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Seven Subaru dealerships in Melbourne have moved to a fixed-pricing model in an effort to improve transparency for consumers and do away with haggling. The 'Price Pledge' initiative has been implemented across the Trivett retail group's dealer sites in Berwick, Docklands, Doncaster, Essendon, Glen Waverley, Mentone and Werribee Plaza. The approach was originally trialled across two models from May 2020 onwards, but has now been rolled out across all models in the brand's portfolio.

The upcoming 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace facelift has leaked online, ahead of its Australian launch in the first quarter of 2022. Images published by the Chinese government's Ministry of Transport – and reposted by VWNewsBlog – show the updated Volkswagen seven-seat SUV in full, revealing it will benefit from similar styling changes to those applied to the five-seat Tiguan earlier in 2021.

Australian pricing and specification details for the 2021 Peugeot 3008 have been announced, with the updated mid-size SUV now on sale. Peugeot's mid-size SUV has undergone a facelift for 2021, with the 3008 gaining an updated look in line with Peugeot's newer models (including 'claw' daytime-running light and tail-light designs), upgraded interior technologies and, by the end of 2021, the option of plug-in hybrid power.

UPDATE, 24 March 2021: The 2021 Kia Cerato facelift has been spied free of camouflage, ahead of its imminent reveal within the next seven days. Photos published on Autospy show off the updated small car's front end in full, confirming it will mate a pair of sharper LED headlights (with new daytime-running light signatures) with a slimmer grille.

As New South Wales gets lashed by torrential rain and rivers break their banks, road users are being reminded that attempting to drive through floodwaters is something that should be avoided at all costs. Even if you're in a kitted out four-wheel-drive, driving through flood waters is never a good idea.