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RacerViews looking ahead to a great 2019…

Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019
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We may have missed Christmas and the New Year but we hoped you had a great holiday period and we are looking forward to the new racing season as much as you are. Looking back, 2018 was a big year for us. We took on the services of Paul Foster who came to photograph the […]

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A look at the Women’s World Car of the Year 2017 winners

Posted on December 2, 2017
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WOMEN’S WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR 2017 WINNERS: SUPREME WINNER – Hyundai Ioniq This was a clear winner. All three models in the range were considered and treated as one car for voting purposes – the Ioniq EV, Ioniq Hybrid and PHEV Plug-in Hybrid. Runner-up was the Mazda CX-5. The Ioniq also won the Green […]

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Why the end of auto manufacturing won’t be as apocalyptic as previous mass layoffs

Posted on October 21, 2017November 18, 2019
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Why the end of auto manufacturing won’t be as apocalyptic as previous mass layoffs Darryn Snell, RMIT University and Victor Gekara, RMIT University With the last Holden car plant set to close on Friday, there seems to be agreement that the future for auto workers is, at best, dim. After all, a study of a […]

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The economic black hole at the heart of the shift to electric vehicles

Posted on October 19, 2017August 31, 2020
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The economic black hole at the heart of the shift to electric vehicles Jason/Flickr, CC BY-NC John Bryson, University of Birmingham and Tasos Kitsos, University of Birmingham The ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 is perhaps the most significant policy announcement made by the UK government in […]

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End of the Ecclestone era gives F1 hope of a turbo-charged future

Posted on February 9, 2017May 20, 2018
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Paolo Aversa, City, University of London Bernie Ecclestone’s removal from the head of Formula 1 is almost hard to believe. Despite a rollercoaster life, a costly bribery trial, and a triple coronary bypass, the 86-year-old F1 supremo has never showed any sign of relinquishing his dominion over the sport. It is, after all, an industry […]

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The US used foreign investment to develop a new car industry, a lesson Australia hasn’t learned

Posted on October 8, 2016January 5, 2020
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Timothy Minchin, La Trobe University In Australia, car makers have come to be seen by many as more of a cost than a benefit, a failing industry that was too reliant on government handouts. But in the United States, many state governments have attracted foreign investment that has provided ongoing economic security. Now the end […]

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Opinion: Everything to love a Production Car night race in Queensland

Posted on July 31, 2016January 6, 2018
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The Australian Production Car Championship night race at Queensland Raceway is always one I look forward to.  It is a recipe that really bats above its average – a dark Queensland Raceway, Production Cars – exciting yes, but there is an atmosphere that makes this race great Production Car Night racing. There are always issues […]

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Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry

Posted on September 30, 2015December 2, 2020
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Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry W Rocky Newman, Miami University Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn paid the price of losing his job after last week’s revelation that software designed to circumvent emission testing was installed on as many as 500,000 “clean diesel” vehicles sold in the US and as many as 11 […]

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Volkswagen crisis: brand that invented modern advertising is dented

Posted on September 29, 2015August 8, 2018
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Volkswagen crisis: brand that invented modern advertising is dented Chris Muir, Edinburgh Napier University I’ve always assumed it was simple for companies to realise that the most important asset they have is trust. Without it, there’s not a lot you can do to build a sustainable business. That Volkswagen appears to have forgotten this unshakeable […]

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Volkswagen CEO has fallen on his sword – but is it the death of diesel?

Posted on September 28, 2015January 6, 2018
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Volkswagen CEO has fallen on his sword – but is it the death of diesel? Justin O’Brien, Royal Holloway; Sigrun M Wagner, Royal Holloway, and Stephanos Anastasiadis, Royal Holloway Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn bowed to mounting pressure for his resignation as a result of the US diesel reporting revelations scandal. Others may follow his exit […]

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