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Polestar teases its electrified performance future
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Polestar teases its electrified performance future

Later this month we’re likely to have our first glimpse of the shape Volvo’s performance sub-brand will take

walkinshaw new partner
Motorsport

Walkinshaw race team could ditch Holden in 2019

Former Holden Racing Team squad to begin global search for new manufacturer partner

Koenigsegg Agera RS snatches zero-400-zero record
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Koenigsegg Agera RS snatches zero-400-zero record

A Koenigsegg customer’s car has knocked more than five seconds off the Bugatti Chiron’s hyperspeed start-stop benchmark

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Industry

Holden finds a buyer before its Adelaide factory closes

An unnamed investor plans to turn Holden’s Elizabeth site into an innovation hub, while the car maker plans for a heritage centre

Why Toyota’s final day lacked in significance
Industry

Why Toyota’s final day lacked in significance

Toyota’s achievements have been largely ignored in the shadow of Ford and Holden, but why?

Citroen C3 cover MAIN
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2018 Citroen C3 detailed

Third-generation Citroen C3 landing in November priced from $22,990

McLaren boss and Andretti Autosport to buy into V8 Supercar team
Motorsport

McLaren boss and Andretti Autosport to buy into V8 Supercar team

Walkinshaw Racing is believed to be about announce a cash injection from two international parties

Toyota top brass fronts up on the shutdown
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Toyota top brass fronts up on the shutdown – “we failed our people”

Wheels takes you into the room as Toyota Australia’s executives discuss the company’s biggest-sweeping changes to date

End of an era: Last Ford Falcon ute sold
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End of an era: Last Ford Falcon ute sold

A single digit in the latest monthly sales data marks the end of 58 years of Falcon utes in Australia

VFACTS: Trade ute wars push Ranger to top-selling spot in September
Industry

VFACTS: Trade ute wars push Ranger to top-selling spot in September

The Toyota Hilux drops to second spot on the charts for the month as the Corolla takes the passenger car title

Ford to slash showroom choices in new global strategy
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Ford to slash showroom choices in new global strategy

More trade utes and SUVs, less money for engines, fewer models and an electric kick-start mark Ford’s new globe-spanning plan

2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake breaks record
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2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake breaks record

Jaguar adds another record to its name with a high-speed XF Sportbrake skiing stunt

What happens after lights-out at Toyota’s Australian factory?
Industry

What happens after lights-out at Toyota’s Australian factory?

At 1pm on October 3 Toyota’s car making machines fell silent for the final time. But it marked the start of a bright, new era, it says

End of local manufacturing won’t dent 200K sales: Toyota
Industry

End of local manufacturing won’t dent 200K sales: Toyota

Toyota aims to maintain 200,000 sales a year despite departed locally made Camry

Toyota shuts shop - A Wheels exclusive report
Industry

Toyota shuts shop – A Wheels exclusive report

Join Wheels as we follow the last Australian-made Camry off the line at Altona

Chevrolet Camaro SS to join Holden showrooms next year
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Chevrolet Camaro SS to join Holden showrooms next year

US-built coupe spotted at Clayton before undergoing right-hook conversion

Toyota Camry takes final steps down Altona production line
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Toyota Camry takes final steps down Altona production line

Car maker prepares ‘ceremonial’ cars to mark the end of manufacturing, but will it build any tomorrow?

McLaren reveals three-seat 720S-based BP23 hypercar mule
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McLaren reveals three-seat 720S-based BP23 hypercar mule

The iconic three person seating format is returning with McLaren already developing the BP23 hypercar

Live motorsport on free-to-air TV is an endangered species
Motorsport

Live motorsport on free-to-air TV is an endangered species

We’d better get used to paying for it, with Network Ten losing rights to everything but the Australian Grand Prix

Geely  adds Lotus sports cars to Volvo, Lynk&Co portfolio
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Geely adds Lotus sports cars to Volvo, Lynk&Co portfolio

Chinese car maker confirms it has taken a controlling stake in the iconic British sports car brand

2017 Tokyo Motor Show: Honda teases sexy Sports EV Concept
Tokyo Motor Show

2017 Tokyo Motor Show: Honda teases sexy Sports EV Concept

Following the crowd-wowing debut of its Urban EV Concept at Frankfurt last month, Honda is set to lift the covers off an even more enticing electric sports car concept at the Tokyo Motor Show

Alan Moffat’ biography is a rare glimpse into the life of an Australian motorsport giant
Motorsport

Allan Moffat’s biography is a rare glimpse into the life of an Australian motorsport giant

A new book reliving the life of Allan Moffat is a serious page turner

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen wins 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix  3_main.j
Motorsport

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen wins 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo makes it a Red Bull Racing 1-3, with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finishing second to extend his championship lead

2018 alfa romeo stelvio NBR
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio breaks Nurburgring lap record

Alfa Romeo’s first attempt at an SUV has lapped the Nordschleife faster than a BMW M4