Motoring

Volkswagen is weighing whether to close factories in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history as it moves to deepen cost cuts amid rising competition from China's electric vehicle makers.

The radical proposal is needed to make the NSW road toll system fairer and more consistent, a report says.

Hertz, which has made a big push into electric vehicles in recent years, has decided it's time to cut back.

The final auction price is set to smash the current record for a vehicle number plate, auctioneers say.

Thousands of incidents have been recorded at Woolworths alone, in what's said to be a 50 per cent increase that's sparked calls for change.

The Monash University Accident Research Centre has released its Used Car Safety Ratings for 2023, ranking 518 models based on their performance in real-world crashes over a 34-year period.

A Seymour family left homeless by flooding has been threatened with a $385 bill because their grass is too long.

Daniel Ricciardo will make a shock return to Formula One at the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Albanese government is planning to give the uptake of electric cars a big push.

Motorists in most capital cities are paying way too much for the fuel, the driving group said.

CCTV captured the moment a man in a black hoodie pretended to fill up his own car, before walking over to Jenny Bradley's car, jumping in and driving away.

A lot of promises were made by both sides in the lead up to election day. Now that Labor will form government, here's what the state can expect.

The potentially deadly Japanese encephalitis virus has infected more Victorians than authorities have realised, new research has revealed.

On her fifth birthday, Rozalia Spadafora got everything she wished for, but she would never get the chance to play with her new toys. The five-year-old died after her mother took her to Canberra Hospital's emergency department with the flu.

A class action against Toyota is claiming compensation for alleged defects in several of Toyota's top-selling vehicles including the Hilux.

The NSW Police have launched an investigation into a fight between Brisbane players Payne Haas and Albert Kelly.

We have teamed up with drive.com.au to track petrol and diesel state-by-state to show you where it's cheapest, where it's most expensive, and where the trends are heading.

A majority of Australian households say soaring petrol prices are putting immense strain on budgets as analysts predict a worst-case scenario of $2.20 a litre.

A killer and rapist, who has been caught repeatedly breaching his parole, claims he deserves another shot at freedom.

Australia's Federal Court has found Mazda engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct to nine Australian consumers.

The New South Wales government is looking into an Opal-style fee system for Sydney's toll roads as the soaring cost of living turns drivers away.

Encompassing 877 hectares, Lang Lang features 44 kilometres of test tracks including sealed and unsealed roads, a 4WD course and a banked NASCAR-like oval.

Used car prices are going up as people turn to near-new purchases, with a supply chain "bottleneck" leading to months-long waits for new vehicles.

The Rolls-Royce 'Boat Tail' is the world's most expensive car ... only nobody knows what is actually costs.

Kia has recommended that until repairs have been made, all affected owners should not park their vehicle near any flammable structures or in enclosed areas like a garage.

Parking in Sydney's CBD is more expensive and more competitive than five similar-sized cities in the United States.

This model – just one of 12 ever made – is currently being sold by Mecum Auctions with an astonishing price guide of $7.31 million to $8.26 million.

Blistering heat. Driving rain. Thousands of dollars' worth of coffee and Gatorade. More than $7 million worth of vehicles and just as many opinions.

Tony Mokbel has been ordered to face a fresh trial on cocaine trafficking charges that were quashed by the Court of Appeal.

Motorists are being urged to shop around before filling up their car and to use E10 if possible to avoid the traditional price hike around Easter.

Two motorcyclists have been killed and one of their passengers is fighting for life after two separate horror smashes within hours on Queensland's roads.

Journalist Jessica Rowe has thanked a "fast thinking" school bus driver for helping to save her life after her car caught fire yesterday afternoon.

A Falcon for $200,000 and an ancient Holden taxi for $40,000 is proof of a booming market.

Police in the UK have confiscated a Lamborghini Aventador after it was alleged the driver hadn't paid any tax on the supercar. 

Rising AFL star Sydney Stack is "very distressed and very upset" at the prospect of spending Christmas in jail, his manager says.

Victoria has recorded its first active cases of COVID-19 in six weeks.

Jaguar Land Rover Australia is recalling almost 2000 luxury 4WD vehicles over a potentially deadly fault which can make it burst into flames, causing death.

A Cougar XR7 convertible used in Australian actor George Lazenby' s sole outing as super spy James Bond is up for auction.

Emergency services received a call for help after preliminary reports indicated a 12-year-old boy was hit by the vehicle on Gymea Bay Road in Gymea.

The e-tron and e-tron Sportback are Audi's first-ever all-electric vehicles and bring that same quality and construction you expect from the motoring giant.

This genuine 1973 XA GT RPO83 in "wild violet" is already attracting bids of $160,000 and may goes as high as half a million dollars.

A Minnesota man sold the 1957 Chevy pickup he drove for 44 years for US$75, the same price he paid decades ago.

Gears inside the transmission fluid pump could fail, causing a loss of power to the vehicles.

A good Samaritan is lucky to be alive after extinguishing a fierce blaze outside a Harley-Davidson store in Victoria yesterday.

One of just nine Defenders made for the Bond film Spectre will go under the hammer where it could fetch as much as half a million dollars.

From Kentucky to Arizona to upstate New York to California, the story is the same: The spread of the coronavirus has created a run of both guns and ammunition the likes of which hasn't been seen since the eve of the 2016 election.