertain nationwide future when the next round of JobKeeper government assistance kicks in this September.

Gilles Vidal, formerly head of design for Peugeot, will become Renault's new design chief in November.

Kay Hart is being replaced at the top of Ford Australia, as she moves onwards and upwards in the Ford universe.

As the world shut up shop to slow the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, General Motors slipped into the red.

Thanks to its partnership with Volkswagen, Ford turned an operating loss into a profit during the second quarter.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, losses at Nissan, and internal problems stemming from the departure of Carlos Ghosn, Renault has recorded a huge loss for the first six months of 2020.

Doftek has created a system that plugs into existing suspension architectures, to subtly change wheel camber, caster and toe while the vehicle is on the move

Online retail and agency sales models are the rage, but BMW still believes in the traditional big dealer - albeit via a company-owned flagship site.

Australia’s car manufacturers have created their own CO2 reduction roadmap in lieu of the government. It's nowhere near as stringent as the targets enforced by the European Union, but they say it's a start. We talk to the FCAI chief executive.

Australia's car industry finally has a strategy to reduce emissions. How exactly do we compare with European regulations?

The carmakers selling vehicles in Australia have agreed to a new set of emissions standards for 2030, in the hope of some certainty when pushing for hybrid and electric vehicles from head office.

The two companies will now integrate Waymo's self-driving technology into the Ram ProMaster van for automated delivery services.

We have a chat with the founder of JET Charge, co-founder of Chargefox, and Electric Vehicle Council Chair, about the state of play for EVs in Australia, obstacles to be overcome, and vehicle-to-grid.