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Car clocking fraud on rise again

There could be as many as 486,000 vehicles with a false mileage on the road in the UK, according to vehicle history experts, HPI. The act of “clocking” a vehicle has been around for a number of years and is something that was made easier with the arrival of digital odometers. In the past, the mis-aligned digits and exposed screw heads meant that a clocked car was relatively easy to spot.

One Lap of the Web: A Lamborghini museum tour, a quad-turbo Volvo, and a look at the Datsun 240Z

-If you've ever wanted to check out Lamborghini's Museum in Sant'Agata Bolognese, but the whole "trip to Italy" thing has held you back, Jalopnik tells us you can check it out via the magic of the Google machine. Get over there and take a look. -Everybody knows that the path to Volvo nirvana can be paved with American V8s.

Who's Where: Richard Ferlazzo appointed GM Australia design director

Richard Ferlazzo has been appointed General Motors Australia design director. Taking up the position from 1 September, he will report directly to executive director international operations design Michael Simcoe and also GM Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux. Ferlazzo will be responsible for Advanced, Production and Global Contract programs and replaces Andrew Smith who left Holden this month to take up the position of executive director of global Cadillac and Buick design at GM's technical center in Warren, Michigan.