Holden is back in the record books, and a lot of organisational shuffles happening.

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Major News

Holden vehicles set records at auctions: 

https://www.caradvice.com.au/920002/last-holden-commodore-sells-for-750000-but-final-car-to-roll-off-the-production-line-remains-in-museum/

https://www.caradvice.com.au/920012/hsv-gtsr-w1-maloo-sells-for-1-05-million-new-auction-record-for-an-australian-made-car/

Renault to continue being sold in Aus, with new distributors:

https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/renault-takeover-expected-in-australia-128342/

Audi and VW to combine operations in Aus:

https://autotalk.com.au/industry-news/volkswagen-and-audi-merge-australian-operations

New Tesla refreshes Model S and X:

https://insideevs.com/news/483013/tesla-model-s-x-refresh-features-revealed/

Google announces new AI feature for EV routing:

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22252261/google-maps-electric-vehicle-charging-station-ai

GM going All-Electric by 2035:

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/gm-go-all-electric-2035-phase-out-gas-diesel-engines-n1256055

US Government going Electric:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-autos/biden-vows-to-replace-u-s-government-fleet-with-electric-vehicles-idUSKBN29U2LW

SSC Tuatara is fast, but not “that” fast:

https://www.motortrend.com/news/ssc-tuatara-supercar-fastest-car-world-top-speed-record/

Motorsport News

Formula 1

Supercars

Supercheap Auto signs with Triple 8:

https://www.speedcafe.com/2021/01/28/supercheap-auto-signs-on-with-triple-eight/

General

GMC Hummer EV teams up with Extreme E:

https://media.gmc.com/media/us/en/gmc/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2021/jan/0126-hummer.html

Jenson Button enters Extreme E: 

https://www.motorsport.com/extreme-e/news/jenson-button-team-owner-jbxe/5188227

Toby price given Aus Day Award Honour: 

https://www.speedcafe.com/2021/01/26/price-receives-australia-day-honour/

Local News

EV’s

Lexus Hybrid sales milestone:

https://lexus.pressroom.com.au/press_release_detail.asp?clientID=3&prID=45717&navSectionID=2

ICE

Peugeot 3008 and 5008 gets facelifted:

https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-news/2021-peugeot-3008

2021 BMW M5 CS coming to Australia:

https://performancedrive.com.au/bmw-m5-cs-revealed-most-powerful-ever-confirmed-for-australia-2719/

2021 Kona N Line on sale now:

https://performancedrive.com.au/2021-hyundai-kona-on-sale-in-australia-adds-sporty-n-line-variant-2916/

Mini Cooper facelift coming soon:

https://www.bmwblog.com/2021/01/29/2021-mini-cooper-facelift-video/

Maserati range updated:

https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/maserati-revamps-its-entire-range-128325/

International News

Jaguar C Type Continuation:

https://www.autox.com/news/car-news/jaguar-classic-to-build-eight-examples-of-new-c-type-continuation-cars-108964/

Stunning Speedback GT:

https://newspressuk.com/publicReleaseView/96194/52655/am9lbEBqb2Vsc3RyaWNrbGFuZC5jb20uYXVFbWFpbEhhc2g=?token=UwHcLXsRAIevElc69sDx

VW ID4 goes on sale in the UK:

https://newspressuk.com/publicReleaseView/96186/52655/am9lbEBqb2Vsc3RyaWNrbGFuZC5jb20uYXVFbWFpbEhhc2g=?token=1W9oG4v9NJc0ALuSIpn2

Fun:

Ken Block has announced he has parted with Ford - Which Brand should he target next?

Lego Kit: Porsche 911 Targa Turbo

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/01/28/lego-vintage-porsche-911-targa-turbo/#slide-2292145

Ferrari 550 based Breadvan Hommage 

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/revealed-one-ferrari-550-based-breadvan-hommage