AustraliaVolkswagen will recall 26,000 cars in Australia on transmission worriesJune 12, 2013 08:55 CET  Volkswagen will recall almost 26,000 cars in Australia in response to potential problems with its DSG dual-clutch transmission, mirroring recalls already ordered in China, Singapore and Japan.... Read More »
VW offers free inspections in Australia over gearbox worries; no recall plannedJune 7, 2013 09:36 CET  Volkswagen has written to car owners in Australia offering free inspections of its vehicles in response to growing worries about potential gearbox problems that have already triggered recalls in China and Japan. The automaker has not ordered a general callback of vehicles in Australia.... Read More »
Volkswagen faces safety probe in AustraliaMay 31, 2013 10:45 CET  The Australian government is investigating reports of power loss problems in cars built by Volkswagen, amid an inquiry into the death of a woman killed when her VW Golf was hit by a truck in 2011.... Read More »
Ford will shut down Down Under 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 27, 2013 Ford Motor Co., saddled with high costs, falling sales and financial losses, will close its Australian car and engine assembly plants in October 2016 after almost nine decades of manufacturing in the country, Bloomberg and Reuters reported.... Read More »
Ford to shutter Australia car, engine plants in 2016May 23, 2013 06:01 CET  Ford will close its Australian car and engine assembly plants in 2016, ending almost nine decades of manufacturing in the country.... Read More »
Ford to shutter Australia car, engine plants in 2016 8:04 pm U.S. ET | May 22, 2013  Ford, citing high operating costs, falling sales and financial losses, will close its Australian car and engine assembly plants in 2016, ending almost nine decades of manufacturing in the country. Ford, the smallest of the country's three manufacturers after Toyota and GM, will shut its assembly plant in Broadmeadows in northern Melbourne and an engine plant in Geelong to the west of the city, Ford Australia CEO Bob Graziano said.... Read More »
GM Holden cuts 500 Australian workers citing currency strength 2:16 pm U.S. ET | April 8, 2013 GM's Holden division will cut about 500 jobs in Australia, saying the strong local dollar and currency devaluations in competing markets had made operations in the nation among the most expensive in the world.... Read More »
Geely to invest 116 million euros in cab makerFeb. 26, 2013 10:34 CET  Zhejiang Geely will invest 100 million pounds (115.8 million euros) in London black cab maker Manganese Bronze in the next five years as part of plans to make the company profitable.... Read More »
Ford, GM agree on $6.5 million rescue deal for Australian supplier 8:12 am U.S. ET | Nov. 6, 2012 Top Australian auto parts supplier Autodom was thrown a lifeline today when local units of Ford Motor and General Motors agreed to underwrite the company's $6.5 million debt to avoid a crippling vehicle production shutdown.... Read More »
GM, Ford output in Australia threatened by supplier's collapse 2:25 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 2, 2012 The closure of Australia's Autodom, a top Australian auto parts supplier, could shut down production at local units of Ford and GM by next week and executives are working frantically to save the company.... Read More »
Chrysler's Mopar parts unit opens Japan, Australia, Russia warehouses 10:31 am U.S. ET | Sept. 19, 2012  Chrysler and majority owner Fiat have opened parts distribution warehouses in Japan, Australia and Russia under the Mopar brand, completing the transition of Chrysler's distribution centers from former owner Daimler AG.... Read More »
China's Chery Automobile expands asbestos recall to 6 countries 11:19 am U.S. ET | Aug. 30, 2012 Chery Automobile, China's biggest car exporter, said it will widen a vehicle recall in Australia this month to five more countries after finding potential cancer-causing asbestos parts in some models.... Read More »
Chinese automakers' Europe, U.S. export plans clouded by recalls in AustraliaAug. 21, 2012 13:13 CET  Plans by Chinese automakers to grow exports to Europe and the U.S. may have been damaged after the country's two biggest car exporters Chery and Great Wall were forced to recall vehicles in Australia that were found to contain potential cancer-producing asbestos parts.... Read More »
Ford to slash 15 percent of workforce in Australia 1:55 pm U.S. ET | July 17, 2012 Ford's Australian unit said today it plans to cut up to 440 jobs, or about 15 percent of its workforce, and slash production by almost 30 percent to cope with a slide in popularity of its top model, the Falcon.... Read More »
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