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Car repair giant AMA Group may have a discovery fight on its hands in its lawsuit against former boss Andrew Hopkins for allegedly defrauding the company of $3 million.
Toyota could owe close to $2 billion in compensation to 260,000 car owners after a judge found that diesel filters installed in its Hilux, Fortuner and Prado models were defective and that the cars were sold for more than they were worth.
The plaintiff in a class action against Volkswagen over allegedly deadly Takata airbags has told an appeals court his case was misunderstood by the trial judge, who found he failed to prove that cars fitted with the airbags were not of acceptable quality.
Mitsubishi has denied class action allegations that it made misleading fuel efficiency representations on labels affixed to the windshields of over 70,000 Triton Utes, and says it can't be sued under the Australian Consumer Law because the labels were required by law.
An appeal in a class action over Ford's alleged defective Powershift transmission could blow out by a week, with the applicant filing a cross appeal in a case that comes down to three provisions of the Australian Consumer law given little or no attention by the Full Court.
The law firm behind a consumer class action against Suncorp subsidiary AAI over add-on car insurance says notices to group members should not be sent until the case is ready for trial and the "information asymmetry" is corrected.
Australian Mercedes-Benz dealers behind a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker's decision to move to a fixed-price agency model allege the car maker engaged Deloitte as a consultant so it could "spin" its real reasons for making the change.
A judge has rejected an "audacious" attempt by McMillan Shakespeare to recoup a surplus of funds left over after a $9.5 million class action settlement was distributed to registered group members.
Ford has challenged its loss in a class action over its allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions, arguing group members who have had their cars repaired are not entitled to damages.
US car giant Ford Motor has copped a $53,000 penalty for allegedly misleading consumers about the performance features of its pricey Mustang Mach 1 sports car.