INDUSTRY NEWS

Dieselgate fix won’t hurt resale, Australian Volkswagen boss says
Recall will require only software update for most Australian VWs affected

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

Exclusive: VW weighs up fuel cheat cashbacks for Aussies
Volkswagen Golf R, Skoda Octavia RS join Golf GTI on emissions cheats list

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 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

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

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

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

Scandal-rocked VW brands sustain sales
New car market on track for record year with two months to go

Dieselgate: Porsche, Audi V6 engines added to cheats list
US environmental watchdog adds ‘unknown’ number of Volkswagen Group cars to widening scandal

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

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

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 wallops Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3
September was a big month for Hyundai’s best seller, as Australian new-car sales maintained record-breaking pace.

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

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.

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 culls build numbers, jobs
More pain as local carmaker cuts Commodore, Cruze production

Chery on top
When Ford puts the last remaining piece of the Premier Automotive Group pie up for auction, it may find Chery is the flavour of choice.

Holden closure: Toyota’s response
TOYOTA AUSTRALIA RESPONDS TO GM HOLDEN