All the spin from Indy 500
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A treat in store in Melbourne
MILANESE designer Luisa Beccaria’s has opened her first Australian store in South Yarra.
Commodore to get green makeover
AUSTRALIA’S enduring Holden Commodore will get a green makeover thanks a $40 million taxpayer grant.
Rolls-Royce plans $4bn engine takeover
ROLLS-Royce is gearing up to make its biggest acquisition after entering negotiations to buy a German engine maker for $4.1 billion.
Taxpayers’ $35m didn’t help Camry
TOYOTA’S locally built Hybrid Camry has flunked its first year, selling thousands fewer than expected
Troubled Ford seeks fresh Territory
THE new chief gave no commitments about the carmaker’s Melbourne plant.
A car is reborn
A TASMANIAN devotee helped save Saab from going under. Now the revived brand is exporting to Australia for the first time in two years.
10 questions – Craig Lowndes
Racing driver Craig Lowndes, 36, on winning Bathurst, switching from Ford to Holden and what he learned from his mentor, Peter Brock.
Renault hires Droga in Oz push
RENAULT plans to revitalise its sales in Australia this year after a management overhaul and appointment of a new advertising agency.
Top dollar driving sales to all-time high
NEW car sales are tipped to reach an all-time high in Australia this year
Taking pedestrian safety to braking point
VOLVO must have thought everyone would welcome its pedestrian avoidance system.
Webber too slow for duo’s EH Holden
HERE we all are at the Jack Brabham theatre and auditorium in the global headquarters of Prestige Motoring.
Lotus blossoms
ESPRIT, Eterne, Elite – the luxury carmaker has plans for one new car every six months.
Nano’s a no-no as image goes up in flames
INDIANS aren’t rushing to buy the cars, partly because they explode.
The ute is still you-beaut
AT the height of the global financial crisis in the US, something unusual was happening at motor dealerships.
Get the show on the road
Larrikins and fast cars can make for great TV – and Top Gear is just one in a crowded field.
Safety comes to its sensors
THE latest technology can read the road and stop a car automatically to prevent a collision.
Piece of the auction
A NEW online retailer is selling premium wines at half price, but the bargains might not last after its marketing campaign starts.
All roads lead to China for green cars
THE car industry is stripping back its approach at the Paris Motor Show after two years of running on empty thanks to the global financial crisis.
Takeover vehicles
INDIA’S Anand Mahindra wants his brand to be as familiar as Toyota or Hyundai.
$73m for Toyota as hybrids stall
TOYOTA Australia will receive $73 million in federal and state taxpayer-funded assistance.
Recall as Ferraris too hot to handle
FERRARI has recalled all versions of its model 458 Italia sports car produced before July this year, after four of them caught fire.
Top Gear dismay as The Stig unmasked
THE opaque visor of one of Britain’s most famous helmets has been lifted, with the identity of The Stig revealed.
Owner’s manual
FANCY a nice, new Chevrolet Corvette? Well don’t just sit there, get yourself to Michigan and start putting one together.
Park life
VINTAGE cars and a garden-party atmosphere make the Salon Prive the highlight of the English summer calendar.
Jaguar leaps into the future
The British marque has gone up-market and landed on its feet
Test driver dies in supercar crash
THE chief test driver for Japanese auto giant Toyota was killed in a head-on road crash in Germany while driving a prototype supercar.
GE Capital delivers on earnings vow
GE Capital Australia has shrunk its balance sheet and delivered on a promise to more than double cash earnings in calender 2009.
Battery-swap system to lead charge for electric cars
THE first commercial trial of a battery-swapping system for electric cars that will be coming to Australia within 18 months is under way in Japan.
AMGs dance to classic track
Mercedes has picked a great way of showing off its E63 and C63 sedans
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