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Australian pricing and specifications for the 2021 Audi Q2 have been announced, ahead of its local showroom arrival in May. Three models will be offered with the facelifted Q2 locally – 35 TFSI, 40 TFSI and SQ2 – all bringing revised exterior styling, more efficient engines, and increased standard equipment to Audi's smallest SUV. Opening the range is the aforementioned 35 TFSI, priced from $42,900 before on-road costs.

An Australian four-wheel-drive vehicle hire business has been ordered to pay fines totalling $1.223 million, after the Federal Court found it had serially breached consumer law and behaved deceptively.

The 2021 Volkswagen ID.6 electric SUV has been unveiled ahead of its public debut at this week's 2021 Shanghai motor show. The third member of Volkswagen's burgeoning ID electric vehicle family, the six- or seven-seat ID.6 will be sold exclusively in the Chinese market, where it will be offered in two guises, each built as part of a different Volkswagen joint venture: the ID.6 X (built by SAIC, owners of MG and LDV) and ID.6 Crozz (manufactured by FAW).

Car buyers are waiting months – and in some cases until early next year – to take delivery of new vehicles because a global shortage of semi conductors has temporarily slammed the brakes on car production lines. A year ago, car dealers were overstocked with new models as demand fell by almost 50 per cent, and had concerns they might close their doors forever as the COVID-19 pandemic started to take hold in Australia.

Audi has teased yet another addition to its E-Tron electric vehicle line-up, set to be unveiled during next week’s Shanghai motor show. Specific details for are being kept firmly under wraps for now, however it’s likely the upcoming low-riding model will be A4- or A6-sized, and underpinned by Audi and Porsche's new PPE architecture.