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While not divulging the total cost of staging the inaugural Wealth Auto Show, slated for next weekend at the National Arena, Wealth brand co-owner Garth Walker has told Automotives that decor for the two days will cost $2.5 million.

Last week's lead story 'Right car, wrong year', about a customer purchasing a Toyota Corolla Altis after being told it was a 2007 vehicle then finding out that it is actually 2004, sparked strong responses. Here are some of them, with the dealers' names omitted.

The drivers of London's black cabs are asking city transportation authorities to let them increase fares by about 20 per cent during the Olympics next year.

In January this year, Arthur Spencer decided to surprise his wife by changing her 1998 Honda Civic for a newer model car.

HURON, South Dakota (AP):Three workers at a Huron Chevy dealer have been honoured by General Motors for their honesty after they found US$15,000 in a newly acquired sport utility vehicle and turned it over to authorities.

Where others see trash, Davina Robinson sees toy cars with engines controlled by remote.The 22 year-old makes the vehicles from what would generally be considered garbage.

Twenty years after her sixth or seventh driving lesson, which ended in her first - and only - major car accident, Valerie Turnbull can laugh at the memory of sitting behind...

BRISTOL, Ind. (AP): Seven people in a minivan full of relatives were killed when their vehicle hit a deer on an Indiana, USA, highway and slowed down or stopped just before a semi-trailer slammed into them from behind, state police said Friday.

The moment he saw David Summerbell's Mitsubishi Evolution 8 run off the track and plunge into the bushes near the Total corner at Dover Raceway last Monday, 10-year-old Daniel Buchanan did not hesitate to get moving. He was among the scores of die-hard fans who invaded the track, trying to see how seriously injured Summerbell was.

Ten states from Massachusetts to Maryland in the United States are joining forces to promote electric vehicles. The Northeast Electric Vehicle Network announced late last week it will work to help plan and install charging stations throughout the region as well as attract private investment in clean-vehicle infrastructure.

Presidents visit auto plant - ORION TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP)President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak promoted a new trade deal on Friday by visiting an auto plant in Michigan, a state battered by Asian car imports...

It is not surprising that tyres are heavily involved in the operations of a restaurant named Veggie Meals on Wheels. However, over 250 - most of then painted in bright colours and some...