The Night Bricks Rained On Goulburn Street

AT 4AM on December 12, high winds tore a 15-metre section of wall from a Meriton-built apartment block in Surry Hills, causing hundreds of bricks to rain down over Goulburn Street. They crashed through a glass awning and smashed three parked cars.

Gmh Lands Pontiac Deal

GM HOLDEN'S Elizabeth assembly plant in South Australia has been thrown a lifeline by the company's sister division in the US, Pontiac, which has placed an order for an expected 30,000 to 50,000 Commodores a year. The SS-based cars will be badged as Pontiac G8s and deliveries could start in October.

New Cars Getting As Cheap As Chips

But they're also losing their value faster, writes Janet de Silva.

Car Makers Opposed To Europe's Plan For Lower Emissions

EUROPEAN car makers will be forced to cut carbon dioxide emissions in all new cars, under a proposal by the European Commission.

Lower Emissions Plan Fuels Anger

EUROPEAN car makers will be forced to cut carbon dioxide emissions in all new cars, under a proposal by the European Commission.

Imports Are Overtaking In Car Sales

ONLY two of the six locally made cars were on the top-10 sellers' list after the swing towards light and small cars gathered speed last month.

Judging Hilmer

Former Fairfax Media chief executive Fred Hilmer this week published a book about his stint at running the media company. The Age media editor Matthew Ricketson and two former editors-in-chief of The Age have their say.