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New Toyota Yaris Makes It Three Generations Of Five-Star Safety

New Toyota Yaris Makes It Three Generations Of Five-Star Safety

By gaining the top five-star rating for all-round safety performance, new Yaris becomes the third generation of Toyota's supermini to pass through Euro NCAP independent crash testing with flying colours. ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Ranger Raises The Bar On Safety

All-New Ford Ranger Raises The Bar On Safety

The all-new global Ford Ranger is setting new standards in safety with a comprehensive suite of class-leading features, such as the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and side curtain airbags. ... Continue reading

Free Alloy Wheels With Black Myvi SXI

Free Alloy Wheels With Black Myvi SXI

Perodua are pleased to introduce an exciting new offer available exclusively to customers purchasing a new Ebony Black Myvi SXI before the end of 2011. ... Continue reading

Honda Insight Drives Home the Importance of Road Safety

Honda Insight Drives Home the Importance of Road Safety

Community-based not for profit organisation, Road Trauma Support Services Victoria (RTSSV) is now proudly driving a Honda Insight Hybrid, on loan from The Honda Foundation. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet to Go Big Time with Small Cars at 2011 SEMA Trade Show +VIDEO

Chevrolet to Go Big Time with Small Cars at 2011 SEMA Trade Show +VIDEO

LAS VEGAS - October 26, 2011: Chevrolet's small cars will have a big presence at the 2011 SEMA Show, with tricked-out Sonics and Cruzes showing off the personalization possibilities for a new generation of performance enthusiasts. Most of the show cars wear conceptual Z-Spec styling enhancements, which are being evalua ... Continue reading

Motor Trend Declares Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Its 2012 Sport/Utility of the Year +VIDEO

Motor Trend Declares Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Its 2012 Sport/Utility of the Year +VIDEO

EL SEGUNDO, CA - Motor Trend announced today that the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque as its 2012 Sport/Utility of the Year. "We don't envy any designer tasked with making an SUV sexy and sophisticated, but Land Rover has nailed it with the Evoque. The all-new Evoque is a radical departure from Land Rover's more traditio ... Continue reading

All-New 2012 Kia Rio Sedan Starts at Under $13,500 +VIDEO

All-New 2012 Kia Rio Sedan Starts at Under $13,500 +VIDEO

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 -- Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) today announced pricing for the all-new 2012 Rio sedan beginning at $13,400(3) MSRP, while the Rio A/T starts at $14,500(4). Â The top-of-the-line SX trim starts at $17,500(4) and offers an abundance of upscale features, including standard metal pedals, ... Continue reading

Mazda TAKERI 'Next Generation Sedan' to Debut at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

Mazda TAKERI 'Next Generation Sedan' to Debut at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

Mazda's Takeri will be alongside the new Mazda CX-5 SUV also features full array of SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the global premiere of the Mazda TAKERI next-generation midsize sedan concept car at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show. Mazda will also hold the Japan debut of the ... Continue reading

Breakthrough Labor Agreement Between GM and UAW Makes American Small Car Production Possible +VIDEO

Breakthrough Labor Agreement Between GM and UAW Makes American Small Car Production Possible +VIDEO

DETROIT - Oct 25, 2011: With the economy teetering and gas prices still high, sub-compacts or small cars, like the Ford Fiesta and the Honda Fit are becoming increasingly popular. But historically, due to small profit margins, these cars have had to be manufactured overseas. Now with a half billion dollar plant renovat ... Continue reading

Mazda to Introduce Clean Diesel CX-5 Crossover SUV in Japan - First in Market

Mazda to Introduce Clean Diesel CX-5 Crossover SUV in Japan - First in Market

HIROSHIMA - October 25, 2011: Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation will progressively introduce clean diesel vehicles to the Japanese market, beginning with the new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV in spring 2012. The vehicles will be powered by Mazda's next-generation 2.2-liter clean diesel engine. The breakthrough 'SKYACTIV-D ... Continue reading

A Winter Vacation with the New Porsche 911

A Winter Vacation with the New Porsche 911

This winter, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, will again be offering an extensive range of attractive driver safety training courses and exclusive excursions. All sports car enthusiasts will have the opportunity to test the new Porsche 911 first-hand in extreme conditions. From South African coastal roads to the ... Continue reading

"Safety and Mobility for All", Renault's New Educational Programme

"Safety and Mobility for All", Renault's New Educational Programme

Over the past ten years, Renault's educational programme "Safety for All" has raised awareness on road safety among 12 million young people in 35 countries. ... Continue reading

Volvo Ocean Race Game Starts on October 29

Volvo Ocean Race Game Starts on October 29

The winner of the 2011-12 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race Game, which enables online players to race a virtual Volvo Open 70 around the world following the course of the actual race, will drive away in a brand new Volvo XC60 car. ... Continue reading

The Michelin Primacy 3: Safety to the Power of 3

The Michelin Primacy 3: Safety to the Power of 3

Michelin is launching its new Primacy 3 car tyre, which will be available in the UK and Europe from February 2012. The tyre is set to open a whole new era in road safety. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Announces Entry into South America

Rolls-Royce Announces Entry into South America

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that it will enter the South American market for the first time in the company's history. Rolls-Royce is working with future dealers in Brazil and Chile and the company's CEO, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, is currently visiting the region to meet these future dealers as well as customers ... Continue reading

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