Mercedes-Benz adjusts pricing across range, discounts up to $820

Less than a month after increasing prices across its line-up – it's third in since early 2020 – Mercedes-Benz has continued to adjust pricing, but this time with a number of discounts being applied to the cheaper end of its model range. The greatest discount in the Mercedes-Benz stable is a tie between the A 250 hatch, CLA 200 four-door coupe, and CLA 250, with $500 taken off last month's prices. While the Mercedes-AMG A45 hatch enjoys the biggest drop, with the price tag reducing by $820.

Tesla accused of spying in China – UPDATE: Elon Musk’s electric car brand hits back

UPDATE, 9 April 2021: Tesla has claimed its onboard camera systems are subject to the highest level of security and privacy standards, in the wake of spying allegations from the Chinese government. In an official statement posted to the state-sanctioned Weibo forum earlier this week, the electric car specialist strenuously denied any wrongdoing and said: “Even in the United States, car owners can freely choose whether to turn on [the car's] camera.

Mary Anderson: How her simple invention made cars safer for everyone

Remember those times when you were driving in pouring rain and in order to see the road ahead, you needed to stick your head out of the side window? Or worse, fold down the windscreen letting all that cold and wet air into the cabin? No?

Alfa Romeo Tonale delayed to early 2022 over plug-in hybrid performance concerns – report

The upcoming 2022 Alfa Romeo Tonale small SUV has been delayed. Sources have told industry publication Automotive News Europe the launch of Alfa Romeo's critical new small SUV has been pushed back to early 2022, after new brand CEO Jean-Phillippe Imparato demanded "better performance" from the Tonale's flagship plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain.

2020 FCAI Australian vehicle emissions report: Toyota tops passenger cars, tanks on utes, vans and 4WDs

A damning report released today by the car industry has exposed just how far behind Australia’s vehicle emissions are compared to world’s best practice – prompting calls for a mandatory Federal Government code and better quality fuels. In Europe car makers are fined if they don’t meet stringent vehicle fleet average emissions targets, and the policy has been one of the main drivers of the rapid development of electric cars there – even though customer demand is still relatively low.

2021 Kia Cerato facelift leaked in assembly manual

The upcoming 2021 Kia Cerato has leaked once again ahead of its full reveal. Snippets of a workshop assembly manual posted on the Bobaedream forum (via Autospy) showcase the new Cerato's front-end in a higher resolution than the undisguised spy photos published in March 2021, with Kia's new corporate logo sitting front and centre.

2021 Porsche 911 GT3 price and specs: $369,700 before on-road costs for track-focused sports car

The 2021 Porsche 911 GT3 is now available to order in Australia, ahead of first local deliveries in the second half of the year. Priced from $369,700 before on-road costs, the new 911 GT3 slots into the Porsche coupe range between the $291,800 Carrera 4S, and the $396,500 Turbo (all quoted prices exclude on-road costs).