Turners Auctions' chief executive Graham Roberts said it had been a tough used car market in Japan even before the earthquake shut manufacturers down.

Global supplies of cars, parts and even paint could start running out in weeks

The first images of the new hatchback Holden Cruze have been released, the car designed in Australia for sale both locally and around the world.

Every so often an incident proves we're more than lemmings

The CX-9'S arrival marks a U-turn by Mazda NZ execs, who'd resisted this large soft-roader when it first launched internationally back in 2007.

Cate Foster gets an earful as she spins her training wheels at Meremere.