Category: Australia

New Mitsubishi Delica: ‘We want it for Australia’

The return of the Mitsubishi Delica to Australian showrooms is gathering pace in the wake of the preview of the sixth-generation people-mover with the D:X concept at the Japan Mobility Show last month.

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The ultimate first car buyer’s guide

Don’t get carried away with buying your first car; be wary of the many pitfalls along the way Buying your first car is an exciting and emotional time where you’re faced with balancing

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Tight race for Australia’s favourite car

The Toyota HiLux has been king of the road for seven years but a locally-designed challenger is nipping at its heels. Here’s what’s hot and not in new cars. The Ranger outsold the

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VFACTS November: Car industry set for all-time sales record

Sixth record monthly result sets Australia up for 1.2m new-car sales in 2023 as Ranger and HiLux slug it out for top billing Some leading car-makers – Volkswagen, among them – are already

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BEV shift prompts VW to overhaul sales process

VOLKSWAGEN Australia, which will finally begin selling battery electric vehicles here with the ID.4 and ID.5 SUV models mid-2024 followed by the Kombi-aping ID.Buzz and ID.Buzz Cargo late in the year, has reimagined its online buying tools in

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VFACTS: New record in sight

AUSTRALIA remains on track to break an all-time new car sales record in 2023 as more buyers take delivery of their vehicles than ever before.   Sales in November exceeded previous records with

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VFACTS November 2023: All-time sales record in sight

The Australian new vehicle market continues to go hell-for-leather as better supply allows car manufacturers to clear order backlogs and fleets to replenish. November 2023 produced yet another record – six of the

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Yearly new car sales record likely, Ranger beats HiLux

The Australian new car market continues to break records, posting its best November result ever with sales records broken for the fifth month running, as supply continues to catch up with demand. According

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VFACTS November 2023: New-car sales on track for record year with another monthly high

Last year’s new-car sales tally has already been surpassed with one month to go in 2023 – as the market posts another record in November. And the battle for the top-selling model has

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Australia’s biggest car insurance companies in 2023

Source: Roy Morgan Single Source (Australia). Base: Australians aged 18+; Vehicle Insurance (incl CTP) customers, Nov22-Oct23, n=53,865 , Nov22-Oct23, n=53,211; Excluding ‘can’t say’ responses. Susannah Guthrie has been a journalist for over a decade.

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