Afghanistan's first 'supercar', the Mada 9. Video / Zabihullah via Twitter

Auto giants predict a sales boom, but their hometown is still struggling.

Measures to stop boy-racers from cruising and doing burnouts brought an 18 per cent drop in street-racing offences last year.

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Holidaymakers faced huge traffic jams north and south yesterday as they tried to leave Auckland.The Northern Gateway toll road and the Kopu Bridge entry to Coromandel Peninsula were jammed as thousands deserted the city.