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High price for Bond car wrecks
Even Aston Martin wrecks fetched above-estimate prices at a UK auction Bond car sold - mouse nest included An Aston Martin…
Ford to shut Aussie plants
Ford will cease its manufacturing operations in Australia by October 2016 with the loss of 1200 jobs, which could have a…
End of the road for Holden VE
As the last of the Holden VE Commodores rolled off the production line at the company's South Australia plant, preparation…
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First US vegetarian school popular with students
In America's battle against rising obesity rates…
Brazilians pay high price for new cars
Cars roll endlessly off the assembly lines of the industry's biggest carmakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands…
BMW 7 Series: Style tweaks so subtle in Seven
Say what you will about the BMW 7-series, but it's certainly not a car for showing off in. For a start, the 5-series now…
Honda: All new NSX to be built in US
Honda's new version of its Acura NSX sports car will be produced at a new plant inside one of the carmaker's former facilities…
HSV takes extra grunt to the max
Just the exhaust soundtrack would be enough to rock the foundations. But jump on the accelerator of the new HSV and there…
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Mini Paceman: it's the Mini Major
They call the Mini Paceman a 'sports activity coupe'. The difference between a sports utility vehicle…
Motorsport: Family fun the classic way
Todd Forsyth must have shares in a fuel company to run this much-modified 1974 MGBGT, spotted racing at Pukekohe one recent…
Ford Ecosport: Look out, it's all go in Goa
As I drive into a junction in a busy street in Goa, India, a bus is heading towards my front passenger door, a locally made…
Liz Dobson: Dangers of Indian takeout
At car launches the driving instructions you're usually given before you head off in the vehicles are to stick to the correct…
The Good Oil: It's all about me
It's official: Lamborghini have given up even pretending that their customers care about anything other…
Head turners over the ages
And so the editor has commissioned me to write a story about "the flashest cars ever made". That's a broad canvas. What…
Car Buyers' Guide: Space needed in a small package
The dilemma: We have a 2001 Renault Scenic which needs to be replaced this year. The Scenic - the Corolla of France but…
Matt Greenop: Crossover SUVs all about going out and doing stuff
As a family 'wagon' the crossover allows some big bonuses Remember way, way back when people still bought station wagons?…
Nissan flourishes despite riots
Nissan's fiscal fourth quarter profit jumped 46 per cent on stronger sales and a favourable exchange rate that offset declines…
Mercs prove their collectibility
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Two striking SL Mercedes-Benz roadsters at Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic Auction this week caught the…
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Car dealer fined over 'shill bidding'
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An online car dealer that placed thousands of fake bids on more than 500 of its own auctions has been…
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General Motors shares above IPO price
Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Saturday, closing above their initial public offering price of…
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Pukekohe's grand stand
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Among its many fans Pukekohe Park Raceway can list some of the world's greatest racing-car drivers and…
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