Category: Australia

Crackdown on dodgy used car dealers

Consumer protection inspectors say the used car industry is rife with fraud and now one state is jacking up penalties to clean it up. If you’re in the market to buy or sell

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Used car prices continue their slide in Australia

Is now the perfect time to trade in your car? Used vehicle prices in Australia continued on their downward trend in August this year, though they still remain higher than in pre-COVID times.

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Ford AU Falcon was a $700 million flop | Drive Flashback – Drive – Drive

05:2707 September 2023 View 25 images Original review by Phil Scott first published in Drive on 4 September, 1998. Ford’s new Falcon sets only one record on the international stage. It is the biggest,

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The future of cars is electric… and petrol, says VW

VOLKSWAGEN Group is moving towards a future where electric cars are integral, but the company’s directors admit that internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles are going to be around for a while yet.  

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Volkswagen, Skoda, Cupra new-model onslaught for Australia: every model listed to 2025

After years of sales slowdowns and stock shortages triggered by the global pandemic, VW, Skoda and Cupra are poised to make up for lost time with a convoy of new models. View 10 images

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New electric-car brand from China has sights on Australia

As Chinese cars rocket up the sales charts in Australia – overtaking South Korea as our third biggest source of new motor vehicles – there is another contender waiting in the wings. View 12

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New ANCAP ratings explained – and meet the first vehicle to score five stars against the strictest safety standards Australia has ever seen – Car News

ANCAP has announced the first ever crash test results based on its most recent 2023-2025 testing criteria. The new criteria has been significantly altered, with updates to the point scoring system around vehicle

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Peugeot defends premium pricing model as plug-in hybrids and electric cars bring new buyers to the brand – Car News

You wouldn’t know it here in Australia, but over in Europe, Peugeot is actually a very mainstream brand, the 208 hatch even being the continent’s best-selling car at one point. Here in Australia,

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Renault Australia keen to take the Scenic route to new electric SUV

The Renault Scenic has been reborn as an electric SUV, and the local division is keen to get its hands on it. Renault has unveiled the fifth generation of the family-friendly Scenic at

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Fuel-efficiency standard will drive more electric Toyotas

Plug-in hybrid introduction potentially part of Aussie market leader’s plan Toyota is prepared to expand its petrol-electric hybrid vehicle (HEV) range, accelerate its battery-electric vehicle (EV) plan and introduce plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models

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