Toyota agreed to use a car-phone connectivity system championed by Ford in a front to keep Apple and Google from dominating control of dashboards.

Tesla Motors Inc. hit the low end of its latest target to deliver at least 50,000 vehicles for the year.

It seemed during the Volkswagen emissions scandal that the company might go under, but markets are beginning to realize the damage was overestimated.

Motorists and most aspiring vehicle owners are expected to benefit from an increasingly competitive car business, diving petrol prices and falling levies.

An electric BMW has won the New Zealand Car of the Year this year.

Western Australia has had more than its fair share of rags-to-riches stories.

Competition in motor vehicle lending is driving down the cost of cars.

Volkswagen is closing on regulatory approval for a series of low-cost fixes to 8.5 million rigged diesel vehicles in Europe.

The $7 billion boost to Germany's economy by refugees will offset the fallout from VW scandal.

There is a race taking place between some of the big names of car making - Japan's Toyota and Honda and their Asian neighbour Hyundai - and a smaller camp led by the tech visionary Elon Musk.

New CEO's surprising message for employees at embattled carmaker.

Work to create rules for putting self-driving vehicles into practical use is kicking into high gear as progress continues on the development of such vehicles.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges says his officials are working with local government and key business leaders to support the uptake of electric vehicles.

Entrepreneur and businesswoman Mimi Gilmour was named as brand ambassador for Jaguar New Zealand last week at an intimate party.

The first thing I Googled from the driver's seat of this $142,000 Tesla Model S P90D was a plea: "turn off tesla."

Australians have expressed fear that Volkswagen may turn to dumping their dirty diesels Down Under, but New Zealanders needn't worry, motor heads say.

In late 2013, Toyota issued a stark warning to unions.

Germany is particularly important to our tourism sector, as our second-largest visitor market in Europe, says Mark Lister.

A new class of vehicle, dubbed the "autocycle" is being targeted at speed-heads and environmentalists.

A nationwide series of charging stations for electric vehicles such as the Tesla Model S would boost their acceptability and popularity, writes Juha Saarinen.

When it came to buying a car, it was the fuel economy of a new Ford Kuga that clinched the deal for Bruce Campbell.

New car registration numbers are at a record high but the rate of growth is slowing.

Business appears to be slow at the Mercedes-Benz showroom in the Jing'an district of Shanghai.

Volkswagen is on track to capture the worldwide sales crown three years ahead of its target.

Toshiba's CEO and two other top executives resigned after presiding over a US$1.2 billion accounting scandal. Well and good, but when do we see some criminal indictments?

New Zealand sales of new vehicles declined in May, ending 41 months of increases, as demand for commercial vehicles fell.

The Government wants to speed up the slow uptake of electric vehicles but won't be offering any large financial incentives.

Toyota is recalling more than 26,000 New Zealand vehicles over a possible airbag fault.

NZME's website Driven has matched the Autotrader audience after just a month in market.

Toyota forecasts profit will surpass last year's record and says it plans to buy back shares as the carmaker resumes its global expansion amid rising sales in the United States and China.