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Erik Carlsson, the man who was a larger-than-life figure in 1960s rallying, and arguably put Saab on the map, passed away on May 27. He was 86 years old.

A panel of expert judges at this year's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa D'Este in Italy have presented Bentley's EXP 10 Speed 6 with the 'Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes', following its appearance at the world-renowned classic and vintage car show in May.

Ahead of its local launch later this year, Ford Australia has announced that all units of the sixth generation Ford Mustang delivered here will come with the 'Performance Pack' as standard.

It's still months away from officially arriving in Australia, but Ford Australia are reporting that there are already more than 2,000 deposits paid on the sixth-generation pony car, which will be officially imported - in right hand drive - to Australia for the first time.

On May 21, the State Motorcycle Sports Complex in Broadford, Victoria, hosted the official launch of the Rallycross Australia series, which will see rallycross competition return to Australia later this year.

For its sixth consecutive year, the Motorclassica concours will again welcome internationally-significant collectable vehicles, but the theme for this year's event will be '50 Years of Supercars'.

The Audi Sport TT Cup, a one-make racing series combining rookie drivers with experienced professionals and special guest drivers, kicked off earlier this month in Germany, with an 18-year-old winning the opening hitout of the six-round series.

The juggernaut that is Volkswagen Transporter (aka Kombi or Microbus) sales continues to roll on, with an RHD '21 window' Samba Microbus selling for $126,000 at a Shannons auction in Sydney earlier this week.

Local pricing has been announced for the all-new, fourth-generation Mazda MX-5, which is due to go on sale in Australia this August.

Entries are now open and the countdown has begun for the 2016 Targa Tasmania, which will mark the 25th Anniversary of the iconic Tasmanian tarmac rally.

A diverse range of classic and future classic cars crossed the blocks at Shannons Melbourne Autumn Classic auction on May 4.

While the sight of Ferraris on the company's Fiorano test track is a common event, there was recently a special gathering of the marque's finest late-model supercars.

Bonhams has announced that a restored Porsche RS-61 sports racer will be offered at their annual Goodwood Festival of Speed auction. While a desirable vehicle in its own right, what makes this Porsche racing roadster extra special is that it has been consigned by none other than Sir Stirling Moss OBE.

Ford has announced that a limited run of 2015-plated Shelby GT350 Mustangs will be produced to mark the original GT350s 50th Anniversary.

To mark the achievements of their C7.R Corvette racers, Chevrolet have announced a new special - the 2016 Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition - which will be released in the North American market later this year.

At Barrett-Jackson's Palm Beach auction in April, a piece of movie car history crossed the blocks, and drove into the record books, too.

To mark the return of the Sandman to the Holden lineup, Holden will feature the new Special Edition SS-V and SV6 Sportwagon and ute at Torquay this Saturday, April 4, as part of the Rip Curl Pro surfing tournament at nearby Bells Beach.

More than 35 years after it was last offered as an official model in the Holden catalogue, the Sandman is back. . . .. sort of.

A high level of customer demand has led Ford to more than double their planned production run for the XR8 - the final performance Falcon.

On March 19, Ford Motor Company Australia and NZ announced the retirement of current president and CEO, Bob Graziano, to be replaced by Graeme Whickman.

Ahead of its arrival in Australia this year - expected to be September - Ford Australia has released pricing on the Mustang fastback coupe and convertible.

To celebrate Honda's return to Formula 1 and support of the 2015 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix, Honda Australia will hold the first public display of the NSX Concept vehicle.

Volkswagen has unveiled the latest version of their Polo-based World Rally Championship racecar, which the German manufacturer will use to try and secure a third straight WRC title this year.

Australian designers from GM-Holden and Ford have scored the major 'EyesOn Design' trophies for automotive design at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.