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Polestar quits peak Australian motoring body in alliance with Tesla

Accusing the organisation of making public misrepresentations and ignoring the interests of some of its members, Polestar has left the FCAI – becoming the second electric-car brand to quit the lobby group in

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Australian Government announces credit line to boost used electric-car market

Car dealerships will have access to a new credit line to source electric vehicles, thanks to a new funding package from the Federal Government. View 2 images The Australian Government has announced a $76

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Isuzu warns of price hikes, exit from Australia under proposed new-car emissions rules

Isuzu has pleaded with government to relax its proposed new-car emissions targets until low or zero-emissions versions of its utes and 4WDs are ready – or it could be forced to pull out

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Used Cars May Get Cheaper Soon

The price of the average used car in America is on the way down. New data suggest it may fall further. In February, the average used car sold for 4% less than last

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Admiral signals end of car insurance price surge

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The chief executive of FTSE 100 group Admiral, one of the biggest UK

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Toyota’s first electric car has arrived

After a long delay the world’s biggest car maker finally has an electric car on sale in Australia. This is everything you need to know about it. A smidgen larger (but lower) than

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Toyota BZ4X 2024 review Australia: Better than a Tesla?

Australia’s top-selling car maker has joined the electric-car race at last. Has the Toyota BZ4X SUV been worth the wait, and should you buy one over a Tesla Model Y? What we love

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Tesla to quit Australia’s main automotive lobby over its ‘false claims’

Elon Musk’s electric car giant Tesla will quit the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, claiming its members are seeking to ‘raise’ not ‘reduce’ total vehicle emissions by 2030. The FCAI is the long-time

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More affordable front-drive Nissan X-TRAIL e-POWER on the way

Increasingly popular series-hybrid tech set to be spread wider across mid-size SUV range The growing Nissan X-TRAIL e-POWER range is set to be expanded again, this time via a cheaper front-wheel drive version

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Tesla to stop reporting monthly new-car VFACTS sales data in Australia

After caving-in to reporting its data two years ago – following years of secrecy – Tesla will stop submitting its sales figures to the car industry’s monthly reports. Electric Cars View 7 images Tesla

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