August vehicle sales slump during lockdown but Hybrids and EV's hold steady - a podcast by Daily Auto Fix

The Toyota Rav4 was Australia's number 1 selling vehicle in August 2020, and with 80% of Rav4 sales being the Hybrid variants that means hybrids are gaining more than just a little traction.

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Motorsport News 

New Senna series coming to Netflix:
https://variety.com/2020/streaming/global/netflix-senna-series-1234758223/

Williams family departs F1 team following Italian GP: 
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.analysis-with-the-family-leaving-who-will-take-charge-of-williams-and-what.2di8GWv9D87jAq3oGxcDPw.html

Renault F1 team to rebrand as Alpine:
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.renault-alpine-f1-team-2021.7eY84dCU9MythQjcYG8T45.html

Ford reveals the all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 prototype:
https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2020/09/03/all-electric-mustang-cobra-jet-1400-prototype-exceeds-testing.html

Pikes Peak results:
http://ppihc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020-Overall-Results.pdf

Local News

2021 Hyundai Kona and Kona N Line revealed:
https://www.caradvice.com.au/879586/2021-hyundai-kona-and-kona-n-line-revealed-australian-plans-confirmed/

New Hyundai Tucson 2021 teased:
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/new-hyundai-tucson-2021-teased-toyota-rav4-and-mazda-cx-5-rival-will-look-radically

New Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2021 detailed:
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/new-mercedes-benz-s-class-2021-detailed-tech-tour-de-force-puts-up-compelling-case-to-ditch

Jeep updates Jeep Wrangler line with new Sport S model:
https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/my21-jeep-wrangler-prices-slashed-and-diesel-axed-125968/#:~:text=For%202021%2C%20Jeep%27s%20JL%20Wrangler,one%2Dstar%20ANCAP%20safety%20rating.

2021 Mazda BT50 Range:
https://www.motoring.com.au/mazda-bt-50-tough-truck-upgrades-125942/

Audi SQ5 diesel SUV returns:
https://www.motoring.com.au/audi-sq5-diesel-suv-returns-126068/

Subaru says farewell to the Liberty:
https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/goodbye-subaru-liberty-higlights

August 2020 Vehicle Sales:
https://www.caradvice.com.au/880060/vfacts-august-2020-hybrid-car-tops-sales-charts-for-first-time-ever/

International News

2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost revealed:
https://www.caranddriver.com/rolls-royce/ghost

The new fully-electric Skoda Enyaq iV SUV:
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/fully-electric-skoda-enyaq-iv-suv

Honda and GM go into partnership:
https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2020/sep/0903-mou.html

Jeep Grand Wagoneer Concept is revealed:
https://www.jeep.com/wagoneer.html

The most powerful Wrangler is a hybrid?
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129480_2021-jeep-wrangler-4xe-plug-in-hybrid-suv-details-photos-specs-info

2021 Nissan Z Proto officially teased ahead of September 16 Debut:
https://www.motor1.com/news/441906/2021-nissan-z-proto-teaser/

The one-off Aston Martin Victor:
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a33924882/aston-martin-victor-pictures-specs-hp-info-price/

VW Arteon Fastback and Shooting Brake available to order in the UK:
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/vw-arteon-fastback-and-shooting-brake-available-to-order-in-the-uk-04-09-2020/

Gordon Murray to make race version of the T.50:
https://www.autoweek.com/news/future-cars/a33918383/your-dreams-are-coming-true-gordon-murray-to-make-race-version-of-the-t50/

Hennessey Mammoth 6x6 with 1200HP:
https://driving.ca/%25make%25/auto-news/news/hennessey-mammoth-6x6-1200-hp-six-wheel-drive-half-a-million-bucks

Cyan Racing reveals Volvo P1800 Cyan:
https://www.cyanracing.com/news/2020/09/02/revealing-the-volvo-p1800-cyan

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