Tag: New Cars

New family car’s crash test fail

Safety body urges maker to implement running changes to the back seat of a popular model after an issue was found in a recent crash test. The Australasian New Car Assessment Program found

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New car bargains finally coming back? Why buying a vehicle in Australia could be about to get cheaper and easier – Car News

Buying a new car in Australia could be about to get easier, with one the country’s biggest auto brands reporting that vehicle arrivals in Australia are up around 30 per cent market wide,

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Global bank predicts price cuts amid new-car oversupply – report

A Swiss investment bank is predicting a new-car price war could be just around the corner, sparked by oversupply in the market. View 3 images Unprecedented demand for new cars is about to drop

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Why it’s nearly impossible to find a car for less than $30,000

Today, new cars under $30,000 make up just 8% of the market’s supply, down from 38% pre-pandemic.  With fully loaded SUVs and trucks in high demand, carmakers continue to upgrade their lineups and scale

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Toyota LandCruiser 300 series; wait times – Drive

13:0002 July 2023 View 3 images Wait times in Australia for the new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series have blown out to three years – according to a number of dealers canvassed by Drive –

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Five most expensive Chinese cars available in Australia

Aussies are paying more than $100,000 for some Chinese-made cars, which are far from cheap and cheerful While Japan remains Australia’s biggest source of imported new cars, followed by Thailand, sales of Chinese-made

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When will new-car waiting times come down? Don’t hold your breath, expert warns a new boom is on the horizon

Thousands of new-car buyers in Australia have been stuck in a holding pattern for months and in some cases years, waiting to take delivery of their next vehicle. Here’s why one expert predicts

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Experts slam fixed-price new-car sales: Customers pay more when robbed of negotiation

Honda and Mercedes-Benz have switched to fixed prices for new cars in Australia, with mixed results. Industry experts now claim to have unearthed data that shows customers are paying more. View 7 images New-car

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Car Turning Circle: What is the Australian Standard Vehicle Turning Radius?

What is the standard turning circle of a car in Australia? The standard turning circle of a car in Australia is 12m. That figure comes from averaging the turning circles of popular vehicle

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10 Used Cars With The Best Resale Value

The curse of a gearhead is that we cannot stop perusing the classifieds and playing about with new-car configurators, as the lure of a new car is always looming in our minds. video

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