Category: Australia

EV market ‘explodes’ in WA over past two years as state has nation’s highest growth in Tesla sales

Bring to mind a car rally in Australia and you might imagine greasy hands, roaring engines and huddles of revheads leaning under rows of propped-up bonnets. But for one Perth car club, get-togethers

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25 years of 25 cars: The automotive icons which launched in 1998

Cult classics, milestone models and some forgotten imports are among the cars eligible for discounted ‘historic’ registration in Victoria and South Australia now they have turned 25 years old. View 27 images A new

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2023 Mazda MX-30 R-EV plug-in hybrid unveiled… with a rotary engine!

Snapshot 2024 Mazda MX-30 R-EV plug-in hybrid revealed Rotary engine returns to a brand-new Mazda Features a 600-kilometre combined driving range; priced identically to the MX-30 EV in Germany The 2023 Mazda MX-30

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Tesla launches aggressive pricing cuts in Europe, U.S.

Tesla said on Friday that was able to provide its cars at a more accessible price because cost inflation was normalizing. “At the end of a turbulent year with interruptions to the supply

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VFACTS December 2022: Australia’s favourite new cars chosen by private buyers

The top of the Australian new-car sales charts is dominated by fleet vehicles. But what are the favourite choices when it comes to private buyers? View 3 images Australians treated themselves to a record

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Suzuki Jimny posts record sales in Australia as the Japanese brand hits nine-year high

The pint-sized Suzuki Jimny four-wheel-drive has hit an all-time high in Australia, as the Japanese company shrugs off semiconductor shortages to post its best result in almost a decade. View 5 images The Suzuki

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2023 BYD Seagull electric city car not planned for Australia – UPDATE

China’s BYD is developing a pint-sized electric car. Less than 24 hours after indicating it was a chance for Australia, the local distributor has all but ruled it out. View 5 images UPDATE, 13

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Koala saved by a man stopping cars on Gold Coast Highway in Burleigh Heads

Why did the koala cross the road? Touching moment a brave man high on ‘adrenaline’ stops traffic on a busy highway to help an iconic Aussie animal A kind-hearted man stopped traffic to

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Kia overtakes Toyota with $100 million tennis slam

A five-year tennis deal by the South Korean car-maker trumps Japanese giant Toyota’s spend on AFL football sponsorship. View 5 images Kia has topped the Australian automotive sports sponsorship charts after a $100 million

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The state of the market in 2023

Not so long ago, just six years in fact, we ran a story about what a wonderful time it was to be a car fan, or a collector, or even just someone mildly

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