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Americans too fat for small cars: report

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...

Application boom for Beijing vehicle registration plates

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...

Nothing wrong with runaway 2002 Ford Explorer: Ford, police

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 suspends sales, production of eight recalled models

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.

Peskett’s Ponderings: Veyron or Nano – which is better?

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...

Car Advice Conundrum #5

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...

Car Advice Conundrum #3

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...

Car Advice Conundrum #2

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.