The long and winding road to save Portland
After a year of negotiations to try to save its Portland smelter, Alcoa was taking no risks at the final hour.
Manufacturing
Smelter’s survival hangs on power deal
The owner of Victoria’s Portland aluminium smelter said a rescue deal was only made possible by a combination of cheaper energy prices and hefty government subsidies.
Jobs saved as Portland smelter gets its lifeline
Updated | The future of Victoria’s Portland aluminium smelter has been secured, saving 500 jobs and bringing an end to looming fears the facility would be axed.
Car dealer system broken
A long-awaited report suggests car manufacturers could be subject to a media bargaining code-style arrangement if they fail to resolve disputes.
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Govt rejects $25 million SPC request
THE federal government insists a profitable company such as Coca-Cola Amatil has more than enough cash to assist SPC Ardmona.
‘Un-Australian not to help SPC’
FIRST it was Holden. Now it’s SPC. The Abbott Government is under pressure to throw a $25 million lifeline to the struggling food processor.
Porsche’s electric car built in 1898
WHILE many believe electric cars to be a new invention, Porsche has revealed that the first car made by its founder was indeed electric.
Toyota top selling car for 2nd year
TOYOTA remained the top-selling automaker for a second year in a row, beating U.S. rival General Motors by some 270,000 vehicles in 2013.
‘The union is at war with Toyota’
THE manufacturing workers’ union is making it “extraordinarily difficult” for Toyota to continue producing cars in Australia, claims Treasurer Joe Hockey.
Ford global boss warns Australia
EXCLUSIVE: Ford’s global boss has warned the Australian economy will suffer “in the long term” with the loss of its auto manufacturing sector.
Cadillac coming to Australia
ELVIS Presley used to sing about them, but Australians could soon discover what the fuss over Cadillac cars is all about.
Meet the man who closed Holden
THE head of General Motors international operations has come clean on Holden’s shutdown, saying no amount of money could have saved the company.
Toyota vows ‘no more boring cars’
TOYOTA promises to stop building boring cars as it unveiled a sports car designed to appeal to the Fast And The Furious generation.
US to unveil more muscle mobiles
AS the motor capital of the world gears up for the first international car show of the year, the big US brands have their feet on the gas pedal.
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