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Video: Feel like a topless drive?

Tuesday, May. 22, 2012 11:28AM EDT

Petrina Gentile checks out five convertible cars that will make sunny-weather driving more fun this summer

Honda unveils robotic scooter

Wednesday, May. 16, 2012 12:49PM EDT

Honda has unveiled a new personal scooter, powered by robotics, that'll be on display and being tested at Japan's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation over the next ten months.

Video: Toyota sees profit tripling

Wednesday, May. 09, 2012 7:13AM EDT

Toyota forecasts a tripling of operating profit to $12.5-billion (U.S.) as the auto sector recovers, sees sales up 18 per cent this year.

Camera captures dramatic hit-and-run collision

Tuesday, May. 08, 2012 1:44PM EDT

A surveillance video captured a driver striking a pedestrian and sending him flipping through the air. Police caught the driver within minutes. Incredibly, the victim wasn't seriously hurt.

Stick to the basics when learning to drive standard

Monday, Apr. 30, 2012 2:02PM EDT

Globe Drive columnist Lorraine Sommerfeld shows how you can master a standard transmission

Video: Five tips to remember when buying a classic car

Monday, Apr. 30, 2012 1:53PM EDT

Follow Petrina Gentile's advice to make sure your dream classic car purchase doesn't turn into a nightmare

Ford unveils the next generation police cruiser

Friday, Apr. 27, 2012 2:06PM EDT

Honda rebounds, profits more than double

Friday, Apr. 27, 2012 9:15AM EDT

Honda Motor snaps a five-quarter streak of sliding profits, forecasts 170 percent surge in full-year earnings.

The end of the supercar?

Friday, Apr. 27, 2012 9:11AM EDT

With Lamborghini, Maserati and other following in the tire tracks of Porsche, Chinese demand for passenger vehicles may end the era of the pure sports car maker

Ford reveals new Transit design

Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012 1:17PM EDT

Ford has revealed a 'sexy-looking' revamp of one of Europe's most recognisable vehicles.

Video: Competition heats up in the world's largest auto market

Monday, Apr. 23, 2012 12:56PM EDT

Auto makers unveiled China-focused models at the Beijing auto show this week. They are counting on China to maintain growth in their premium offerings, even as all the signs point to an overall slowing in the world's largest auto market.

Hybrid makers add some rev to their engines

Monday, Apr. 23, 2012 8:42AM EDT

The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act gives auto manufacturers until 2017 to come up with a solution to the problem of noiseless cars. Some activists are concerned the requirements don't require the artificial sound to be uniform.

Victoria Beckham's "posh" car design

Monday, Apr. 23, 2012 6:38AM EDT

Victoria Beckham visits Beijing to unveil the special edition Evogue Range Rover, which she designed together with the car company.

Car smashes into Florida grocery store

Thursday, Apr. 19, 2012 2:02PM EDT

Shoppers in a central Florida supermarket say their routine was shattered by a car that plowed through a store entrance. Ten people were injured Saturday when a 76-year-old woman crashed her car into the Publix in Palm Coast.

Police in hot pursuit of B.C.'s reckless speeder

Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012 10:07AM EDT

Police on Vancouver Island say they've received numerous tips about the identity of a motorcyclist shown in an online video riding on a highway at speeds close to 300 kilometres an hour.

Check out the new Batmobile

Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012 8:52AM EDT

The B.C. man who designed the latest version of the Batmobile for The Dark Knight Rises, coming to theatres this summer, gave a sneak peek of car in Burnaby on Tuesday.

Reckless B.C. joyrider posts exploits online

Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2012 9:30AM EDT

Police are investigating a high-speed joyride on Vancouver Island. The video was posted online, and now police want to know who the driver is.

Bulletproof cars Brazil's newest car trend

Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2012 9:11AM EDT

Brazilians are adding a new accessory to their cars - bulletproof windows and doors - as residents of the world's seventh largest economy try to protect themselves from high rates of kidnapping, murder, and robbery.

Video: Move over Yugo, there's a new Fiat being built in Serbia

Monday, Apr. 16, 2012 2:42PM EDT

Italian auto maker unveils new production line in Serbia to build Fiat 500L.

Hanoi cop hangs on tight to ticket rogue bus driver

Friday, Apr. 13, 2012 10:02AM EDT

A Vietnamese traffic policeman was hanging onto a bus by the wipers as a rogue driver tried to escape getting a ticket. A fellow officer captured the scene on video as Nyguyen Manh Phan took a wild ride in Hanoi.

Delhi's curious men-only motorbike helmet rule

Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2012 2:16PM EDT

In New Delhi, there's a growing campaign to change a law which makes wearing a crash helmet on a two-wheeler optional for women. Campaigners argue that in a country where someone dies on the road every four minutes crash helmets should be compulsory for everyone.