William Stopford
Australia's best-selling hybrids in 2025 revealed
Sales of new hybrid vehicles increased again in 2025, but while Toyota remained the top hybrid brand, it only grew its sales modestly.
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Derek Fung
Ford's new affordable electric ute to debut eyes-off driving in 2028
Instead of launching its new Level 3 autonomous driving system in a flagship car, Ford will debut the tech in its upcoming low-cost EV ute.
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William Stopford
Tesla finally increases its warranty coverage in Australia
Tesla has announced a five-year, unlimited-kilometre vehicle warranty, even though many rivals have already moved to seven- and 10-year coverage.
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Alborz Fallah
How China has grown to become Australia’s second-largest source of new vehicles
2025 saw China overtake Thailand as Australia's second largest supplier of new vehicles, though Japan remained on top.
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William Stopford
How Toyota plans to combat widespread theft of its vehicles
Toyota says some of its newer models are more secure than ever and promises accessories aimed at defying thieves, and will ensure car theft victims get priority over other buyers.
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Ben Zachariah
Porsche admits mistake on electric-only strategy – report
Porsche’s former CEO says the decision to make the Macan a purely electric model was the wrong call, but the company is working to fix the mistake.
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William Stopford
Australia's best-selling PHEVs in 2025 revealed
BYD is fuelling the growth of plug-in hybrids in Australia more than any other brand, accounting for half of all PHEV sales.
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CarExpert
2026 World Car of the Year finalists announced
The best cars of 2026 have been selected for the World Car of the Year awards, with CarExpert’s own Paul Maric on the judging panel.
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William Stopford
Ram 2500 and 3500 recalled
A manufacturing defect could see the stability control, airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners in certain Ram products not work properly.
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William Stopford
The auto brands that grew the most in Australia in 2025
These 10 brands, ranging from cheap and cheerful to posh luxury, all significantly outpaced a market that was up by just 0.3 per cent in 2025.
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Damion Smy
Toyota Prado GR Sport ruled out – for now
The Prado is not about to score the GR Sport treatment, despite Toyota offering it on everything from the Yaris Cross to the LandCruiser.
9 Months Ago
Derek Fung
Sony-Honda reveals luxury electric SUV prototype
Afeela, the Sony/Honda EV joint venture, has revealed a concept previewing its second model, an SUV, at this year's CES in Las Vegas.
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James Wong
Hyundai Kona Electric prices slashed by $13,000
Hyundai Australia is finally engaging in the EV price wars, with the Kona Electric range now offered with discounts of up to $13,800.
9 Months Ago
James Wong
Hyundai Inster deal sees $7000 slashed off baby EV
Amid increasing competition from China, Hyundai has lopped more than $7000 off the asking price of the entry-level Inster EV.
9 Months Ago
Ben Zachariah
Flatlining sales hide widespread industry pressure
The majority of auto brands in Australia experienced declining sales in 2025, yet the total number of new cars sold remained about the same.
9 Months Ago
Damion Smy
BYD Sealion 6 replaced in China, new PHEV SUV not yet locked in for Australia
BYD Australia says there'll be no interruption to supply of the popular Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid SUV, even though it's been axed in China.
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