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Lawrence Stroll, the Canadian billionaire and owner of the Racing Point Formula One team, is reportedly preparing to purchase large percentage of Aston Martin. Both Autocar and RacingFans.net believe Stroll and his group of investors are aiming to take advantage of the car maker's low share price to acquire a significant stake.

BMW has killed costly subscription fees for Apple CarPlay in Australia. The brand was alone in treating smartphone mirroring technology as a subscription service, charging $479 for three years.

The plus-sized Ford Transit van has picked up some upgrades in return for a $1000 price increase, following a similar suite of tweaks for the smaller and more popular Transit Custom.

Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz is trying to end haggling by fixing the price of certain models in an attempt to stop “rip offs” and buyer remorse – but industry insiders say customers could end up paying more. In an attempt to stop price gouging – and massive discounts – Mercedes will sell its new EQC electric car direct to customers via an online ordering system, then appoint a dealer to do the handover.