Tesla quits car industry group over ‘false’ Australian pollution caps claims

Tesla quits car industry group over ‘false’ Australian pollution caps claims

Tesla has severed ties with Australia’s key auto industry group,accusing it of making false claims to try to water down pollution limits for new vehicles.

  • byNick Toscano andMike Foley

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The repo man presented Robert’s driver licence. But the picture was someone else

The repo man presented Robert’s driver licence. But the picture was someone else

Fraudsters are employing sophisticated new methods,which allowed them to purchase a luxury vehicle worth more than $110,000 in a Victorian man’s name undetected.

  • byRachael Dexter
It’s not bikes I hate,it’s some of the entitled tossers who ride them
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It’s not bikes I hate,it’s some of the entitled tossers who ride them

I’ve worn the scars of dangerous cycling. This city needs more people on bikes,but they’ll need to learn some manners.

  • bySue Cato
VW accused of hiding Nazi past in Super Bowl advert

VW accused of hiding Nazi past in Super Bowl advert

Car giant Volkswagen has been accused of glossing over its origins in Hitler’s Germany in its multimillion-dollar Super Bowl commercial.

  • byMatt Oliver
Qld to spend $8m with view to replacing ageing driver licensing system

Qld to spend $8m with view to replacing ageing driver licensing system

The failing system has upgraded unqualified P-platers to open licences and incorrectly slugged other drivers with double demerit points.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Car wars:Bowen strikes back at motor industry price hike claims

Car wars:Bowen strikes back at motor industry price hike claims

Chris Bowen is hitting back at “conflicting” car industry claims that his new pollution reduction scheme will force car prices to rise.

  • byMike Foley andOlivia Ireland
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Australia’s new car safety standards slipping behind rest of world

Australia’s new car safety standards slipping behind rest of world

Life-saving technologies that are compulsory in Europe – like speeding alerts and lane assist – are still not part of local minimum standards.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Why now could be the best time to buy a used car since 2019
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Why now could be the best time to buy a used car since 2019

The prices of most brands of entry-level used cars are falling,but only slowly,and car prices will likely not return to where they were just before COVID.

  • byJohn Collett
Experts call for new laws after horror start to year on roads

Experts call for new laws after horror start to year on roads

Experts have warned of a widening gap between “what is legal and what is safe” in child car safety.

  • byAmber Schultz
Fuelled by tax cuts,electric vehicle sales surged in Australia in 2023

Fuelled by tax cuts,electric vehicle sales surged in Australia in 2023

Growth in clean cars is gaining pace,despite an ongoing rise in the sales of petrol and diesel vehicles.

  • byMike Foley
The costly car choice we need to rethink

The costly car choice we need to rethink

From backyards to beer consumption,Australians love going big – but it’s time to foot the bill when it comes to big cars.

  • byMillie Muroi