The luxury car tax will be making a second appearance in the Senate this week where the Federal Government will try to convince key Senators to pass the bill.
The tax was recently knocked back after Senator Steve Fielding voted with the Coalition to reject the increasing tax on luxury vehicles from 25 percent to [...]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is contemplating whether to extend the recent recalls of the Honda Accord after receiving more complaints.
The US agency posted on its website recently that it has received 15 complaints involving a failure of the ignition park-shift interlock system in the 200-2003 Honda Accord.
Five complaints consisted of the car’s key [...]

SsangYong Motors Australasia will transfer the Australian distribution rights for SsangYong motor vehicles and parts to Sime Darby. An official date has not yet been set though it is expected to be before the end of next month.
Currently SsangYong is distributed by SsangYong Motors Australasia and its principals Russell Burling and Vince Barbagallo. Russell Burling [...]

Plans to build the world’s cheapest car have been officially suspended due to unrelenting protests, India’s Tata Group has announced.
The company which is now looking for new sites for its factory had hoped to market the four door Nano for 100, 000 rupees ($A2, 665) a unit by October.
Thousands of protesters have been demonstrating [...]

Australian motorists are getting ripped off with petrol prices falling nowhere near as much as the oil industry´s self-declared benchmark the Singapore Mogas, according to data released by the NRMA.
The NRMA believes prices across the nation should be around seven cents per litre cheaper. In the last two months the price of Singapore Mogas has [...]

VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, is calling on Governments to take scooters seriously.
High petrol prices, record inflation and the economic slowdown have forced many Australians to re-evaluate their finances. As a result, many motorists, in particular commuters, are considering alternatives to the car. VACC Executive Director, David Purchase says scooters are now [...]

This week your Autopeople interface has been refreshed with a new, simple and user-friendly look and feel. All the old features remain, and some exciting new features have been added.

New Look: We’ve simplified the functions to make them more user-friendly
Control Panel: A new landing [...]

In an attempt to tackle rising fuel prices head-on, GM Holden is offering to cap the price of fuel at 99 cents per litre for all new Holden customers.
Private customers who buy and take delivery of any new Holden before 31 October will be offered a 99 cents fuel cap on 91 RON petrol [...]

Euro NCAP has announced it will launch a new rating system in 2009 in light of a recent crash test scores to address the concern of pedestrian rating.
Euro NCAP released the results for five cars in five different vehicle classes: the Daihatsu Cuore, Hyundai i30, Lancia Delta, Renault Koleos and the Mercedes Benz - [...]

Ford Motor’s Fiesta has done everything except make a subtle entrance into the market. The new ECOnetic model is making waves across the globe; but it will not be making an appearance in the United States.
The sporty compact that has five seats, offers a navigation system and gets 65 miles to the gallon, around [...]