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Top Gear presenter James May has been left "very emotional" after being awarded an honorary degree.
Full Story...'Problems in system' delaying demerit points
The controversial new road traffic act and points demerit system has been postponed yet again.
Full Story...Honda will start selling an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid in 2012 in the US and Japan to catch up on the race to produce "green" cars.
Full Story...Teen abandoned by father after row on freeway
A German man who abandoned his 14-year-old son on an autobahn 450km from home after an argument said he did it to teach the boy a lesson.
Full Story...SA's roads are dangerous - why not go back to school?
South Africa is third-worst in global statistics for road deaths - a sobering enough thought - but the SA Committee for Active Road Safety has now revealed even worse figures - perhaps you should do an advanced driving course?
Full Story...Llovesick llamas llovers' lleaps lleave autobahn in chaos
A male llama who wanted a llittle llove chased the target of his amoratiousness on to a busy German autobahn and police had to go in to rescue her.
Full Story...GM gives 'confidence' warranty on Volt battery
General Motors is given an unusually long warranty on the 200kg battery pack that powers is new Volt electric car.
Full Story...Nearly 200 000 drivers in the UK have collectively been fined the equivalent of R92-million in the past year after being caught by Smart cars fitted with video cameras.
Full Story...Italian drivers are renowned for their cavalier attitude to the rules of the road but, with one of the highest death tolls in Europe, the authorities have decided something needs to be done.
Full Story...Five years is a long time during which absolutely anything could happen so Chevrolet UK has introduced what is claimed to be the best warranty and service package yet.
Full Story...It seems poor road maintenance is a problem worldwide, even in First World countries - and the cost to drivers adds up to astonishing totals.
Full Story...Rolls-Royce production is sold out until at least September 2010 and, if you want a Phantom sedan, your name will go down on the list for November.
Full Story...MG Winter Rally scheduled for Sunday
THE MG Winter Rally, part of the SA Regularity Rally Association's Firestone Legendary Drives series, takes place next Sunday (July 11) in Gauteng, and incorporates a round of the Total Blind Navigators Rally Championship.
Full Story...The new Jaguar XJ, due for launch in South Africa next month, has shot to the top of the UK sales charts in its first month of sales there.
Full Story...Snake on the run ties up city traffic
Russians watched in astonishment as a two-metre python slithered into a stationary car stuck, like them, in a city traffic jam.
Full Story...Commuters cash in after coin truck crashes
A truck carrying the equivalent of nearly R20-million in euro coins was pillaged by road users after it overturned in Italy.
Full Story...Lexus starts recall to replaced flawed valve springs
Toyota has started recalling more than 90 000 Lexus and Crown vehicles in Japan to correct potentially defective engines - the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.
Full Story...If you want a reliable used car, buy a Japanese one, suggests new research covering 50 000 vehicles, of 32 makes, aged three to 10 years old.
Full Story...22% of drivers still fail to buckle-up - survey
Amazing how stupid people can be! A UK report says as many as 22 percent of car drivers and passengers don't bother to buckle-up.
Full Story...Toyota began producing Europe's first full hybrid vehicle at its car factory in Burnaston, central England, the Japanese company announced.
Full Story...No, it hasn't been vandalised; this brand new Audi A1 was specially painted like this for a charity auction - and wait till you see what it fetched!
Full Story...Nissan boss tells all on Nissan pay package
Nissan's chief executive Carlos Ghosn has disclosed the size of his pay package to a shareholders' meeting. Guess how much...
Full Story...Toyota's president Akio Toyoda bowed deeply and apologised to shareholders on today for the trouble caused by widespread global recalls of the company's vehicles.
Full Story...Japan's biggest automakers are still struggling to deal with strikes at component suppliers all over China that are halting production at their Chinese joint ventures.
Full Story...Hyundai launches five-year roadside assistance plan
Hyundai South Africa has launched its own roadside assistance programme - and it will cover its customers for the full term of its five-year or 150 000km factory warranty.
Full Story...Flipped drunk driver cracked a frostie in the wreckage
A drunk driver trapped after in his overturned car cracked open another can of beer while he waited for emergency crews to rescue him.
Full Story...Volvo is recalling nearly 30 000 cars worldwide to correct a fault with the gear shift that could make it difficult for drivers to change gears.
Full Story...Angry worker goes berserk at Mazda Japan plant
A disgruntled worker at an auto factory in Japan drove over people on Tuesday, killing one and injuring 10.
Full Story...20% of drivers keep quiet about 'hit-'n-runs'
As many as 20 percent of drivers would not own up if they damaged a parked car, according to a UK survey, and even then it would depend on what car they hit.
Full Story...Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has replaced the injured Mike Conway for the Iowa 250 on June 20.
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