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• 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB unveiled, Australian launch due 2022

  18-04-2021 14:28 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB has been revealed, ahead of an Australian launch sometime in 2022.Hot on the heels of the debut of the flagship EQS limo, the new EQB will launch as Mercedes-Benz's second electric SUV based on a combustion-powered vehicle underpinned by its compact MFA2 platform – namely the GLB seven-seat SUV – following the GLA-based EQA's unveiling in January.
  
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• Tesla Texas crash leaves two dead, ‘no-one in driver’s seat’, say police

  18-04-2021 13:54 via caradvice.com.au
  
  Tesla’s autonomous driving technology has been blamed for yet another deadly crash in the US, with authorities claiming two people died after a Tesla crashed when no-one was in the driver’s seat.The 2019 Tesla Model S sedan reportedly left the road and struck a tree on a road north of Houston, Texas, on Saturday night US time.“There was no one in the driver’s seat,” Sergeant Cinthya Umanzor told news agency Reuters.
  
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• 2021 BMW M3 and M4 Competition xDrive revealed: Hot mid-sizers gain all-wheel drive, here late 2021

  18-04-2021 13:46 via caradvice.com.au
  
  UPDATE, 19 April 2021, 11:30am: BMW Australia has confirmed first deliveries of the M3 and M4 Competition xDrive will commence in the fourth quarter of 2021 (October to December inclusive).Our original story continues below.19 April 2021, 9:45am: The 2021 BMW M3 and M4 Competition xDrive have been revealed – bringing a long-awaited all-wheel-drive system to the brand's high-performance mid-size cars – ahead of their local launches expected later this year.
  
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• 2021 BMW M3 and M4 Competition xDrive revealed: Hot mid-sizers gain all-wheel drive

  18-04-2021 13:46 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The 2021 BMW M3 and M4 Competition xDrive have been revealed – bringing a long-awaited all-wheel-drive system to the brand's high-performance mid-size cars – ahead of their local launches expected later this year.Powering the flagship M3 and M4 is the same 375kW/650Nm 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged 'S58' inline-six as the rear-drive Competition variants launched in local BMW showrooms in recent months, paired to an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission.
  
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• 2021 Volkswagen Multivan Comfortline Premium review

  18-04-2021 13:31 via caradvice.com.au
  
  While everybody is seemingly busy banging on about SUVs, Volkswagen has updated its out-and-out people mover for 2021.It’s called the T6.1 Multivan, and has landed with the broader Transporter range to renew Volkswagen’s offering in the anti-SUV segment.Few models carry as big a stick as this Multivan in terms of heritage and icon-ness. It's central to the lore of Volkswagen, and Original Type 2 Kombis – especially rare variants – sell for stratospheric amounts these days
  
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• 2021 Volkswagen Multivan Comfortline Premium

  18-04-2021 13:31 via caradvice.com.au
  
  While everybody is seemingly busy banging on about SUVs, Volkswagen has updated its out-and-out people mover for 2021.It’s called the T6.1 Multivan, and has landed with the broader Transporter range to renew Volkswagen’s offering in the anti-SUV segment.Few models carry as big a stick as this Multivan in terms of heritage and icon-ness. It's central to the lore of Volkswagen, and Original Type 2 Kombis – especially rare variants – sell for stratospheric amounts these days
  
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• "Unconscionable" and "fraudulent" Australian four-wheel-drive rental firm fined $1.2 million

  18-04-2021 04:06 via caradvice.com.au
  
  An Australian four-wheel-drive vehicle hire business has been ordered to pay fines totalling $1.223 million, after the Federal Court found it had serially breached consumer law and behaved deceptively.
  
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• Auto industry hampered again by rubber supply shortages

  18-04-2021 04:04 via caradvice.com.au
  
  Production within the automotive industry continues to be stifled, as rubber stock shortages add to semiconductor chip supply issues that could see delays balloon out to years.While the car industry has had its eyes on the aforementioned semiconductor shortages which have plagued auto manufacturing since the start of 2021, market analysts are now predicting that the next material to become hot property will be rubber.
  
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• Reborn Mini Moke goes on sale in UK, Australian deliveries due this year

  18-04-2021 04:01 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The reborn Moke has officially gone on sale in the UK, priced from £23,950 (AU$42,600).Moke International – which acquired the 'Moke' trademark back in 2015 – last year unveiled its new iteration of the ragtop classic, and subsequently released 56 limited-edition examples. As of this week, a standard production variant is now on offer.
  
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