Ministers have begun drafting laws that will govern autonomous vehicles (AVs) on Australian roads. The National Transport Commission has announced national laws will be in place by 2020, ensuring a "legal entity" is responsible for the actions of AVs.
Thieves can no longer scrap stolen cars for cash in Victoria from May 30.
Viva Energy's Vanessa Kearney and Actco Pickering's Jill Walsh have won the inaugural Woman Manufacturer of the Year awards.
Tesla has 20 superchargers in Australia and plans to add 18 more during the next 18 months. Supercharger expansion plans for Australia have been announced as part of a global roll-out. About 10,000 superchargers worldwide are said to be coming soon, mainly in Europe, China and the US.
Automotive giant Daimler is under pressure to fix diesel-powered vans that don't meet emissions requirements. The company has been given a June deadline by German authorities to submit a plan on how to tackle the problem, Associated Press reports.
Consumer Protection is cracking down on Western Australia's unlicensed car dealers. The watchdog has brought down three brothers Ali, Hussein and Mustafa Yas who were selling close to 300 vehicles from their backyard since 2016.
A further 1.1 million vehicles have been added to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's mandatory Takata recall. The ACCC has published the list which includes 10 additional manufacturer brands whose vehicles had not been announced under the voluntary recall program.
Carsales' customer do-it-yourself AutoAds campaign has won a top advertising industry award.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published a series of new recalls for Suzuki, Mazda, Kia, Ford and Mercedes-Benz.
Singleton Ford in the Hunter Valley is luring motorsport fans into the showroom with a SuperCheap Auto liveried Mustang.
