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The all new Mercedes-Benz E Class, may well be the brightest new star in the world of automotive luxury

GM Holden will build an all new small car in Australia alongside the country's best selling Commodore range.

The Australia Day weekend saw hundreds of enthusiasts descend on the 44th Victorian Hot Rod Show, held at the Melbourne Exhibition Building.

An eclectic mix of classic vehicles from a sleek Ferrari coupe to a chunky Dennis Fire Truck was assembled for Shannons Sydney Classic auction.

Shannons will take the environmental high road at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show by offering the only ready to drive, all electric passenger vehicle for sale at the exhibition.

August 2 was the Australian departure date for the American Dream tour of the Mother Road. Travelling to Auckland NZ, the crew assembled after arriving from differing Australian cities, heading stateside.

The reconstructed Austin-Healey 'Streamliner', which is taking shape in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, is expected to appear at the Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 13-15.

Volkswagen have delivered a sports car that has fuel consumption similar to a hybrid

Target 2020, the VACC's 'Design the Car of the Future' Competition, has attracted a record number of entries.

Toyota have pulled the pin on production of their TRD performance variants. TRD vehicle conversions will cease from March 31, 2009.

Subaru World Rally Team Withdraws Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the maker of Subaru vehicles, has announced the withdrawal of Subaru World Rally Team (SWRT) from the World Rally Championship (WRC).

For such a specialised subject as Triumph cars in Australia between 1924 & 1939, you'd be forgiven for thinking there wouldn't be enough information to fill a pamphlet, let alone a 136 page book, but authors John Shepherd and Jon Elbourne have managed to do just that.

Like Triumph Cars, Buick - The Australian Story is another self-published effort by a pair of enthusiasts - Eric North & John Gerdtz.

Chronicling the automotive history of this country sounds like a daunting job, so it's hardly surprising that Graham Bryant spent four years putting Australian Motoring History, his debut documentary effort together.

Peugeot will further cement its posiiton as a premiun maker of coupe convertibles when it is the only maker with two different CC models at the Melbourne Motor Show this year.

Nissan Motor Company has announced a new limited production Nissan GT-R Spec V model, which goes on sale at seven specially selected Nissan dealers throughout Japan next month

Mercedes-Benz and McLaren are combining to build another special, limited edition run of SLR inspired super sports cars.

Smart, the producer of one of the world's most economical and environmentally friendly cars - the smart fortwo - is advancing the development of alternative propulsion technologies to develop even more ecologically friendly vehicles.

Star cars from around the world are lining up to make their Australian debuts - and at least one global debut - at the Melbourne Motor Show which opens on 27 February.

The first competition of the 2009 provisional calendar will run on 3 May at Silverstone Circuit in the UK, followed by Adria in Italy on 17 May; Nuremburg's Norisring in Germany on 5 July; Spa in Belgium on 2 August and culminating on 4 October in Monza, Italy.

The 2009 Insight defines a new stage in the evolution of hybrid technology by utilising a more cost-efficient version of Honda's Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid technology, resulting in a new level of affordability for hybrid customers worldwide, and a U.S. EPA city/highway fuel-economy rating of 40/43 miles per gallon.

GM Holden has introduced a rear-view camera option for all Sportwagon models, continuing to reinforce the popular Sport-wagon as the smart new choice for families.

We have seen some pretty ordinary excuses to put out a special edition car, and FPV is no different celebrating their 5th birthday with a commemorative model.

Guinness World Records has confirmed that a new world record was set at the weekend (Saturday 9 June 2007) for the 'world's largest parade of Ferrari cars' with a total of 385 Ferraris circulating the Silverstone race track at the same time.