Car News

Volvo Australia has issued a recall of 9205 of its cars due to software issue may mean the Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system does not deploy properly in the event of cyclist or pedestrian detection. The affected cars are model-year 2019-2020 S60 sedan, V60 and V90 Cross Country wagons, and XC40 (pictured above), XC60 and XC90 SUVs sold between 22 March 2019 and 17 March 2020.

EXCLUSIVE Holden is just 3400 cars away from running out of stock, after strong sales in March – driven by discounts of between $7500 and $17,500 – accelerated the clear out. Confidential figures shared with Holden dealers show cars are selling faster than predicted and most showrooms won’t make it to the end of the year, as originally forecast.

BMW’s X2 is approaching its third birthday later this year, and the Bavarian carmaker is preparing a mid-life facelift for its compact coupe-styled crossover.

America just wasn’t enough for the original pony car. The Ford Mustang has officially gone global. Last year saw the Mustang rise to the top of the sports car world, with recognition from fans from all corners of the planet. A total of 102,090 examples were delivered in 2019 according to IHS Markit, who are the worldwide source of vehicle registration data. It is the fifth consecutive year the Mustang has been crowned the best-selling sports coupe in the world.

Rental car giants Avis and Budget have joined a growing list of car hire companies offering discounts to healthcare and essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The jointly-owned rental car brands said they would offer hire car vehicles for as low as $10 per day for essential workers in healthcare, disability, aged care, pharmacy, safety and security, education, childcare, supermarket, airport and transport industries during the coronavirus pandemic.