Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis could open its own city showrooms instead of using dealers. Genesis is expected be launched in Australia through two company-owned stores in Sydney and Melbourne from about October or November. That scenario could also be used in other state capitals.
Electric vehicle sales could comprise 50% of new car purchases by 2030, and 100% by 2040, a new report for the Australian Government says.
German authorities have detained Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler in connection with the diesel emissions scandal. A Volkswagen spokesman confirmed to the BBC that Stadler is being held.
Norton Motor Group has been awarded the master dealer of the year title by Ford Australia.
Shell Canada has opened the country's first retail hydrogen fuel station in Vancouver, British Columbia. General manager of Shell Hydrogen, Oliver Bishop says it's the first of its kind in the country and is the result of joint stakeholder involvement.
Cairns used car finance broker Colin Hulbert has been permanently banned from all credit activity.
Bridgestone Australia and New Zealand managing director Andrew Moffatt is set to retire. He will leave the post in September, with Stephen Roche named as his successor.
Tesla plans a free mobile servicing scheme to improve the appeal of its electric vehicles (EVs) outside of Australia’s capital cities.
Some car dealers from the Caribbean island of Antigua are urging its government to review the importation of used cars that are more than five-years-old.
Daimler has been ordered by the German transport ministry to recall hundreds of thousands of vehicles. According to Reuters, Daimler has been told 774,000 Mercedes-Benzes contained emissions-defeating software devices in European diesel-powered vehicles.
