| Safer cars cheaper ACC levies under new proposal |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Kiwi motorists opting for safer cars may soon be paying less than $100 a year in injury levies. Proposed changes to ACC's levy scheme would see private passenger vehicles categorised according to their safety rating. Safety ratings would be based on a system, developed by Melbourne's Monash University, that rates vehicles on how well they protect occupants from harm in the event of a crash. ...
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| Stolen Australian cars found in Uganda |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Cars stolen in Australia have been found as far afield as Uganda in an investigation by global police force Interpol. The operation, conducted in several countries throughout East Africa, targeted sales of high-end models in countries like Uganda, to determine whether vendors had legally acquired the cars for sale. In particular, cars with shattered or missing windows were investigated, ...
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| Kia Sportage revised styling for updated SUV |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Kia Sportage Series II went on sale in Australia , the US-spec SUV gains exterior and interior upgrades likely to feature on local cars in 2014. Available in three trim specifications; LX; EX; and SX, the ...
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| Disgruntled man sledgehammers own BMW over quality problems |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
A man, who was fed up of his 100,000-pound BMW M6's faults and bad customer service, smashed up his car with a sledgehammer and axe at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. Iranian-born Pourmohseni Hadi and his pal Thomas Brunner were caught destroying the black BMW on camera, Metro.co.uk reported. Hadi, who lives in Italy, said that he was so frustrated with his luxury German car since buying it in ...
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| Why Subaru sponsors events that have nothing to do with cars |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
More than 2,100 swimmers clad in black wetsuits were churning up Alta Lake on the first leg of the 2013 Subaru Whistler Ironman. The sun was still struggling to burn off the morning chill, and from a vantage point on a boat in the centre of the lake, you could see steam rising from the swimmers. They looked like ...
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| Kids cant be left in cars alone |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
It is particularly dangerous to leave a child unattended in a car when it's hot. In 2013 alone, there have been at least 39 deaths of children reported after they were left in hot ...
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| Car magazine drives at 130kmh in campaign to raise speed limits |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
raised. The magazine recruited British motoring journalist Ben Oliver for the drive, aiming to demonstrate that travelling at higher speeds on good quality roads can be completed safely and has the potential to lower the road toll. Wheels claims raising the limit to 130km/h on Australia's best highways would help reduce fatigue and mean drivers spent less time on the road, thereby reducing ...
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| Kia recalls 18000 defective autos |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
(12 mins ago) Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor will recall 18,135 defective automobiles, China's consumer quality watchdog said today. The recall will involve some of the K5 automobiles produced between September 7, 2012 and December 31, 2012, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement. Dongfeng Yueda Kia is a joint venture of South ...
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| Worlds smallest roadworthy car zooms to Guinness record |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Washington: The world's smallest car - just 25 inches high and four feet long - which can be safely driven on the road has entered the Guinness World Records.Custom car maker Austin Coulson in the US set the record as the owner of the smallest roadworthy car, which he can legally drive on the road."I've always wanted to have a Guinness World Records (title) for something and ...
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| Three cheers for Rajan Home auto loans may get cheaper |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
In my 25 years of trading, for the first time I am handling Afghan onions. The quality is good & prices are very less, compared to Nashik crop, says a ...
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