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The Glockster tips all-Brawn front row
Motorsport

The Glockster tips all-Brawn front row

... and he's not alone in believing the former Honda team will dominate.

Ford recalls all nat-atmo Territory SUVs
Industry

Ford recalls all nat-atmo Territory SUVs

A brake hose problem has led Ford Australia to voluntarily recall all non-turbocharged MkI Territory models ...

No-shows at Tokyo
Events

No-shows at Tokyo

International automakers are staying home and tucking in early, leaving Japan to dance by itself in October...

School project: F-Cell Roadster
News

School project: F-Cell Roadster

Benz students build a fuel cell roadster with an old-school bent.

Cayenne GTS gets a $46K designer makeover
News

Cayenne GTS gets a $46K designer makeover

Limited run Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 is coming to Oz.

BUZZ: 2011 Yaris Hybrid?
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BUZZ: 2011 Yaris Hybrid?

The weapon Toyota needs to defeat the new, popular, and cheaper Honda Insight hybrid may not be the mighty Prius, but a smaller sword.

Toyota City in ruins
Industry

Toyota City in ruins

Inhabitants of Toyota's home town struggle for work as automotive boom is replaced with economic gloom.

Toyota halves production, shuts manufacturing plants
Industry

Toyota halves production, shuts manufacturing plants

Expecting its first official operating loss in six decades, the automotive superpower has slashed production in Japan and America.

Motor sport shows its generous side
Motorsport

Motor sport shows its generous side

V8 Racers put in a big effort for the Victorian bushfire and North Queensland flood appeals.

Swapsies for Subaru in WRC
Motorsport

Swapsies for Subaru in WRC

ProDrive bring the Impreza back from the brink - and Gronholm out of retirement - for the next round of the World Rally Championship.

Clipsal fast facts
Motorsport

Clipsal fast facts

All you ever wanted or needed to know about the first race of the V8 Supercar season.

Another F1 shake-up
Motorsport

Another F1 shake-up

The FIA has changed the Formula 1 rules - again.

Porsche breaks a two-decade drought at Sebring
Motorsport

Porsche breaks a two-decade drought at Sebring

A Penske RS Spyder has taken line honours at the Sebring 12-hour, breaking a 20 year drought for Porsche, and an eight-year winning streak for Audi.

Big cuts for BMW fat cats
Industry

Big cuts for BMW fat cats

The Bavarian carmaker is feeling the economic pinch, and warn employees that job and salary cuts are on the horison.

Meltdown in Motown
Industry

Meltdown in Motown

It was once the engine room of America and the car-building capital of the world. Now Detroit is in danger of stalling ... permanently. How did it come to this and what will become of the Big Three?

Audi's bum steer
News

Audi's bum steer

EXCLUSIVE: Audi Q5 steering failures point the rings in the wrong direction... Wheels News Editor Sean Poppitt reports.

Toodles, Todt
Motorsport

Toodles, Todt

Jean Todt has announced his retirement from Ferrari. But will the CEO actually retire, or is the world of F1 waiting for his return?

Spyker owner shot in the street
News

Spyker owner shot in the street

Alexander Antonov has been seriously hurt in an alleged assassination attempt outside his home in Moscow.

Penny pinching
Industry

Penny pinching

Opel dealers may top up GM's empty piggy-bank to keep the wheels rolling.

Chery on top
Industry

Chery on top

When Ford puts the last remaining piece of the Premier Automotive Group pie up for auction, it may find Chery is the flavour of choice.

GM passes on billion dollar loan
Industry

GM passes on billion dollar loan

Cost reduction and cuts across the board allow GM to hold its debt-ridden head up high.

Nissan staff 'OK to moonlight'
Industry

Nissan staff 'OK to moonlight'

More signs of belt-tightening in Japan, with Nissan employees given the green light to moonlight while the company is quiet. Peter Nunn reports from Tokyo.

2009 Geneva Motor Show
Events

2009 Geneva Motor Show

The 79th Geneva Autosalon sees the return of the supercar, while the safe green concepts get a performance overhaul.

Bagged, not tagged
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Bagged, not tagged

Toyota has released images and details of a new, production-ready rear seat centre airbag.