Subaru’s launch of the new Levorg sport wagon came with the announcement of an ANCAP five-star crash rating. Bundling a comprehensive suite of the latest safety features as stock standard across the range, the Levorg comes with three-level autonomous emergency braking.
Honda held a swanky presentation dinner at Sydney Opera House to celebrate the winners of its 2015 Dealer Excellence Awards. The awards are designed to measure excellence and rewarding the “best-of-the-best”, says Honda Australia general manager of dealer business Robert Thorp.
Volkswagen Group says it will be in touch with customers when their vehicles are ready to have the “software upgrade.” Playing down the company’s global embarrassment over being caught fiddling California’s strict emissions testing regime, Volkswagen assure its customers that they would be notified when the change would be made.
As far as pre-election stunts go, driving over a dodgy Dodge in a tank wasn’t a bad one for senator Glenn Lazarus.
Land Rover’s Discovery Sport has far more pulling power its spec sheet gives it credit for - more than 40 times its certified towing weight.
Great Wall Motors is set to launch its first electric vehicle – the C30EV. Based on the Great Wall C30 sedan, the awkward-looking crossover SUV is powered by a 240Nm motor which at a constant 60km/h, has a 245 km range.
Great Wall Motor and Total Lubricants China have signed a long-term partnership, opening a ‘joint innovation laboratory’ in Hebei, China. The agreement between the two companies sees Great Wall offering technical support to Total in establishing standards for lubricants.
South Korea’s two biggest EV battery makers - LG Chem and Samsung SDI - have essentially been shut out of the Chinese market.
Ford in Austin, Texas launched its Credit Link pilot car share programme in April - and has absolutely zero sign-ups. The programme lets groups share a vehicle, using an app to manage payments and availability.
The UK's automotive sector has ramped up its demands for the country to remain in the EU.