Just when you thought the Toyota Prius was the greenest five-seater petrol-engined car available in Australia, along comes the new generation Prius to overtake it.

The new Prius, arriving July, has shaved 17 grams off its CO2 emissions. This makes it the only other petrol-engined car in Europe - next to sister car, the iQ - [...]

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It seems that it’s not just the US automotive giants that are doing it tough: European automakers are reportedly going cap in hand to the European Union, begging for handouts.

However, where the US auto industry is battling for its very survival, the situation of the Europeans is far less dire (Jaguar and Land Rover [...]

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Ford Australia has announced today its Geelong Engine Plant, which currently produces Ford Australia’s brilliant in-line six-cylinder engine is to continue production post-2010. In a further unexpected twist, it will now be engineered for Euro IV compatibility.

Ford Australia is to invest $21 million in plant and equipment, and additional engineering investment to bring the I6 [...]

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