Government gives green light for Volkswagen diesel recall

Government gives green light for Volkswagen diesel recall

5 Dec 2016 by Tim Robson

Another 35,000 vehicles have been added to Volkswagen Australia's diesel emissions recall list. Read more
Australia's top-selling new cars of 2015

Australia's top-selling new cars of 2015

8 Jan 2016 by Richard Blackburn

We're hungry for imports - SUVs above all - and cool on big sedans. Read more
Does the VW diesel scandal affect you?

Does the VW diesel scandal affect you?

24 Sep 2015 by Joshua Dowling

There are now more than 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars -- and possibly 50,000 in Australia -- caught up in the software cheat that secretly tricked emissions testing equipment. Read more
July new car sales back up June all-time high

July new car sales back up June all-time high

5 Aug 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Australians are continuing to gorge themselves on new cars, taking advantage of low interest rates before currency pressures force prices to rise later in the year. Read more
Hyundai's simple recipe for sales success | comment

Hyundai's simple recipe for sales success | comment

3 Jul 2015 by Joshua Dowling

We called it the deal of the decade and it seems Australia agreed.The Hyundai i30 shot to the top of the sales charts last month, recording 5500 sales as people snapped up the $19,990 drive-away deal ...Read more
Hyundai i30 tops the sales charts in June

Hyundai i30 tops the sales charts in June

1 Jul 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Hyundai started the $13,990 drive-away craze in the late 1990s and others followed. Now it has beat the big names, climbing to Number One last month.A cheap and cheerful car brand introduced to ...Read more
Best small car, SUV and ute end of financial year deals

Best small car, SUV and ute end of financial year deals

19 Jun 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Haggle hard or know what to avoid — here are the best buys as the financial year ends.June is by far the biggest month for new-car sales as dealers push hard to close their books for the financial ...Read more
New-car sales hit the brakes in May but cheap utes drove out of showrooms

New-car sales hit the brakes in May but cheap utes drove out of showrooms

3 Jun 2015 by Joshua Dowling

A pair of $20,000 utes have taken advantage of a new tax deal for small businesses, but the rest of the car industry is stuck in neutral.Cheap tradie utes bolted out showroom doors last month as ...Read more
VW Golf R400 spied testing

VW Golf R400 spied testing

21 May 2015 by Aiden Taylor

Angrier Golf R could spark Volkswagen-Audi family feud. An aggressively-styled VW Golf prototype believed to be the upcoming R400 hyper hatch has been spotted at the Nurburgring. Featuring wider ...Read more
Hyundai overtakes Holden in April

Hyundai overtakes Holden in April

5 May 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Football, meat pies, kangaroos and … Korean cars. Low interest rates continue to drive sales of imported vehicles – but Holden and Ford continue to fall.Strewth! Aussies are now consistently buying ...Read more
New-car sales bounce back in February

New-car sales bounce back in February

4 Mar 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Australians are continuing to treat themselves to new cars as they cash in on low interest rates and sharp deals. But our taste in cars is changing.As the Australian economy shows signs of slowing, ...Read more
VW updates Australian model plans for 2014-2015

VW updates Australian model plans for 2014-2015

19 Aug 2014 by Malcolm Flynn

Tiguan R-Line, new Scirocco R, expanded Golf range, new Polo GTI, revised Jetta and new Passat to help maintain Volkswagen sales growth.  Volkswagen has a range of revised and new models planned to ...Read more
VW Golf Alltrack on the cards, but not GTI wagon

VW Golf Alltrack on the cards, but not GTI wagon

19 Feb 2014 by Malcolm Flynn

Volkswagen could add an off road-ready Alltrack wagon model to its Golf lineup, following a similar formula to the larger Passat Alltrack model.Speaking at the Australian launch of the new Mk7 Golf ...Read more
McLaren may design VW Golf hot hatch rival

McLaren may design VW Golf hot hatch rival

15 Nov 2013 by Karla Pincott

British supercar maker McLaren is riding a wave of big models, with the 12C and 12C Spider already out, the P1 just being launched -- and reportedly already sold out -- and the 3.8-litre V8-powered ...Read more
VW Golf R | new photos and video

VW Golf R | new photos and video

4 Sep 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Volkswagen's latest Golf R performance hatch is due to hit showrooms early in the new year alongside the seventh-generation Golf. We were recently treated with a first look at the track star but ...Read more
VW Golf R revealed

VW Golf R revealed

21 Aug 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Volkswagen has revealed its 2015 Golf R ahead of the car’s official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The car is the high-performance variant of the latest MkVII Golf family and should arrive ...Read more
VW technical faults 'completely unrelated' to death

VW technical faults 'completely unrelated' to death

31 May 2013 by Joshua Dowling

Volkswagen Australia says technical faults with some of its diesel engines and automatic cars are “completely unrelated” to the death of a Volkswagen Golf driver in Melbourne, whose car was struck ...Read more
VW Design Vision Golf GTI concept teased

VW Design Vision Golf GTI concept teased

9 May 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Volkswagen's hardcore Golf GTI concept that we told you was heading for Austria’s annual Wörthersee Tour tuning event has turned out to be a striking race car concept dubbed the Design Vision GTI ...Read more
VW Golf set to offer carbon-fibre roof

VW Golf set to offer carbon-fibre roof

8 May 2013 by Jeff Glucker

The Biggest Loser has proven that weight-loss shows can draw serious attention. Volkswagen must be watching because the German automaker is looking for lower numbers on the scales with the Golf. ...Read more
Hardcore VW Golf GTI set for debut

Hardcore VW Golf GTI set for debut

3 May 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

In past years, the annual Volkswagen and Audi tuner fest in Wörthersee, Austria has seen the reveal of a number of exciting performance concepts that have led to production. Notable concepts ...Read more
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