Category: Australia

New-car market tipped on its head

Australian buyers appear to have shifted their tastes dramatically. New brands are enjoying unprecedented demand while old favourites struggle. Some of Australia’s best known and most loved brands are struggling while a hot

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Grim reason driver fled after hitting woman

Disturbing dashcam footage has captured the moment a woman appears to leap in front of a car in the early hours of the morning. Disturbing dashcam footage shows a woman jumping in front

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Ford’s HiLux hammering continues: Ranger Australia’s best-selling ute as electric car sales soar – Car News

The Ford Ranger remains on track to be crowned Australia’s most popular vehicle in 2023, with the Blue Oval’s ute once again outselling its Toyota HiLux archrival in April. The latest Federal Chamber

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VFACTS: April 2023 car sales headlined by EV growth, Toyota slump

New vehicle deliveries in Australia climbed a modest 1.3 per cent in April over the same month last year, finishing at 82,137 units. This was driven entirely by growth in SUV sales (up

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VFACTS: April sales slightly up

THE Australian new car market set an upward trajectory in April, topping the year prior’s monthly number by 1.3 per cent, or 1072 vehicle sales, despite fewer selling days (there were 22 selling

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VFACTS April 2023: Toyota sales slump continues, new-car market posts weakest month this year

High interest rates, shipping bottlenecks, and ongoing production slowdowns continue to apply the brakes on new-car sales in Australia, official figures for April 2023 released today show. View 10 images Deliveries of new motor

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Are EVs Worth It In Australia? Let This Excel Spreadsheet Decide!

Unsure if EVs are the right fit for you? We’ve got you covered. This article presents an advanced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and emissions calculator to compare EVs and internal combustion engine

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Toyota aims to derail Australia’s EV strategy – they won’t have it

Toyota is at it again. The automaker’s Australian leader reiterated that Toyota would not be going all-electric despite the federal government’s recent initiatives to boost EV adoption, cut emissions from passenger vehicles, and

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Cheaper utes! Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger and Mitsubishi Triton in spotlight as used car prices continue to fall – Car News

The days of paying a premium for a decent used car in Australia might soon be over, according to a new report that indicates second-hand car prices are continuing a downward trajectory. The

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