Category: Australia

Hyundai Australia forecasts surge in hybrid sales with new models – Drive

Hyundai plans to challenge Toyota’s hybrid car dominance with petrol-electric versions of the Tucson mid-size family SUV and new Santa Fe seven-seater. 09:0009 March 2024 View 3 images Hyundai Australia is predicting at least

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The most (and least) trusted car brands in Australia for 2023 – Drive

08:3409 March 2024 View 2 images Every two months, 2000 Australians are surveyed by Roy Morgan, an Australian market research company, to find out where major brands sit on the trust and distrust ladder.

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Polestar quits Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

EV producer Polestar is now the second company to quit Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. The company is citing frustrations over the lobby’s campaign against Labor’s vehicle efficiency standard. The Volvo-owned brand

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Which used light hatches are the best value?

carsales data sheds light on the best deals in the pre-loved light hatchback market Australians saw an unprecedented spike in used car values during the otherwise dark COVID years of 2020-2022, to the

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Why Aussies love this family SUV

This mid-size SUV has stood the test of time and is one of the most popular in the nation. We find out why Aussies can’t get enough of it. VALUE The Forester is

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What’s the first upper-large luxury electric SUV in Aus really like? Drive

What’s it like to live with the first upper-large luxury electric SUV in Australia? We grab time in Mercedes’s biggest battery-powered vehicle to find out. What we love Luxurious, comfortable, quiet interior  Powertrain

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Motoring fans’ heaven where $1m won’t buy much

Take a look inside Melbourne’s GG Classic Cars, Australia’s only million-dollar car dealership, where $1m in many cases might only buy half a car. Not that a mill will buy you much. Australian

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Tesla-beating BYD thrives in Australia with no tariffs

BYD is selling the Atto 3 electric SUV in Australia, and more models are on the way. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images BYD has proven itself to be a force in the automotive

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Second electric vehicle brand slams automotive body

Polestar revealed its decision to withdraw from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) on Friday, just one day after Tesla slammed the organisation for making “false and misleading” comments about the impact

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Another brand quits Australian carmaker lobby group over emissions stance

A second carmaker has quit the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) this week, blaming the peak body for car brands in Australia for its messaging on proposed federal emissions regulations. In a

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