Sonny Bill Williams is named as an ambassador for BMW in New Zealand - and receives his own luxury vehicle.

Tesla, the car company once beloved by consumers, has slipped in rankings and been labelled one of the least reliable car companies in the US.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.

COMMENT: A transport revolution is looming, how can cities prepare for the best possible outcome?

Two drivers were airlifted to hospital after the first of two crashes at the Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally yesterday. Auckland

People using Park and Ride have been pinged for more than $1 million in fines in the past five years.

Tauranga residents depend on their cars more and are less likely to take public transport than any other city in the country. Coupled

Thousands of cars on New Zealand roads could fail Warrant of Fitness checks because of faulty or disabled airbags.

Australian car dealers are charging excessive prices for one of the last ever Ford Falcon V8 sedans, 100 of which were distributed in NZ, after the car giant ended production.

Watch NZH Focus: Government website crashes as process to contact Kiwi car owners under way in "largest recall in history".

Up to 300,000 NZ cars are being recalled due to faulty airbags, Cuba Batons down the hatches in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, NZ Olympic medalists have their medical data leaked by Russia and Nigel no-mates finds an unlikely partner in a concrete statue.

Ask and you shall receive: Elon Musk implored his employees boost sales to raise capital for the production of the Model 3. They've delivered.

Almost 700 Christchurch drivers have been given warnings for illegally driving or planning to drive for Uber.

World Car-Free Day comes to Tauranga with surprising results. Made with funding from NZ on Air

More than 700 Volkswagen vehicles in New Zealand effected by last year's emissions scandal have been fixed.

It's a good time to be in the luxury car business, with record growth expected this year.

The new Holden Colorado launch took place (appropriately) at Colorado Place, Avondale

The first official trial of autonomous vehicles is set to hit New Zealand roads in November.

A police crackdown on taxi and Uber drivers last weekend saw 129 people given infringement notices and 18 drivers forbidden to operate.

Some of the safest cars in the year's AA Used Car Safety Ratings can be snapped up for less than $10,000.

No one can escape Sunday chores, such as cleaning the car - unless perhaps you're the Prime Minister's son.

Should the first autonomous cars have a steering wheels and pedals, or not?

The Tesla Model S sedan is now the third-fastest car in the world, the luxury electric automaker announces.

COMMENT: You actually don't need to be that attentive to drive safely.

Can personalised number plates become a mainstream product? Or will they remain the preserve of show-off extroverts?

The $3 million price tag is intimidating enough, but that's not the only reason you'll never own the latest supercar from Lamborghini.

Colonial Motor Company posted a record profit of $19.2m as the new vehicle industry hit its highest level of sales.

Ford says its vision of a driverless Uber is only five years away.

COMMENT: We ought to remember the "magic" hits the market long before they live up to their promise.

An crash in China has raises fresh questions about new car autopilots.