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VFACTS: November 2020 sales results are in, and it's good news across the board

After a shocking, COVID-stricken 2020, sales are on the uptick. It's been more than two and a half years since we've seen a month of positive results like November. No brand did better than Toyota, with four of the top-five sellers.

Mike Costello

Q&A: Why Mercedes-Benz is changing its dealer model

'Regardless who I am, regardless of my skills, regardless where I am, and regardless who is my chosen retailer, I don't need to fear that I am worse off than someone else buying this car'

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Derek Fung

Jaguar Land Rover suing Volkswagen Group to stop American SUV sales

The British automaker has accused the Volkswagen Group of using its Terrain Response system without permission, and wants sales in the USA to be halted.

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Derek Fung

A report overnight claimed Nissan is considering selling some or all of its stake in Mitsubishi Motors, a move Nissan's COO has come out to flatly deny.

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Mike Costello

EV Council, FCAI, Hyundai slam South Australia's proposed EV tax

EV lobby says the South Australian government now has the 'dubious honour' of becoming the only jurisdiction in the world to disincentivise the purchase of electric vehicles, as FCAI and Hyundai also take aim

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Mike Costello

Victoria excluded, Australia's new car sales grew 10 per cent in October

Showrooms were closed in Melbourne for most of October for public health reasons, but if you take out the state of Victoria, the rest of Australia had a pretty positive October in new-car sales terms. It bodes well for the rest of 2020.

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Mike Costello

VFACTS: October 2020 new car sales results are in, and signs are good

Australia's new car market showing signs of recovery. SUVs take half the market total, while HiLux and Ranger top the charts. And watch out establishment, Chinese brands are booming.

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Mike Costello

Mandatory vehicle data-sharing law imminent

New law is expected to compel car manufacturers to share all mechanical repair and service information with the independent auto repair sector on “fair and reasonable commercial terms”.

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Scott Collie

Used car prices soar as supply struggles hit

The COVID-19 pandemic saw supply of new cars slow in the first half of 2020, driving unprecedented demand for used cars.

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Derek Fung

With this latest approval, Stellantis, the merged form of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the PSA Group, looks set to come into being during the first quarter of 2021.

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Mike Costello

Q&A with Tony Weber, CEO of the FCAI peak car-industry body

We talk about COVID-19, market recovery, digital retail, electric vehicles, grey imports, independent repairer data, the Takata disaster and clean-up, Vinfast buying the Holden Proving Ground, and whether new cars are getting too expensive.

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Mike Costello

'The '70s are gone': Car dealers must be prepared to evolve, says FCAI chief

“We can’t be a group of staid old men sitting around saying ‘this is how we used to do it in the ’70s’", says Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber

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Mike Costello

Small car market share tumbling - how is yours selling?

The Toyota Corolla and Mercedes-Benz A-Class top their respective price segments. Here we discuss every competitor, and also forecast new and updated models due before the end of 2021.

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