Lexus has gone from beige to dynamic and now, it seems, to stroppy. Unveiled at the Beijing motor show this week, the new Lexus IS sports sedan is unashamedly aggressive, sharply styled and seemingly taking aim at helping customers keep mid-life crises at bay.
Volkswagen has dropped the royal warrant following last year’s dodgy diesel fiasco. And a few vehicles in the royal garage are likely to need some dieselgate remedies when the full scope of required repairs is agreed upon.
The new Mini is no longer all that ‘new’ with Britain’s Plant Oxford celebrating 15 years since the first car rolled off its production line. The larger Mini Hatch was built seven years after the BMW Group acquired the brand in 1994.
Toyota says all of its quake-damaged Japanese factories would be back to full production between May 6-14. The production lines halted by earthquakes earlier this month may be hit by parts supplies issues after May 14.
Japan has created a task force to prevent sneaky tricks being used by car makers to serve up false data to trusting customers - and regulatory bodies.
Europe’s car makers will call on trade minister Steven Ciobo when he visits the continent this week to scrap the 5% import tariff and the luxury car tax (LCT).
A self-driving syndicate of tech and car companies is pushing hard to get the world into autonomous robo-cars.
Tesla will open its first Australian stand alone store in the third quarter. The two-story retail facility will be on Martin Place in the Sydney CBD, housing display vehicles and a design studio.
China may have purchased more new cars than any other country, for six years in a row, but its dealers aren’t exactly on the winning end of the deal.
An incredibly rare Ferrari, worth £10m was stung with a parking fine of £120 in London’s swanky Kensington. The Ferrari 512M racecar was quickly parked so classic car dealer Fiskens could take photographs. And, true to form, the parking wardens swooped.