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Toyota Hilux tops May 2015 Australian car sales
The ‘unbreakable’ ute seems unshakable in the showroom stakeout

ANCAP: Crash safety’s shooting stars
Changes to crash test standards throw the Australasian NCAP rating system into disarray

Toyota Oz keen for TRD Hilux
Toyota keen to revive its go-fast truck

2015 Toyota Hilux first official pics
The first all-new Toyota Hilux in a decade fires back at the Ford Ranger and Holden Colorado with loads of new spec and 3500kg towing capacity

Safety watchdog flip-flops on five stars
Latest ANCAP safety assessments give top star rating to a car lacking potentially life-saving airbags

March car sales hit new record
Booming trade ute and SUV sales have helped push Australia’s new-vehicle market into record territory during March, the latest new vehicles registration data shows

2015 New York Motor Show: AMG V8 unlikely for Mercedes ute
2015 New York motor show: The proposed Mercedes-Benz ute, or pick-up, is unlikely to spawn a high-performance V8-powered AMG version

Mercedes plans a ute
Car-like pick-up being considered as Mercedes-Benz eyes cashed-up tradies

2015 Ford Ranger first offical pics
The big-selling Ford Ranger surfaces in Thailand with a fresh cabin, improved engines and advanced driver assist tech to match a new-look snout

Ford Australia boss steps down
Local car boss Bob Graziano set for retirement after 32 years at Ford

2015 Ford Ranger spy pics
Months ahead of its Australian launch, a sharp-eyed reader scoops the revised version of the bestselling Ford Ranger pick-up near Geelong – including its all-new ’roo bar!

Renault to launch Toyota Hilux rival
French maker taps Nissan on the shoulder to take-on Hilux

Motor Sport Report – 19/01/14
Mini wins Dakar again; Aussie takes bike podium; Porsche reveals 2015 racer; American teen for Bathurst

Detroit Motor Show: Hyundai Santa Cruz chasing Aussie ute buyers
City-slicker ute is a “love letter” plea to the Koreans to get busy

2014 car sales: Australia’s Hottest 100
The complete list of the Top 100 vehicles rockin’ Oz

2014 car sales: Three utes in the Top 10
Australia’s love affair with the ute continues, but mining downturn takes its toll

2014 car sales: The top 10 lists
Winners are grinners, so here’s our list of the best performers from 2014

MOTOR’s Best and Worst of 2014
Our highlights and lowlights of the last twelve months

Next Top Model: Cars of 2015 – Pt. 2
Part two of our 2015 showroom special rounds out the cars due this year we’re most excited about

Wheels October 2014 – Inside the Issue
Wheels gets inside the new Mazda MX-5 with the creator of the original, we talk to Mercedes design boss about the fire-breathing AMG GT and much more

Toyota tops taxed new-car market
Japanese brand takes No.1 sales spot, but grumbles over luxury car tax

Merc charges into the top 10
Luxury brand Mercedes-Benz makes Australia’s top 10 bestsellers list

February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent
This month’s VFACTS sales figures show more short-term doom and gloom for the local market, but spirits (and sales) should rise by June.

Toyota halves production, shuts manufacturing plants
Expecting its first official operating loss in six decades, the automotive superpower has slashed production in Japan and America.
