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VW Golf architect quits over Dieselgate
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VW Golf architect quits over Dieselgate

Suspended Audi tech chief Ulrich Hackenberg resigns

Volkswagen Air Filter
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Dieselgate fix won’t hurt resale, Australian Volkswagen boss says

Recall will require only software update for most Australian VWs affected

2016 Range Rover Evoque Convertible revealed at LA Motor Show
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LA Motor Show: Range Rover Evoque Convertible revealed

Lifting the lid on the topless SUV – can Land Rover make the genre work?

2016 Mazda CX-9 revealed
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2016 Mazda CX-9 revealed

LA Motor Show: Larger, more efficient seven-seat 2016 Mazda CX-9 gets the SkyActiv treatment, sticks with turbo

Blue Volkswagen Golf R
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Exclusive: VW weighs up fuel cheat cashbacks for Aussies

Volkswagen Golf R, Skoda Octavia RS join Golf GTI on emissions cheats list

Volkswagen Golf GTI car
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VW Golf GTI hot hatch added to emissions cheats

The Volkswagen Golf GTI hot hatch has been caught up in the emissions scandal which has widened to include petrol engines in some current cars

Kia GT Concept
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Kia Cerato GT in the works for Australia as it chases 50,000 sales

Hot hatch to pick up where Proceed GT has failed to fire, according to Kia Oz

Volkswagen badge on Red Golf TDI
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Dieselgate: No goodwill plan yet for Aussie owners, says VW

Carmaker says it is yet to find out what plans are to keep Australian customers on side

Volkswagen steering wheel
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Dieselgate: VW says sorry to owners with $US1000 sweetener

Credit cards, dealership deals, free roadside service on offer as VW works to “make things right” in America

Silver Toyota 86 rear
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Hydrogen fuel cells too fat for Toyota 86

Toyota’s cutting-edge drivetrain engineer says hydrogen tanks are too big to make small sports cars work

Volkswagen cars in parking lot
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Scandal-rocked VW brands sustain sales

New car market on track for record year with two months to go

Porsche and Audi V6 engines caught up in diesel scandal
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Dieselgate: Porsche, Audi V6 engines added to cheats list

US environmental watchdog adds ‘unknown’ number of Volkswagen Group cars to widening scandal

A Ferrari parked outside
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What's Ferrari worth? A cool $US12bn, say new shareholders

Supercar brand Ferrari lists on the New York Stock Exchange at $US52 a share, valuing the company at $US12 billion

Audi's logo
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Dieselgate: Audi and VW confirm Australian recall

Audi and Volkswagen have confirmed they will recall Australian cars caught up in the Volkswagen Group diesel emissions scandal.

Haval launches ‘premium’ turbo rival for Mazda CX-3
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Haval launches ‘premium’ turbo rival for Mazda CX-3

Chinese SUV brand opens in Australia with three models and factory-backed distribution.

Volkswagen Australia's statement in full
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Volkswagen Australia's statement in full

Volkswagen Group Australia announces next steps in its action plan to address the worldwide diesel emissions issue.

Hyundai i30
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Hyundai i30 wallops Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3

September was a big month for Hyundai’s best seller, as Australian new-car sales maintained record-breaking pace.

Toyota Hilux could outsell Toyota Corolla
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Will the Hilux be a bigger hit than Corolla?

In a first for a ute, the eighth-generation Toyota Hilux – a ground-up redesign of the best-selling four-wheel drive in Australia – looks likely to become the most popular vehicle here of any kind.

Dieselgate: Volkswagen Australia responds
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Dieselgate: 90,000 Australian cars affected

Volkswagen has confirmed that tens of thousands of diesel cars sold in Australia contained software to help them cheat emissions tests

Ferrari CEO to step down
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Ferrari CEO to step down

Executive clean-out at Ferrari set to continue with expected retirement of Amedeo Felisa

Giorgetto Giugiaro retires
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Italian designer splits with Audi

Giorgetto Giugiaro, the man behind countless beauties, has sold his remaining shares of the company bearing his name to majority shareholder Audi.

Parallel Imports Cabinet Agenda 2015
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Government backs parallel imports

Government minister adds to industry fears that Australia will open the floodgates to parallel imports, arguing that it would give motorists more choice

Holden cuts jobs and production
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Holden culls build numbers, jobs

More pain as local carmaker cuts Commodore, Cruze production

Toyota leaving Oz
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Toyota can't guarantee staying to 2017

Toyota could leave Australia before its 2017 deadline, with the company refusing to guarantee it won’t shut its factories early