Category: Australia

Australian Government mandates reversing cameras, sensors in new vehicles from 2025

In a two-stage roll-out beginning in 2025, all new vehicles sold in Australia will be required to have some kind of reversing aids installed to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths and injuries.

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Looking to buy a used EV? Here’s why they’re so expensive — and when they’ll be more affordable

Early last year, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) shot up and supply to Australia remained tight, second-hand Teslas were selling for head-turning prices. In some cases, used models were selling for more than

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Honda’s little electric car to die because people want SUVs

The retro Honda E electric hatchback won’t be replaced as the Japanese brand instead focuses on electric SUVs. That’s the word from Rebecca Adamson, Head of Automobile at Honda Cars UK, who told

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Vehicle reversing cameras to be mandatory from 2025

Rear-view cameras and motion sensors to be fitted to all new vehicles in Australia from mid-decade Reversing cameras and rear motion sensors will become mandatory on all new-generation motor vehicles entering the Australian

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Perth automotive business, SAI Auto Care, fined for exploiting sponsored migrant worker

A Perth automotive business has been fined thousands of dollars for exploiting a sponsored migrant worker. The Australian Border Force said it had fined the company Excellent Accounts Pty Ltd, which trades under

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Reverse cameras, sensors to be mandated in Australia from 2025

The Federal Government has announced ‘reversing aids’ will be mandated for newly-introduced vehicles sold in Australia from 1 November 2025. It will apply to all vehicle categories – from light passenger vehicles to

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Popular ute’s big transformation

Sales of this once-popular workhorse have dived this year, but a range of significant upgrades should see it resume the fight with Toyota’s HiLux and Ford Ranger. The heavily revised model brings new

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MG4 makes electric affordable – carsales.com.au

Why MG’s first dedicated EV is a real game changer Protecting the planet doesn’t have to cost the earth. That much is true with the all-new MG4, which has arrived in Australian showrooms

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Maserati Grecale GT Reviews | Overview

Overview IF expanding your SUV line-up defines the current automotive world’s ‘survival of the fittest’ mentality, then the all-new Maserati Grecale premium medium SUV is a case of ‘better late than never’ for

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CPI rose 0.8 per cent in the June 2023 quarter – Australian Bureau of Statistics

The most significant contributors to the rise in the June quarter were rents (+2.5 per cent), international holiday travel and accommodation (+6.2 per cent), other financial services (+2.5 per cent) and new dwellings

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