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The Holden VF Commodore has been awarded a five-star ANCAP safety rating, earning praise from the independent local crash-tester for its wide range of driver assist technologies and global safety focus. The all-new Commodore scored 35.
The 2013 Chevrolet Traverse has been released in the US with a raft of new safety equipment, headlined by the industry's first front centre airbag. Designed to provide additional restraint to drivers and front passengers in far-side impact...
The Subaru Forester has become the first vehicle to score top marks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) small overlap front crash test. The new Subaru Forester was the only one of 13 'Small SUVs' tested by the US-based...
Volkswagen is recalling around 91,000 cars in Japan due to potential problems with the company's dual-clutch (DSG) automatic gearboxes, less than two months after more than 384,000 cars were recalled in China for a similar issue.
Around 5000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Commander models have been recalled in Australia for a fault relating to the SUVs' transmission. The Jeep Grand Cherokee (pictured top) and Jeep Commander (pictured below) models affected were built...
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has praised the Holden Malibu for achieving a five-star safety rating but has expressed disappointment at a four-star result for the family-oriented Fiat Freemont.
The Renault Captur could have been safer for rear passengers, a Renault executive has admitted, had curtain airbags been fitted to the car. The controversial decision to make full-length curtain airbags unavailable in the Renault Captur...
A total of 47 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 models have been recalled locally due to a fault with the cars' exhaust systems. According to the official recall notice published on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...
More than 40,000 Nissan Navara utes have been recalled in Australia over a defect relating to the vehicles' towbars. Nissan has identified the attachment points on two of the Nissan Australia genuine accessory towbars fitted to Navara RX...
A number of 2013 Nissan Altima sedans have been recalled in the US after spare tyres were found to be incorrectly inflated. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Nissan North America is recalling 123,308...
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recommended car makers limit in-car distractions related to electronic communications, entertainment and navigation devices due to an increased crash risk.
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 242 cars in Australia over a potential fault with the vehicles' fuel filter that could result in fire. Affecting 240 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class roadsters and two S-Class sedans built between April and July 2011, the...
The Queensland Government has passed tough new anti-hoon laws that will see repeat offenders' cars crushed or sold. Passed last night, the country's toughest anti-hooning penalties will place drivers who commit two serious hooning...
Melbourne talk-back radio host Neil Mitchell is offering young drivers the chance to improve their skills behind the wheel with the help of Mercedes-Benz. Mitchell and his 3AW radio station are presenting a competition to get a limited number...
The Volkswagen Golf Mk7 has been awarded the maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating ahead of its local launch this week. The new Volkswagen Golf scored 35.92 points out of 37 in ANCAP's assessment, making it one of the highest-rated small...
Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher has again signed up to the team at Mercedes-Benz, this time to help with vehicle development and as a brand ambassador.