Articles by Mike Ryan

After clinching their second FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this year, Audi is aiming for a hat-trick in 2014, along with more success at the Le Mans 24 Hours. The German carmaker is pinning its hopes on an all-new Le Mans prototype that they say has been redeveloped from scratch.

The 'hot hatch' in the locally-available Renault Sport lineup, the Clio R.S. 200 is now available from Renault dealers. Announced back in October, the Clio R.S. 200 EDC has actually hit our shores three months earlier than originally planned.

Following the bombshell of Holden's announcement on December 12 that local manufacturing will end in 2017, GM Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mike Devereux, has made a statement assuring owners and fans of locally-made GM-H vehicles that the Holden 'brand' will survive.

The VACC (Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce), the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, has responded to Holden's announcement yesterday that it will close its Australian manufacturing operations in 2017, lamenting the decision, but calling for ongoing car buyer support for the Holden brand.

Heading into its eighth season, the Touring Car Masters is undoubtedly one of the strongest racing series' in the country. Series organisers say the 2014 series is set to be the biggest yet, with new events and new formats set to add even more interest and excitement to the championship for classic muscle.

Following on from September's unveiling of the Volvo Concept Coupe, the Swedish carmaker will take the wraps off a new concept 2-door - the Volvo Concept XC Coupe - at January's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

The rumours and speculation are finally true - Holden will cease local manufacture from 2017. The decision will see 2,900 of Holden's vehicle and engine manufacturing employees lose their jobs.

Hyundai Motorsport have confirmed Australia's Chris Atkinson will be one of four drivers to race for the 'Hyundai Shell World Rally Team' in 2014, with the former Subaru factory driver contesting specific events on next year's WRC calendar.

Volvo has unveiled the engine that will power its two Volvo Polestar Racing S60 sedans in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship.

It took the final race of the final round of the 2013 season to do it, but Red Bull Racing Australia's Jamie Whincup secured his fifth V8 Supercars championship on the weekend.

It may not have been the top seller at Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction on December 2, nor the biggest bargain or most surprising sale, but the 1975 Maserati Merak of Spiderbait singer-drummer Kram was certainly the most keenly followed at the December 2 auction.

Ford has unveiled the new Mustang, with the next chapter in the pony car's history revealed in Sydney last night.