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Volkswagen takes control of Audi in Australia
Volkswagen takes control of Audi in Australia
February 01, 2021
But consumer benefits still unknown and Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley stay independent
Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA) has taken control of Audi Australia in a move that the companies argue will strengthen the position of the three brands in the stable – Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda – and potentially provide a better deal for buyers.
There are no promises of price cuts, or any planned changes to individual dealer networks, or a reduction of model line-ups.
But VGA says it should have a stronger bargaining position with the individual brands’ headquarters in Europe, and that the overall result will be a leaner and more efficient operation in Australia.
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Audi will soon be managed from under the same roof, with the two companies announcing they will
combine operations in Australia.
While most Volkswagen Group brands – which include Bugatti,Bentley,Lamborghini, and Porsche – are traditionally run as separate entities, this latest move means local decisions about the company s most popular passenger vehicles will be centralised.
Audi joins Volkswagen cars, Volkswagen commercial vehicles, and Skoda as an integrated corporate operation. From a Skoda Fabia city car all the way to Audi s R8 supercar . Volkswagen Group Australia will be class-leading in all aspects of the automotive market in which it competes, Volkswagen Group Australia boss Managing Director Michael Bartsch said at the announcement.
JobKeeper: Most local car companies unlikely to repay taxpayer handouts
Despite a strong industry recovery at the end of 2020
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Australia s biggest car companies are unlikely to follow Toyota’s decision to return millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded JobKeeper payments –
and nor are they obliged to – despite a strong industry recovery at the end of 2020.
Last week Toyota Australia announced it would repay the $18 million in taxpayer-funded employee subsidies it received last year.
Since the announcement, Toyota Australia has insisted its decision was voluntary.
Drive asked Toyota Australia if it was eligible for JobKeeper given one of the criteria was a 50 per cent downturn in business. Figures show Toyota sales dipped by just 0.5 per cent for the calendar year.
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet 2021 Review
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet 2021 Review
January 04, 2021
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We thought motoring perfection was achieved in 2005 with Porsche’s 997 911. Then the 991 came along, and now 992…
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
Road Test
Nothing is more track focused without being track focused than the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. Sports cars have historically had the stigma of being much too hard-core and difficult to deal with on a day-to-day basis, but those days are long gone and Porsche has created the ‘unicorn’ of sports cars with the 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet. Acting like a timid kitten around town with ability to transform into a lion on track, it can put ‘track’ cars twice the price to shame and is unbelievably fast!