Day: June 5, 2023

With used car market still very hot, tips for auto shoppers

MINNEAPOLIS — Whether you’re shopping new or used, the car market is hot. “Honestly, I’ve been trying to look everywhere I can,” Michaela Spielberger said. Spielberger has spent the last year looking for

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Visualising the growth of the electric car industry | Infographic News

Every three in 20 cars sold worldwide in 2022 were electric, with more than half of them sold in China alone. Electric vehicle (EV) sales have tripled over the past three years, from

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Throw your LV into an LBX! 2023 Lexus LBX hybrid SUV revealed as Toyota Yaris Cross’ fancy cousin – Car News

Lexus has revealed its latest model, the LBX crossover, that it hopes will appeal to a new-generation of buyers, though the brand’s Australian arm says it is yet to decide on its local

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This is how much your daily commute is costing you

Key Points The average family spends $59 a day on transport, new analysis shows. The greatest price jumps have been in car loans, insurance and maintenance. Transport costs rose 7.4 per cent in

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NZ sales: SUVs dominate again

THE Motor Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA) reports that new vehicle registrations were “steady” across May, with slight growth in SUV and LCV sales helping to offset the continued downward trend of

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EVs are far better for the planet than ICE vehicles

Having to write a story debunking a Guardian opinion piece full of inaccurate tropes on electric vehicles written by the creator of the TV character Mr Bean was not on my 2023 bingo card.

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VFACTS May: Record car sales defy supply shortages

Industry urges caution in reading too much into strong May sales result as long-term orders fulfilled The Australian car industry has posted an all-time record sales result for May, shifting 105,694 new vehicles

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Market Insight: Ford’s nameplate graveyard

POPULAR nameplates that have endured through years of economic highs and lows, not to mention competition from new brands and genres, are beginning to come to the end of their lives.   It

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Ram posts record sales in Australia as US pick-ups hit overdrive

Ram Trucks Australia has outsold stablemate Jeep for the ninth month in a row locally, as US pick-ups continue to set new records Down Under. View 8 images Australians are continuing to embrace US

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VFACTS: Aussie car sales spike, best May result ever

Strong backorder deliveries drove the Australian new vehicle market to an all-time May sales record and the best monthly result this year, with 105,694 new cars delivered. This figure is up 12 per

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