Ford Researches Possible Next-Generation Safety Belt Technology
2nd January, 2008
One of Ford’s possible next-generation safety belts incorporates a four-point “belt and suspenders” design in lieu of the familiar three-point safety belt, while a second possible future safety belt incorporates an air bag directly into the belt itself ..... more

Tatra Dakar Rally Support For Bowler Land Rover Nemesis
3rd January, 2008
Czech Republic truck manufacturer Tatra a.s. is set to investigate the potential market for factory-built international rally-raid and rally assistance FIA category T4 and T5 vehicles ..... more

KTM X-Bow To Make Autosport Show Debut
3rd January, 2008
The lightweight, high-performance X-Bow marks motorcycle manufacturer KTM’s groundbreaking move into the four-wheeled market and will be presented to UK driving enthusiasts for the first time ..... more

Organisers Cancel 2008 Dakar Rally
6th January, 2008
After numerous exchanges with the French government - in particular the Ministry for Foreign Affairs - and based on their firm recommendations, the organisers of the Dakar have taken the decision to cancel the 2008 rally ..... more

Glass Roof For Ford Mustang
6th January, 2008
North American Ford Mustang enthusiasts have yet another choice, with a segment-first factory-installed fixed glass roof available in early (northern) summer of 2008 ..... more

Fiat Add A New Ritmo To Australian Line-Up
6th January, 2008
The all new model will sit above the slow-selling Fiat Punto range providing the Italian car maker with a model in the increasingly important small car sector ..... more

Aston Martin Racing reveals Vantage GT2
6th January, 2008
Known as the Vantage GT2, Aston Martin's new car is based on the V8 engined Vantage road car. The new car will mean Aston Martin is the only manufacturer to offer cars in every GT racing category ..... more

BMW Debuts A Pair Of Twin Turbos In Queensland
7th January, 2008
BMW is in the position of being able to shower the Brisbane Motor Show with not one but two twin turbo debutants ..... more

Ford Looks To Tata For Cash
7th January, 2008
Ford is committed to focused negotiations at a more detailed level with Tata Motors concerning the potential sale of the combined Jaguar Land Rover business ..... more

Peugeot 308 Hatch For Melbourne Motor Show
9th January, 2008
Peugeot's new 308 hatch will be one of the attractions of this year's Melbourne Motor Show from 29th February to 10th March at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre ..... more

Record Result For Rolls-Royce
10th January, 2008
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars saw sales in 2007 increase by 25 per cent, compared to 2006, with retail sales of 1,010 cars worldwide ..... more

Land Rover's Hat Trick
10th January, 2008
Land Rover has achieved its third successive record sales year with 226,395 cars sold around the world in 2007. That's an increase of 17.6% on the previous year ..... more

Skoda Superb: More Details Emerging
10th January, 2008
Additional details on the all-new Škoda Superb are emerging. Offering generous interior space and a striking new look, the 2008 Superb looks set to shake up the upper medium segment ..... more

Citroen Launches New Diesel C4 At Brisbane Motor Show
11th January, 2008
Citroen will add another diesel model to its Australian line-up, at the Brisbane Motor Show, with the launch of the Citroën C4 HDi 2.0 litre automatic ..... more

Record V8 Sales Ensures 12 in a Row for Commodore
11th January, 2008
GM Holden has finished 2007 with Australia’s best selling car for the 12th consecutive year, helped by record sales of V8 models ..... more

Updated Mazda RX-8 For 2008
14th January, 2008
Launched in 2003, the Mazda RX-8 hit the global market with the unique rotary engine still in place as its power source ..... more

S-Pack For Audi TT
14th January, 2008
Audi is taking the wraps off a new sports car – the Audi TTS, the top of the TT model line ..... more

Kia Shows All-New Borrego V8 In Detroit
14th January, 2008
Kia Motors Corporation, from South Korea, has announced the world debut of the all-new Borrego SUV (to be known as "Mohave" in some markets) at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, further bolstering its ever growing product line-up ..... more

Mitsubishi Concept Coupe Showing In Detroit
14th January, 2008
Mitsubishi Concept-RA is a sport coupe concept that fuses a passion for dynamic, exciting driving with a heightened sensitivity for the environment thanks to a clean, efficient drivetrain. The concept is powered by a new high-output, high-efficiency clean diesel engine and Twin Clutch SST automated manual transmission, driving Mitsubishi Motors' advanced S-AWC vehicle dynamics control system ..... more

Buick Riviera: GM's Chinese Concept Car
16th January, 2008
Engineered to accommodate a new hybrid system that will go into production this year at Shanghai GM (SGM), GM's joint venture with SAIC, the Riviera features several technological and manufacturing advances ..... more

Cadillac Provoq Fuel Cell Concept Delivers Clean, Petrol-Free Performance
17th January, 2008
Cadillac unveils a new vision for the future of luxury transportation with the innovative Provoq fuel cell concept – a hydrogen fuel cell crossover vehicle that continues GM’s commitment to displace petrol through advanced technology ..... more

HX Concept Provides Vision Of An Open-Air Hummer
17th January, 2008
With its unmistakable Hummer design and a compact, go-anywhere driving ethic, the Hummer HX concept challenges the hierarchy of the trail. Hummer is displaying the nimble, reconfigurable off-roader at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show ..... more

9-4X BioPower Crossover Concept Signals Saab Product Expansion
17th January, 2008
The Saab 9-4X BioPower Concept, displayed at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, confirms Saab’s plans to enter the growing crossover segment with a dynamic, driver-focused vehicle inspired by Scandinavian design values and respect for our environment ..... more

Smart Road Trip from Los Angeles to Detroit
22nd January, 2008
The two Smart Fortwo CDIs were very impressive with only 3.9 l/100 km and even the luxurious turbo-diesel E 320 CDI BLUETEC consumed an average of only 5.8 l/100 km ..... more

BMW Reveals V8 M3 Convertible
22nd January, 2008
Undeterred by last year's criticism by America's Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) of the new BMW 3-Series convertible's poor rating in rear-end crash testing, the company has released details of their new M3 convertible ..... more

Coming Soon: More Than One Billion Vehicles on the Roads
22nd January, 2008
The global vehicle numbers for passenger cars and commercial vehicles is expected to exceed one billion units through 2010 ..... more

Mercedes-Benz announces the CLS 350 designo Edition
22nd January, 2008
Now available in Mercedes-Benz showrooms, these beautifully appointed CLS-Class coupés come equipped with superbly crafted and unique features from Mercedes-Benz’s designo customisation facility in Germany, taking the stunning coupé design of the CLS to a new level ..... more

New Suzuki Offers Maximum Muscle with Minimum Consumption
22nd January, 2008
The Grand Vitara turbo-diesel will pack a full complement of safety equipment, including ESP with traction control, six airbags and ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution and brake assist ..... more

New Honda Accord To Make Its Australian Debut In Melbourne
24th January, 2008
The 8th generation Honda Accord range will make its Australian debut at The Melbourne Motor Show this year ..... more

E-Vade To Make Melbourne Motor Show Debut
24th January, 2008
A new Australian sports car will make its world debut at the Melbourne Motor Show when the wraps come off the Melbourne-built E-Vade ..... more

New Mazda 2 Three-Door Hatchback For Geneva Motor Show
25th January, 2008
For the first time ever, a Mazda 2 three-door hatchback joins the Mazda model range ..... more

Solar Champions Whisper Into Melbourne Motor Show
25th January, 2008
Aurora Vehicle Association will highlight 20 years of progress in solar car design by displaying its latest solar racer beside its original 1987 model ..... more

VACC Hosts Historic 100 Mile Race
25th January, 2008
VACC is to sponsor the 80th anniversary of the 1928 Australian race, as part of the Phillip Island Classic (7th-9th March, 2008) ..... more

Volkswagen's New 4 Door Coupe, The Passat CC
25th January, 2008
Volkswagen is opening the year 2008 with the world premiere of the Passat CC. Its identifying characteristics: coupé design, yet with four doors; impressive comfort, yet pure dynamics; sporty interior, yet space without compromises ..... more

GM: 77 Years At The Top
25th January, 2008
General Motors sold 9,369,524 cars and trucks around the world in 2007, an increase of 3 per cent over the 2006 result, according to preliminary sales figures. In doing so, the company is the world's largest manufacturer of motor vehicles for the 77th consecutive year ..... more

The Elvis Festival in Parkes, NSW
25th January, 2008
In a quest to determine why nobody, repeat nobody, ever impersonates a motoring journalist, I travelled to Parkes NSW to witness and road test, as best I could, an event which takes over an entire country town for a weekend each year, as it (Parkes) hosts an event known as the "Elvis Festival" ..... more

Fifty Years of the Chevrolet Impala
27th January, 2008
An iconic nameplate of America’s automotive market for half a century, Chevrolet’s venerable Impala celebrates its golden anniversary in 2008 ..... more

Bentley sets new global sales record in 2007
27th January, 2008
With retail sales of 10,014 units worldwide, Bentley has completed the best year in its history. Overall volume grew by 7% ..... more

SEAT – 16 million-strong and counting…
28th January, 2008
On 25th January, 2008, Spanish car maker SEAT notched up another massive milestone as its 16 millionth unit rolled off the production line at the firm’s modern Martorell plant, near Barcelona ..... more

Nissan Dualis: Two Cars In One
28th January, 2008
The two cars in one approach means Dualis merges the look of a contemporary hatch with SUV-style wheel arches, an elevated ride height and purposeful stance. Dualis has an easy-going yet assertive style. It is no aggressive SUV ..... more

TMI Pacific Announces New Mahindra Dealer Sites
30th January, 2008
TMI Pacific, the distributor of the Mahindra Pik-Up utility from India, has started 2008 with an announcement of an additional four new dealers and seven new dealer sites across the Queensland and Victoria markets ..... more

Mitsubishi Prototype-S Concept For Geneva Motor Show
30th January, 2008
Distinguished by the inverted-slant nose with trapezoidal grille front fascia that marks Mitsubishi Motors new design identity and with wide-and-low proportions that leave no doubt as to the concept underlying its design, Prototype-S uses exterior lines to craft a shape that is powerful and sporty even by European standards, echoing the acclaimed 2005 Concept-Sportback show car ..... more

Audi Set For Melbourne Motor Show
31st January, 2008
Audi will be in full force at the Melbourne Motor Show this year, revealing the high-performance TTS and RS6 Avant as well as the all-new A4 range ..... more

Kia Motors Extends Major Commitment To Australian Open
31st January, 2008
Kia Motors Corporation has extended its multi-million dollar sponsorship of the Australian Open tennis tournament as the major sponsor until 2013 in a new deal which includes broadcasting the tournament to fans at public locations in China as well as Australia ..... more

Ford To Invest Over R1.5 Billion For South African Export Programme
31st January, 2008
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has announced plans to invest more than R 1.5 billion to expand operations for the production of Ford's next-generation compact pick-up truck and Puma diesel engine ..... more

Peugeot 207 No. 1 In Europe
31st January, 2008
In its first full year on sale, the Peugeot 207 has become the number one best selling car in Europe ..... more

Skoda Superb – More Than New Design
31st January, 2008
The new Škoda Superb successor to Škoda Auto's existing flagship that will premiere at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show offers new design elements, smart technological solutions and new engines ..... more