Cars

Car reviews for the rest of us. Matt Martel looks at what it is like to own and drive the latest vehicles with an emphasis on usability not tech specs.
EVs can’t fix global epidemic of ‘car harm’
Transport

EVs can’t fix global epidemic of ‘car harm’

The modern world moves itself around in roughly two billion motor vehicles.

Bloomberg 11 Mar 2024
EV sales struggle to start again, utes back on the road
News in Brief

EV sales struggle to start again, utes back on the road

EV and low emission sales still at less than half December's rally. 

Staff reporters 05 Mar 2024
With performance cars, Kiwis are serious M people
The Life

With performance cars, Kiwis are serious M people

BMW XM is the German automaker's best seller here, but we want power.

Brent Melville 25 Feb 2024
Dublin takes aim at traffic congestion with a car ban
Transport

Dublin takes aim at traffic congestion with a car ban

Playbook for taming downtown traffic woes follows similar efforts in other EU cities.

Bloomberg 23 Feb 2024


Matt Martel
Matt Martel

Managing editor, audience and platform curation

Matt spent 10 years in senior positions at Fairfax Media, including as an executive editor in the company’s senior leadership team at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review and The Age (Melbourne). He joined BusinessDesk in 2019 and was publisher when we sold to NZME. He is now working across NZME titles and is based in Auckland. Connect with him on Linkedin here.

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