Automotive Industry

As experts push to strengthen Australia's privacy laws, many car makers are gathering data and potentially selling it to third parties.

The federal government has detailed its proposal to impose a CO2 standard on new cars. It will have a narrow road to travel to ensure it cuts emissions without driving up car prices.

Charger anxiety replaces range anxiety for the growing number of electric vehicle users relying on slow infrastructure.

The fault affects the gear set within the power steering assembly and increases "the risk of an accident causing injury or death", the recall notice says. 

Elon Musk has always been a trailblazer but his erratic business antics and Tesla's shrinking margins appear to show the wheels are falling off the well-hyped machine, writes Ian Verrender.

The world's biggest automobile maker is pushing hydrogen cars. Some energy economists say Toyota's bet isn't paying off and Australia shouldn't waste money on fuelling infrastructure that might become "stranded assets".

All new light vehicle models introduced in Australia will need to meet the Euro 6d standards from December next year. But some in the agricultural community say they are not realistic for farm utes.

A lack of workers and apprentices, long waits for parts and an increasingly complex market are driving waiting times for car repairs through the roof, leaving mechanics under siege.

A string of recent developments, from battery manufacturing to new engine efficiency rules, will affect the price you pay for a new car.

The biggest tech expo of the year features some bold new ideas, and showcases some of the new gadgets the industry has its sights on. 

Australia has a big car habit, and those cars often cause more road damage, pollute more and pose greater road safety risks. But advocates for reform say current tax laws actually incentivise Australians to buy big.

More Australians are making the transition to EVs as data reveals sales doubled last year, but experts say there's more that can be done to boost numbers even further.

The surge in EV sales in Australia has shaken up the automotive industry, which has raised questions about whether there will be enough mechanics who can work on these cars in the future.

The Japanese government is investigating reports the company faked safety test results on some car models for more than 30 years.

A former coal, oil and gas worker, Ray Middleton believes isolation shouldn't stop people from switching to electric vehicles.

What can Australia learn from other cities reducing CBD traffic? It's about disincentives for drivers and incentives for those who choose other means of getting around.

The move sparks pushback from Canada's automobile industry, which says the regulations are too ambitious and the country's charging network is incomplete.

A small tweak to a high-end car tax has revved up car industry groups who say the tax itself should be scrapped.

The recall comes after a two-year investigation by US auto safety regulators into a series of crashes that happened while the Autopilot system was in use.

With better supply and affordable options, second-hand electric vehicles are set to become more popular in Australia. Here's what you should know before getting one.

Experts say Elon Musk's electric car company is not living up to some of its promises as it delivers its first all-new model in nearly four years.

India's Delhi city is set to restrict the use of vehicles to curb rising pollution as air quality reaches dangerously unsafe levels for the third day in a row, despite mitigation efforts. 

The electric car maker wins a civil trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to the death of a driver of a Model 3, a major victory as it faces several other lawsuits and federal investigations related to the same technology.

A Queensland man who made international headlines after pulling apart then setting fire to his faulty Jeep welcomes the importer's new commitment to better handle customer complaints.

A new fuel economy test that takes cars out of the laboratory and puts them on Australian roads is about to uncover how much worse 200 cars, utes and electric vehicles perform in real conditions, and how much more it is really costing Australians.