Category: Australia

Key issues for this year from electric vehicles to extinctions

Australian gas prices soared, and wholesale electricity costs reached their highest levels on record. In response, the federal government introduced gas and coal price caps in December it claims are working: recent Treasury

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Used-car bubble has burst, why your trade-in might not be worth as much as you expect

A severe shortage of new cars – and a shift away from public transport during the pandemic – saw used-car prices skyrocket. Now they’re about to crash. Here’s how to drive a bargain.

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You can change the technology, but you can’t change the people

Over the Christmas break some EV charging facilities had the expected queues during peak times. This also happens at fuel stations, but that’s not going to stop some sections of the media highlighting

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Where’s Chery? Chinese giant ready to re-launch in Australia with Kia Seltos and Toyota C-HR rivalling Omoda5 small SUV – Car News

Having departed the Australian market in 2015, the giant, state-owned Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery is weeks away from a full-blooded comeback, with the first shipment of 1000 Omoda5 SUVs on the water and

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Hyundai i30 Sedan update could bring hybrid

The Hyundai i30 Sedan is already set for a mid-life update, and CarExpert understands it’s coming to Australia this year with a tweaked model range. The updated small sedan, spied recently in Korea,

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New wave of Chinese cars coming, why buyers will be able to drive a bargain

China’s largest exporter of new cars is ramping-up its rollout in Australia with some of the biggest dealer groups in the nation – and the increased competition is certain to put downward pressure

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Our best look yet at the 2025 Toyota HiLux

Leaked patent images of the next-generation Toyota Tacoma pick-up in the US have provided an insight into what the 2025 Toyota HiLux could look like. View 6 images This is not the next Toyota

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icare renews partnership with Motor Traders’ Association of NSW

icare CEO Richard Harding said the organisations had acted in response to the specific needs of the automotive sector in NSW related to workers’ compensation. “Workers and employers in the rapidly changing automotive

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Weather Australia: Huge thunderstorms hit east coast: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth

A massive clean up is under way after Australia’s east coast was slammed by huge  thunderstorms overnight that brought flash flooding, huge hailstones and power outages. Large parts of New South Wales on

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Chery aiming for industry-leading warranty

WARRANTY is one of the key battlefields that returning Chinese brand Chery is aiming to fight for supremacy in.   The company has not yet announced any specific details around its new car

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