Category: Australia

VFACTS July 2023: Record sales as supply returns to normal

The Australian new vehicle market broke the all-time July sales record last month, with 96,589 sales to be up 14.7 per cent year-over-year with the same number of selling days. The previous July

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VFACTS: New July record set

AUSTRALIAN new car buyers drove home 96,859 vehicles last month to make it the best July result yet recorded.   The result represents an increase of 14.7 per cent on the same month

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VFACTS July 2023: Record new-car sales, Ford Ranger number one, MG ZS third

Deliveries of new cars grew last month – and set a new July record – amid increased arrivals of customer vehicles already on order, rather than rising demand. The Ford Ranger beat the Toyota

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2023 Peugeot 508 GT Sportswagon PHEV arrives

Modest price premium for plug-in hybrid French wagon as local news on facelifted 508 continues to be absent The 2023 Peugeot 508 GT Sportswagon Plug-In Hybrid has arrived Down Under priced from $82,915

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The car quarantine gridlock continues at Australia’s ports

Thousands of cars are still delayed at Australian ports as a national quarantine crisis reaches its first anniversary. New car buyers are still facing long delays on popular models, compounding the effect of

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Volvo icons may disappear | GoAuto

VOLVO, once “boxy, but safe” and epitomised by its functional 240 wagon of the 1980s, may be turning its back on its sedan and wagon heritage in favour of SUVs.   It has

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Mazda 3 and CX-3 recalled

Mazda is recalling over 176,000 vehicles across the 3 and CX-3 lines due to a defect with their reversing camera. “Due to a manufacturing defect, the rear-view camera wiring harness may become damaged

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Jeep Grand Cherokee recalled | CarExpert

FCA Australia has recalled the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee to fix a problem with the tail lights. “Due to a manufacturing defect, the rear tail lamps may not illuminate as intended,” it says

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Electric car sales up 120% on last year, says Electric Vehicle Council

The newly released State of Electric Vehicles Report for July 2023 is promising for EV enthusiasts, showing electric cars as making up 8.4% of new car sales so far in 2023, up 120%

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Opinion: Hey parents, don't buy your kids their first car – Drive

06:0002 August 2023 View 3 images The barriers to driving in Australia are simply not high enough, breeding a cohort of entitled young drivers on our roads without the proper skills and experience to

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