A modern take on the iconic Moke will hit local roads in 2014 with the help of an entrepreneurial Australian company. The ‘Classic Moke’ is the result of a collaboration between Melbourne-based Moke International, Chinese car ...
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Volvo has developed a method of storing energy in car body panels that could make conventional hybrid and electric vehicle batteries a thing of the past. The three-and-a-half year project –funded by the European Union and comprising ...
The Honda Insight and CR-Z could be dropped in Europe due to slow sales in the market, according to the latest reports. Said to occur ahead of the arrival of the pair’s next-generation replacements, speculatively slated for ...
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Luxury Italian sports car maker Maserati said it has already booked around 22,500 new car orders so far this year, with demand led by the new $250,000 Quattroporte sedan and boosted by its newest model, the Ghibli. The Quattroporte has ...
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Former Morgan Motor Company managing director Charles Morgan, is to appeal his removal as the head of the niche automaker that bears his family name. Originally ousted in March subsequent to a decision by shareholders, Morgan, who is also ...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen is preparing a three billion euro ($4.3 billion) capital increase that would give Chinese firm Dongfeng Motor Corp and the French government matching stakes in the ailing car maker. French Government officials are in ...
US consumers have indicated they would be more interested in using a car with an autonomous driving system developed by a tech company than a traditional car maker. In a study conducted by US advisory firm KPMG, drivers from Los Angeles, ...
The new Nissan X-Trail, Pathfinder Hybrid and Pulsar SSS sedan have been confirmed for Australian showrooms in the second quarter of 2014 as the Japanese car maker continues the renewal and diversification of its local line-up. Nissan has ...
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Up to 100 workers at Toyota Australia’s Altona manufacturing plant will be made redundant next month as the local car maker reacts to a drop in export orders. Toyota Australia says reduced demand from export markets has made it ...
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The sporty Hyundai Accent SR hatch has joined the local division’s updated city-car line-up. Previewed by a concept at last year’s Sydney motor show, the new Accent SR is unique to the Australian market and becomes the third ...
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Ford has revealed a fully autonomous parking system that allows drivers to reverse park their car from outside the vehicle. Currently employed in a Focus prototype, Ford’s Fully Assisted Parking Aid utilises the car maker’s ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 5 Value & Features 4 The existing Aston Martin V12 Vantage is my favourite model to emerge from the British concern, more of a personal ...
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The first images and details of the Mazda 3 Hybrid have been released ahead of the fuel-efficient small car’s Japanese launch next month. Specifics of the Mazda 3 Hybrid’s petrol-electric powertrain – which has been ...
A Los Angeles jury has found Toyota was not to blame for a fatal accident in 2009 in which a 66-year-old woman’s Camry sped out of control and crashed into a tree. The jury ruled there was no defect in Noriko Uno’s 2006 Toyota ...
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Europe's biggest car maker Volkswagen group is expected to renew the car sales record in the fourth quarter of 2013. Volkswagen said on Friday, in the third quarter of 2013 the public brand cars and light commercial vehicles worldwide sales ...
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