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In what must rank as one of the strangest sales promotions of all time, Holden will give you $500 to buy another brand's car.

Queensland Police Service has adopted its first fleet of Kia Stinger V6 vehicles to replace the outgoing Ford and Holden pursuit vehicles.Decked out in police trim, complete with a blue-and-white livery, sirens and flashing lights, the rear-wheel drive performance saloon is already patrolling Queensland streets with the Road Policing Command.According to Kia, a total of 50 police-issue Stingers will be rolled out between now and December this year.The decision to take on the Stinger for the Road Policing Command was not a difficult one, according to police minister Mark Ryan."It was not a big step at all once we had begun the investigation process," said Mr Ryan."Reading what the experts had to say, and seeing how efficiently the Stinger was changing minds and perceptions once people had been exposed to it... it was not a difficult decision."You often hear police ministers talking about providing the best equipment for those at the coal face. In this case I truly believe we have been able to do that."In testing the Stinger for potential police use, the South Korean sedan underwent a desktop evaluation, followed by a track performance assessment and then an operational evaluation conducted under "real-world" conditions.Kia Motors Australia (KMAu) chief operating officer Damien Meredith said he was pleased QLD police will use its vehicle, saying it is a watershed moment for the brand's image."This level of public exposure and endorsement from a high-profile government utility is something which wouldn’t have been on the radar just a few years ago," said Mr Meredith."It is just a beginning, but a very important one for us".More: Holden Commodore joins South Australian Police fleetMore: Chrysler 300 SRT and BMW 530d confirmed for NSW Police

Tesla has belatedly hit its Model 3 production goal, building 7000 cars in seven days to reach its target a handful of hours after the self-imposed deadline expired.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published its latest round of safety recalls, with models from Ford, Mazda, BMW, Kia, Audi, Jeep, Alfa Romeo and Lamborghini affected.

Audi has uncovered the facelifted version of its A4 sedan and wagon ahead of their arrival in Australian showrooms in early 2019.

Kia Motors Australia (KMAu) has lowered pricing for its facelifted Optima by as much as $1200, though at the expense of a number of standard features.

Audi’s flagship fourth-generation A8 luxury limo will cruise into Australian showrooms from mid-July in turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 diesel and petrol flavours.

Tesla announced today that it would expand service capacity by 30 per cent globally and roll out a fleet of in-house roaming service vehicles.

The thumping Skoda Kodiaq RS has been snapped on it first offical outing; pounding out laps of Germany's Nurburgring.

Porsche's Tesla-hunting EV has scored a new moniker, with the Mission E Concept renamed the Taycan ahead of its 2019 production and on-sale date.