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Mobile Phone ‘Simplicity’ Proposed As Next Step For Safety By NHTSA

Mobile Phone ‘Simplicity’ Proposed As Next Step For Safety By NHTSA

America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has suggested mobile phone companies alter their ...

Dec 1, 2016 (1 day ago)
Subaru Impreza And Forester Recalled As Takata Airbag Program Continues

Subaru Forester And Impreza Recalled As Takata Airbag Program Continues

Subaru Australia has this week added another 34,000 cars to its lengthy list of vehicles caught up in the Takata ai...

Dec 1, 2016 (1 day ago)
Toyota HiAce Recalled For Automatic Shifter Valve Vulnerability

Toyota HiAce Recalled For Automatic Shifter Valve Vulnerability

Toyota has recalled its HiAce work van in Australia this week due to a potential problem with the automatic tr...

Dec 1, 2016 (1 day ago)
Recalls Announced for Volvo S60 and V60, Bentley Bentayga

Recalls Announced for Volvo S60 and V60, Bentley Bentayga

Two separate and unrelated recalls have been announced in Australian for the Volvo S60 and V60 range, and the Bentley Be...

Nov 28, 2016 (4 days ago)
Free Ride Ends For Diplomat Drivers In Canberra Due To Hundreds Of Unpaid Fines

Free Ride Ends For Diplomat Drivers In Canberra Due To Hundreds Of Unpaid Fines

For anyone who’s ever driven around Canberra, it’s common knowledge that diplomats have a ‘get out of ...

Nov 27, 2016 (5 days ago)
Kia Optima Recalled For Potential Driveshaft Damage

Kia Optima Recalled For Potential Driveshaft Damage

Kia has recalled its Optima mid-size sedan this week, due to a potential problem with the right-side driveshaf...

Nov 22, 2016 (10 days ago)
Jeep Wrangler Recalled For Safety Sensor Securement

Jeep Wrangler Recalled For Safety Sensor Securement

Jeep has issued a recall for its Wrangler 4WD in Australia this week, due to potential problem with a safety sensor. ...

Nov 18, 2016 (14 days ago)
Toyota HiAce Recalled For Rear Door Rectification

Toyota HiAce Recalled For Rear Door Rectification

Toyota has this week recalled its HiAce work van in Australia, due to a potential problem with the rear sliding doors. ...

Nov 17, 2016 (15 days ago)
Suzuki Vitara Diesel Recalled For Temperature Sensor Solution

Suzuki Vitara Diesel Recalled For Temperature Sensor Solution

Suzuki has this week issued a recall for its diesel-powered Vitara small SUV, due to a potential problem with a sensor. ...

Nov 15, 2016 (17 days ago)
Ford Will Steer You Away From Trouble With Next-Generation Safety Systems

Ford Will Steer You Away From Trouble With Next-Generation Safety Systems

Ford has previewed its next-generation safety system, demonstrating examples of technology that can ease parking ha...

Nov 8, 2016 (24 days ago)
Holden Astra Scores 5-Star ANCAP Safety Rating - Except Entry-Level Astra R

Holden Astra Scores 5-Star ANCAP Safety Rating - Except Entry-Level Astra R

The all-new Holden Astra, set to launch in Australia this month, will kick off its sales campaign with the backing of a ...

Nov 8, 2016 (24 days ago)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Recalled For Fuel Pump | Peugeot 4008 Recalled For CVT

Peugeot 4008 Recalled For CVT | Mercedes-Benz E-Class Recalled For Fuel Pump

Peugeot and Mercedes-Benz have both issued recalls this week for their 4008 and E-Class models respectively. For...

Nov 2, 2016 (30 days ago)
New L And P Plate Laws In New South Wales Sees Mobile Phones Banned

NSW - New L And P Plate Laws Sees Mobile Phones Banned

Young drivers ‘addicted’ to their mobile phones will have one month to kick the habit, as new laws will shor...

Nov 2, 2016 (1 month ago)
Toyota Responds To HiLux ‘Moose Test’ Instability

Toyota Responds To HiLux ‘Moose Test’ Instability

Jeremey Clarkson, no less, once said “thank goodness there’s a small Swedish publication that still does thi...

Oct 31, 2016 (1 month ago)
Ford Mondeo, Jaguar F-Pace, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Recalled For Separate Causes

Recalls For Ford Mondeo, Jaguar F-Pace, And Mercedes-Benz S-Class

The all-new Jaguar F-Pace SUV is up for its first recall just months after Australian launch - and it joins a bunch...

Oct 31, 2016 (1 month ago)
Takata Airbags - Toyota Adds 179,000 Vehicles To Recall List In Australia

Toyota Adds 179,000 Vehicles To Takata Airbag Recall List In Australia

The Takata airbag saga continues to sink its claws into the local automotive industry, with Toyota the latest to expand ...

Oct 26, 2016 (1 month ago)
Speed Enforcement Keeps Our Eyes Off The Road - University Of Western Australia

University Of Western Australia Study Finds Speed Enforcement Keeps Our Eyes Off The Road

Findings from a study released this week confirm what most in the motoring community already knew - that draconian enfor...

Oct 26, 2016 (1 month ago)
Mitsubishi ASX | Lancer | Outlander Recalled For CVT TLC

Mitsubishi ASX | Lancer | Outlander Recalled For CVT TLC

Mitsubishi has recalled a trio of models in Australia this week, due to a potential problem with the Constantly Variable...

Oct 26, 2016 (1 month ago)
2017 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series - Price And Features For Australia

Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series - 2017 Price And Features For Australia

Toyota has outlined a long list of changes to its LandCruiser 70 Series workhorse, targeting safety, engine performance ...

Oct 25, 2016 (1 month ago)
JLR Teams Up With Ford And Tata To Test Connected Vehicle Technology

JLR Teams Up With Ford And Tata To Test Connected Vehicle Technology

Jaguar Land Rover will join two other carmakers in a wide-reaching test of connected vehicle technologies, concentrating...

Oct 25, 2016 (1 month ago)
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