New Zealand new vehicle sales rose to a 32-year high in August, with continued monthly gains signalling a new record is likely to be set this year.

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.

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.

Tesla is expanding retail operations as it targets production of 500,000 vehicles by 2018.

Two of nine luxury cars worth $500,000 stolen in a Hollywood-style car heist are still missing.

Jaguar has rocketed to the front of an increasingly listless crowd of vehicles in America.

BIG READ: Self-driving cars are the future, not fantasy, says an expert on the technology - and it isn't far away.

Each week there are 33,570 fewer cars on the roads during the morning rush hour thanks to carpooling, public transport and extra walking and cycling options.

The Tesla car at the centre of the first 'auto-pilot' fatality was travelling at nearly 120kph when it crashed into a truck.

Tesla may well stumble because it is trying to do too much too fast, but Musk's vision is sound.

Andrew Brooking has locked the three heavy gates to his Rotorua car yard for the last time, after they could not keep out crooks.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will pay hackers who expose deficiencies in its car software.

Turners Group will buy Auckland car dealer network Buy Right Cars for $15.3 million in cash and shares.

Police are asking the public to be vigilant after a "handful" of petrol thefts in the Whanganui East area. "If they're driving

COMMENT: The thought of letting my car drive itself seemed frightening. Then I let go of the steering wheel.

The US is to spend billions to help develop driverless technology for long-haul trucks - but not on trains.

Is this stuff safe? What can't it do? All your questions, answered.

A man has died in a crash in Selwyn, Canterbury after two cars collided on West Coast Rd in Kirwee shortly after 5pm.

Motorists will pay $65 less for car registration fees as part of a raft of changes which come into effect tomorrow.

An old stereotype is at the centre of a potential billion-dollar class action case against an alleged 70,000 dodgy cars.

Money paid to owners of Volkswagen cars that fooled emissions tests is not a victory for clean air.

It is the largest consumer-auto payout and environmental-auto payout in US history.