Although Mazda hasn’t yet experienced any of the unintended acceleration complaints recently experienced at Toyota, the manufacturer has today announced that it will install a brake override system on all future models as a precautionary step.
Toyota recently announced it will install the system on all its models from 2011 onward following two recent safety recalls [...]

Speaking to press last year, Hyundai America CEO John Krafcik confirmed that the Korean carmaker will introduce a new coupe in 2011 as a successor to the Tiburon. New spy photos this week of a Hyundai prototype show that development is well underway.
While camouflaged, the blacked-out A pillars and hump-backed roofline of the Veloster concept [...]

The US government has received new complaints that bring to 34 the alleged number of deaths in Toyota vehicles due to sudden acceleration since 2000, according to government data posted on Monday.
The government has received complaints during the past three weeks alleging 13 deaths. The deaths allegedly tied to this problem happened in nine crashes [...]

The starting price for Australia’s first green car is $36,990.
That’s the showroom tag for the Toyota Camry hybrid, which finally hits the road today. The hybrid is being pitched as the flagship in the Camry range, from the way it looks to a cabin that is claimed to set a new standard for quietness [...]

The Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R has taken out first place in the Overlander 4WD of the Year Awards.
Mitsubishi’s Triton took the prize because of its then newly introduced ‘Super Select’ 4WD system, effectively a full-time 4WD system that gives the driver the option of using high-range 2WD.
The new ML model, at least in GLX-R spec as [...]

Now could be the time to buy a second-hand car, ute or van.
As businesses take delivery this year of new cars bought under the Government’s business tax break which ended in December, a flood of trade-in vehicles is expected to hit the market, driving prices down. David Scognamiglio, boss of vedaauto.com which monitors automotive [...]

The VACC has become one of the major sponsors of this year’s International Truck, Trailer and Equipment Show (ITTES).
The event will be at the Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale, on March 18-20.
As a platinum sponsor, VACC branding will be displayed on all official ITTES promotional material and VACC will host a stand in the Grand Pavilion.
“VACC [...]

The boom times are back, and it’s showing at the top end of the car market.
There’s a two-year waiting list of 60 buyers for the $580,00 Ferrari F458 Italia, and luxury brands BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi also had strong sales months. But its just not the high end of the car market seeing good [...]

The FCAI, has welcomed a report from the National Transport Commission (NTC) that highlights the improvement in emissions from new vehicles.
“The report confirms the industry is ahead of schedule in meeting the existing target of 222 grams of CO2/kilometre by 2010,” FCAI Andrew McKellar says.
“The industry has achieved a 12 per cent reduction in emissions [...]

The final five are here today, completing the top 10 who will compete to succeed the Ford Falcon G6E as the winner of Australia’s most prestigious annual car contest.
These cars are more everyday than last week’s exotics, which were led by the Nissan GT-R and Toyota Prius, but each has a strong case, from the [...]