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A new auction record has been set for an Australian-made road car after a Holden Special Vehicles GTSR W1 Maloo ute sold today for $1.05 million. Bidding for the supercharged V8 ute had already passed the $1 million mark a fortnight before the hammer fell in the Lloyds Auction this afternoon (30 January 2021), eclipsing the $1.03 million paid for a Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III in June 2018.

A Tesla Model 3’s integrated camera system – known as TeslaCam – appears to have captured an attempted shooting in Nashville, Tennessee last week. According to the Nashville Police Department, the offender was actively targeting the Tesla and its occupants. While the electric vehicle was struck, CarAdvice understands no one was injured in the incident.

Japanese car giant Toyota and its affiliated brands – Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino – regained the top automotive sales spot globally in 2020. Toyota's 2020 result ended a four-year run at the top of the charts by the Volkswagen Group – which includes brands such as Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Scania and MAN trucks.

The SSC Tuatara – built by low-volume manufacturer SSC North America – has reportedly broken the production car speed record… again. The company controversially made the same claim in October 2020, announcing it had bidirectionally averaged 508.7km/h on a Nevada highway. However, internet hawks subsequently uncovered a wide range of inconsistencies in the official footage, and suggested the actual speed recorded was significantly slower.

The top bid for the ‘last’ Holden Commodore assembled in Australia has more than doubled in less than 24 hours and now sits at $255,000 – with two days remaining before the auction concludes. The status of the vehicle is disputed – officially, the last Holden Commodore to ceremonially roll off the production line was kept by General Motors.