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Obesity is the number one factor discouraging Americans from buying smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, according to a report by AOL Autos. Manufacturers have apparently being trying to get American motorists into smaller vehicles, but according to a...
It has taken just one day for prospective new vehicle owners in Beijing to apply for almost one quarter of the city’s entire 2011 quota. On January 1 – the first day Beijing residents could apply to have the right to purchase a vehicle in 20...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the US has received more than 60 complaints about unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles after they have been serviced as a part of their recalls. The NHTSA’s David Strickland sai...
Ford Australia has found nothing wrong with the Ford Explorer that went on an uncontrolled high-speed dash along Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway last December. The 22-year-old driver, Chase Weir, feared for his life when his 2002-model SUV reportedl...
Toyota US has suspended sales of eight models while it finds a solution to the sticking accelerator problem that last week forced it to recall 2.3 million vehicles. It will also stop production of the vehicles for the week beginning February 1.
The owner of a US-specification 2007 Toyota Avalon has reportedly experienced sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) in his vehicle which was not fitted with a floor mat. The Safety Report blog reported that on December 29, the New Jersey man’s To...
Here’s a curly one for ya. We keep hearing about the Tata Nano being the car that’s going to revolutionise the automotive industry worldwide. The Model-T for our generation. It’s the car that will mobilise the masses and get people w...
Yesterday our conundrum asked for the meaning of the Monaro's legendary name. The answer of course was 'B', high plateau or 'high plain'. Today's question: The USA’s now infamous Ford Explorer tyre failure saga resulted in how many recorde...
Yesterday’s answer: C Today’s question (answer in Moday's edition, enjoy your weekend): During their historic nineteen-year production reign (1908-27), how many Model-T Fords were made? a) 1.5 million b) 15 million c) 150 million Ma...
Yesterday’s answer: A Today’s question: After seeing a motorist trying in vain to wipe falling snow from his windscreen, Mary Anderson invented the Windscreen Wiper in what year? a) 1923 b) 1913 c) 1903 Matt.