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Name: Automotive Industries

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

What future for Australian car manufacturing?

On the assembly line at the Ford manufacturing plant in Broadmeadows (AAP)Can Australia have a sustainable car manufacturing industry?Can Australia have a sustainable car manufacturing industry?It's one of the questions being raised after automotive giant ... [Published Special Broadcasting Service - May 24 2013]

Entities: Australia, Manufacturing, Andrew McKellar, Automotive Industries

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 3 reports

SAIC Motor Co Ltd

New Automotive Vice President for CEVA America

Effective immediately Jim Barnett, previously Chief Operating Officer of CEVA’s joint venture with Anji Logistics in China, Anji-CEVA, has been appointed Vice President, Automotive sector for the Americas.Barnett (pictured) will be based in Detroit and ... [Published Automotive Supply Chain - May 24 2013]

Entities: Automotive Industries, Jim Barnett, SAIC Motor Co Ltd, Joint Venture, Logistics

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

ThyssenKrupp AG

Novelis and ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks Sign Cooperation Agreement for Development of Tailored Alum

Automotive Industries is not responsible for the content of external internet sitesNovelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, and ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks, the leading manufacturer of innovative, customized steel solutions for the ... [Published Automotive Industries - May 23 2013]

Entities: Novelis Inc, Aluminium, ThyssenKrupp AG

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Toyota Aurion

Explainer: car manufacturing a shrinking industry

Ford's announcement today has been a long time coming.The Australian car manufacturing sector has been under pressure for at least 20 years.$ Soaring production costs and a high Australian dollar have ultimately made it cheaper for most Australian consumers ... [Published ABC Online - May 23 2013]

Entities: Manufacturing, Toyota Aurion, Toyota Motor Corporation, Automotive Industries

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Manufacturing

It's time to put the break on corporate welfare

We have a moral obligation to assist displaced workers and communities, but corporate welfare for a favoured few - like Australia's car manufacturers - can not be justified, argues Simon Cowan.The shock announcement that Ford is set to close its Australian ... [Published ABC Online - May 23 2013]

Entities: Australia, Social Welfare, Manufacturing

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Choreo 5.0 - The Auto Industry's Most Advanced Scalable Cloud-Based Platform Worldwide

Automotive Industries is not responsible for the content of external internet sitesAirbiquity Sets All-New Industry Standard Launching the World's Largest Mobile Integration Solution on the MarketAirbiquity, Inc., a global leader in connected vehicle ... [Published Automotive Industries - May 23 2013]

Entities: Airbiquity, Automotive Industries, Smartphone, distraction, Telenor Connexion AB

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Automotive Industries

CHART OF THE DAY: The Horrible Fall In Sales Of Iconic Australian Cars Over The Past 10 Years

Ford announced yesterday it would shut down production of cars in Australia in October 2016, with the loss of around 1200 jobs.The iconic Ford Falcon will be retired.Many factors conspired to lead Ford to the decision, one of those being the falling demand ... [Published Business Insider Australia - May 23 2013]

Entities: Australia, Automotive Industries, Ford Falcon

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Indonesian Middle Class: Shop Till You Drop

When set foot back in the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Jakarta on Sunday afternoon two months ago, after spending a long holiday weekend out of town, I was shocked by the long jams along the roads in the area of the international airport. Vehicle actually runs ... [Published Bisnis - May 23 2013]

Entities: Indonesia, Jakarta, Automotive Industries, Gross Domestic Product

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Ford's Demise Puts Whole Industry At Risk

Ford today announced it will pack up local manufacturing operations in 2016, claiming the business case to keep making cars here simply doesn’t stack up. With Australian costs twice those in Europe and four times those in Asia, it’s not hard to see w ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 23 2013]

Entities: Jac Nasser, Automotive Industries, Toyota Hilux, Government of Victoria, Manufacturing

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

FCAI supports child ban on adult ATVs

In the wake of some front page press in major newspapers around the country, the FCAI has thrown its weight behind a raft of organisations calling for the banThe Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), Australia’s peak body for the automotive ... [Published Bikesales.com.au - May 21 2013]

Entities: Automotive Industries, Australian Medical Association, Federal

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Hurt boy joins quad bike-ban push

EIGHT-year-old Mason O'Keefe has backed the call for a ban on children using quad bikes, after severely injuring himself on one. Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten and NSW Nationals Senator John Williams have joined to push for bipartisan support ... [Published Adelaide Now - May 21 2013]

Entities: Denis Napthine, Automotive Industries, Bill Shorten, John Williams

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Toyota adds jobs

In a rare piece of good news for the local automotive manufacturing industry ToyotaThe news comes almost a year since Toyota cut 350 jobsBut there’s a catch - the jobs are only temporary, not full-time, and are linked to the on-going strength of the export ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 2013]

Entities: Toyota Motor Corporation, David Buttner, Manufacturing, Automotive Industries, Thailand

Quotes

"A lot of dollars have been spent in designing new cars so that's basically a big cost involved even before manufacturing. There's a lot of cost involving designing cars. So, if you can get involved in that particular area then a lot of innovation can happen. Obviously there is so much innovation happening in Australia that we can produce cost-effectively in the automotive industry and other sectors also. So, innovation can surely help keep the automotive industry in Australia."

What future for Australian car manufacturing? [Published Special Broadcasting Service - May 24 2013]

...opportunities for automakers and many other industries," said Thilo Koslowski, Vice President and Automotive Practice Leader at Gartner Inc. "Cloud computing-based solutions in particular will define new connected vehicle, connected driver and connected customer experiences that will advance automobiles into the ultimate mobile device platform."

Choreo 5.0 - The Auto Industry's Most Advanced Scalable Cloud-Based Platform Worldwide [Published Automotive Industries - May 23 2013]

Roland Harings, Vice President, Global Automotive for Novelis, comments that "tailored aluminum blanks extend the growing possibilities for advanced and economical lightweight solutions in vehicles. Material expertise with aluminum and know-how in tailoring of lightweight solutions are coming together in a unique way to provide this cost-effective technology on a global scale. Initial reaction from our customers has been very positive."

Novelis and ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks Sign Cooperation Agreement for Development of Tailored Alum [Published Automotive Industries - May 23 2013]

...consultancy firm, there are more than 16 shopping centers will be built this year in the Greater Jakarta area of 443,700 square kilometers. "Indonesia's middle class will continue to grow due to a growing economy. People purchasing power can be pumped" said Fauzi Ichsan, a senior economist of Standard Chartered Bank

Indonesian Middle Class: Shop Till You Drop [Published Bisnis - May 23 2013]

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New Automotive Vice President for CEVA America [Published Automotive Supply Chain - May 24 2013]
What future for Australian car manufacturing? [Published Special Broadcasting Service - May 24 2013]
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General Motors and BMW set to Deliver Keynote A... [Published Automotive Industries - May 23 2013]
CHART OF THE DAY: The Horrible Fall In Sales Of... [Published Business Insider Australia - May 23 2013]
Indonesian Middle Class: Shop Till You Drop [Published Bisnis - May 23 2013]
It's time to put the break on corporate welfare [Published ABC Online - May 23 2013]
Ford's Demise Puts Whole Industry At Risk [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 23 2013]
UPDATE: Ford to End Australia Car Manufacturing [Published Nasdaq - May 23 2013]
Explainer: car manufacturing a shrinking industry [Published ABC Online - May 23 2013]
FCAI supports child ban on adult ATVs [Published Bikesales.com.au - May 21 2013]
Hurt boy joins quad bike-ban push [Published Adelaide Now - May 21 2013]
Dealers warm to franchise laws review [Published GoAuto - May 21 2013]
Toyota adds jobs [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 2013]
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Cooperation Agreement between Automechanika and... [Published Automotive Industries - May 13 2013]
Chinese Automakers Quietly Build a Detroit Pres... [Published New York Times - May 13 2013]
Sustainability Benefits of Broad Polyolefin Add... [Published Automotive Industries - May 09 2013]

Blogs

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Chinese Firms Knocking on Detroit Doors: Auto B... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 14 2013] For years, American companies have relied on manufacturing practices that involve deeply-entrenched operations in China and other emerging economies. While the great exodus of manual labor was held at the detriment of American jobs, it opened the doors ...
Chinese Firms Knocking on Detroit Doors: Auto B... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 14 2013] For years, American companies have relied on manufacturing practices that involve deeply-entrenched operations in China and other emerging economies. While the great exodus of manual labor was held at the detriment of American jobs, it opened the doors ...
Official: Melbourne Motor Show cancelled, Sydne... [Published Autoblog - Mar 25 2013] Filed under: Etc. , Earnings/Financials , Australia Organizers have cancelled the Melbourne Motor Show in the face of declining attendance and lackluster support from automakers. Australia has already seen shows in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth ...

Press Releases

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Spring Into May With Vehicle Maintenance and Sa... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 01 2013]
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SYSPRO Automotive Expertise Subject of Article ... [Published Business Wire Retail News - Apr 05 2013]
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