How Some Carmakers Are Making The EV Transition Easier
Some global carmakers are using ICE cars to make the road to EVs a little easier. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the car-making world. Throw in widespread semi-conductor shortages and supply chain interruptions and you can imagine the turmoil. It’s felt like an avalanches for some car-makers. But a bigger industry change is […]
How Volvo Is Showing The Way In Australia
“Volvo” might be synonymous with safety and Sweden but there’s a third association you might not be aware of: Made in Australia. Big news this month. Volvo Group Australia confirmed it will start making all-electric trucks in its Wacol factory in Queensland – Australia’s largest vehicle manufacturing facility – from 2027. Their announcement comes only […]
Warrior wins: Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior by Premcar named Best Ute Off-Road
The Australian-developed Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior by Premcar has been named Best Ute Off-Road: Best Four-Cylinder in the inaugural CarExpert Ute Of The Year Awards, out-performing its competitors in a series of grueling, real-world testing scenarios. Described as “Australia’s most comprehensive awards testing”, the CarExpert judges put seven vehicles to the test in the Best […]
Does Local Flavour Make Australia’s New Cars More Attractive?
In France it’s called Terroir. In other parts it’s called locally sourced flavour. In the Australian new-car market, buyers are calling for more of it. Australia’s new-vehicle development community is busy. Oz might not be a big-scale new-car assembler these days, but there are many skilled Australians behind large sections of the new cars […]
Football Legend Shows Australia’s Car Industry What It Should Be Doing
Mick O’Loughlin’s path from an Adelaide backyard to the top of Australian football is inspiring. It also confirms exactly what Australia needs to do to become a full-scale car-making nation again. It appears I pressed a button. Premcar’s article about how Australia has every advantage to become a full-scale car-making nation again sparked some responses. […]
Is This How Australia Becomes a Full-Scale Car-Maker Again?
Some say Australia’s full-scale car-making days are gone. But situations, facts and figures at the moment paint a different image of what’s possible. And it could be big. January 2023 has been a tough month for the UK’s car industry. Britishvolt, a startup which aimed to establish a major electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in […]
Australia’s 2022 new-car sales figures reveal 3 important stories
The numbers are in and they’re up. But there’s more to them than meets the eye, especially if you’re one of Australia’s official new-vehicle importers. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), Australia’s car industry peak body, published our country’s official 2022 new-vehicle sales data this month. The figures reveal some good stories. Total new-vehicle […]
CAD, VR, AI and… Plasticine?
Automakers rely on cutting-edge technologies to create today’s cars. They also rely on the past. There’s one place inside a major carmaker you’re unlikely to see and that’s the working areas of its design studios. They’re secure facilities. The reason you won’t get inside is the need for secrecy. Carmaking is competitive. It’s also time-consuming. […]
Here’s What Happened With These Predictions From 2019
Back in 2019 PwC Research predicted choppy financial waters for the automotive industry. The pandemic that followed might have rolled this crystal ball in a different direction, but the recommendations it made to carmakers tell a different story. There’s a four-letter word used every day inside global carmakers: CASE. For the auto industry, CASE […]
Gratitude For Things We Hope To Never Use
Here’s something all of us should do this month before heading away on holidays. Don’t worry, it’ll only take a second. If you’re driving off on a road-trip this summer, you’re probably busy with the usual pre-departure stuff; things like checking tyre pressures, making sure you’ve packed everything, and setting reminders to drop the dog […]