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Mazda is poised to expand its finance division in an attempt to address tighter credit requirements, one of the contributing factors to the biggest market slowdown since the Global Financial Crisis. Mazda Finance, which has already been rolled out to more than half of Mazda’s national network of 140 dealers, will also give the company an opportunity to offer guaranteed future buyback prices on trade-ins from early next year.

Volkswagen has introduced the most affordable model in its new Touareg range six months after $89,990 Launch Edition went on sale. Priced from $79,490 before on roads, the base Volkswagen Touareg 190TDI is powered by the same 190kW and 600Nm 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine, eight-speed automatic transmission, and permanent all-wheel drive system used throughout the revised range.

Plenty has happened in the world of car news over the last 24 hours. If you haven't had time to read all the news on CarAdvice.com, catch up on your way home with Car News Daily, as Mandy Turner reads each news story word-for-word. Today's download: LISTEN: Car News Daily podcastLISTEN: Automotive Industry Insights podcastLISTEN: Reverse Gear podcastMORE: All CarAdvice podcasts

Mercedes-Benz will continue the rollout of compact cars based on its MFA II platform with the December 11 reveal of its new GLA. At the launch of the new A-Class, the three-pointed star promised at least eight variants based on the same chassis. So far, we've seen seven: the A-Class hatch, sedan and LWB sedan, the CLA coupe and Shooting Brake, and the B-Class and GLB. That will make the GLA the eighth model on the MFA II platform, essentially completing the set.