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Holden’s owner, General Motors, is facing a class action over alleged defects.

Holden faces class action over alleged transmission defects

Law firm Maurice Blackburn alleges Holden’s parent company, General Motors, sold cars with faulty transmissions.

  • Tung Nguyen

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Electric vehicles, particularly from China, have flooded the market.

Can carmakers survive the ‘made in China’ crisis?

Chinese manufacturers and electrification have taken the world of cars by storm, and the heavyweights of the past are struggling to catch up.

  • Liam Denning
Tesla is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, in a shift in strategy that will see it take more of a hie United States.
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Tesla cuts China car prices amid trade war

Tesla is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, in a shift in strategy that will see it take more of a hie United States.

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic says the NRF corporation has requested a $300 million draw-down from the government.

Albanese’s $15b tech fund gets ready to write first cheques

Two years after it was first legislated to beef up Australia’s competitiveness in technology and manufacturing, the National Reconstruction Fund is about to make its first investments.

  • David Swan

‘I want to be the biggest brand in the country’: The next gen of Aussie shoemakers

Australia’s footwear manufacturing industry is all but gone, but a small group of passionate craftspeople are keeping the art of shoe-making alive.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Then opposition leader Anthony Albanese visits the Brisbane factory of Tritium in April 2022, during the election campaign.

Why Australia hasn’t lived up to its green manufacturing hype – yet

The Albanese government’s vision for green manufacturing is yet to be made reality, but there is more to the hype than mere words.

  • Mike Foley
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Trump’s dream of grand bargains with dictators such as Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin is already worrying US allies.

Xi Jinping has no plan B as the mood in China darkens

China’s economic mess is weighing heavily on Australia and the rest of the world. Added to Beijing’s concerns is the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Akubra chief executive Natalie Culina withe iconic slouch hats made for the Australian Defence Force.

‘The highest standard’: A touch of luxury for the Australian Army

Under new owners Andrew and Nicola Forrest, hatmaker Akubra will continue to produce slouch hats.

  • Damien Woolnough
The $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia fund is being developed to support local industries like lithium processing, seen here at the Pilbara Minerals mine in Western Australia.

Super funds keen to invest in Australian-made scheme as gas fight flares

Big investors with deep pockets have backed the government’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia scheme, but a political brawl could stall its development.

  • Mike Foley
Rechargeable battery technology is in everything from electric vehicles to mobile phones.

Twice the grunt or half the weight – Australia’s plans to build a better battery

Double the energy for the same size is the goal for the next generation of rechargeable batteries. Batteries that Australia hopes to make at home.

  • Mike Foley

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