The glitzy showroom on Sydney's York Street has housed its fair share of luxury cars. Today, however, it's home to a bevy of smashed-up motors.

Paris drastically reduced its smog problem by banning half of all private cars and motor-bikes and almost all trucks on Monday.

Four men have been arrested following a high-speed car chase across Auckland this afternoon.

I had never considered myself a gas guzzler, leaving the family wagon at home on week days, and limiting my driving to work errands in small company fleet cars, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

It may seem odd for a fuel company to be encouraging people to buy less fuel. But Z-Energy is doing just that by sponsoring 'eco-driving' courses.