Motor Trade Association chief executive Warwick Quinn says he is shocked by revelations that Volkswagen intentionally rigged almost half a million cars to cheat United States diesel emission tests,....

Volkswagen shares have plunged and its chief executive is in the gun after it was revealed the car company rigged its diesel vehicles to cheat emissions tests.

Rental cars are costly. If the upfront hire fees aren't enough, there are lots of other charges that can double the cost. That can be anything from increased insurance costs to reduce excesses, to hiring a child seat.

Toyota New Zealand has issued a recall for 420 used import Voltz and Pronard models which were originally manufactured between December 2001 and May 2004.

Fernando Alonso wishes he had left Ferrari sooner and, contrary to much speculation, feels he made the right decision to join struggling McLaren's "new project" with Honda.

IndyCar driver Scott Dixon has only two rounds left in this year's championship to pounce on Juan Pablo Montoya and Graham Rahal and claim his fourth IRL title.

New car registration numbers are at a record high but the rate of growth is slowing.

Robbie “Maddo” Maddison rides his dirt bike on the powerful and iconic waves of Tahiti. Source: DC Shoes/YouTube

The world's best hard enduro racers took on hundreds of kilometers of grueling Transylvania Wilderness for the 2015 edition of Red Bull Romaniacs. Five tough days of racing, plenty of big crashes, and head-to-head rivalries that came down to the last minutes made for one of the most exciting events in the history of the sport. Source: Red Bull/Youtube

The Government wants to speed up the slow uptake of electric vehicles but won't be offering any large financial incentives.

Apple's operations chief Jeff Williams has dropped the biggest hint yet that the firm is developing a car.

Early versions of automated cars are already rolling into showrooms, whether buyers are ready or not.

A Kiwi inventor has made cars glow in the dark.

Ford veteran Mark Winterbottom thrust himself back into the championship lead with victory in the final race of the weekend's V8 Supercars round in Winton.

Toyota is recalling more than 26,000 New Zealand vehicles over a possible airbag fault.

Daimler Trucks North America says its "Inspiration" truck, the first self-driving semi-truck to be licensed for public roads - in this case any highway in Nevada - is the future of trucking.

Toyota has used an image of war hero Willie Apiata in a social media post about duck hunting.

A new system to determine new car licensing levies has been criticised for determining higher fees be charged to owners of vehicles with a safe track record.

Rental car company finds foreign drivers failing to keep left only marginally more likely to crash.

An Auckland property developer parked his late-model Lamborghini in a mobility parking space without a permit.

Tinted windows are becoming a fashion accessory for Kiwi motorists - but installing them can put owners at risk of a failed insurance claim.

Daniel Ricciardo will carry the hopes of a nation into the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend but the Red Bull driver says he won't feel any extra pressure in his home race.

Bad day for Labour as former leader caught using mobile phone while driving and Carmel Sepuloni stood down from social development role.