Category: Australia

New car brand’s cheap family SUV arrives – news.com.au

Chinese brand Chery is expanding aggressively in Australia and its Tiggo 7 Pro mid-size SUV has just landed in showrooms. The Toyota RAV4-sized family-hauler joins the smaller Omoda 5 in its local line-up.

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Hyundai brings vital new SUV to Oz

The popular brand has plugged a gap in its Australian line-up and the affordable new model will save owners lots of cash weekly. Now Hyundai has filled the gap between the two with

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These are the results of real-world fuel economy testing for new cars in Australia

Initial independent testing of fuel consumption and emissions on Australian roads has thrown up some interesting data. View 2 images The first batch of fuel-economy and emissions testing conducted by the Australian Automobile Association

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Lab tests v the real world: how does the fuel consumption of Australian SUVs compare? – The Guardian Australia

A real-world testing program at the Australian Automobile Association has shown that some SUVs have much better fuel consumption than others. The program, which compares the fuel consumption and emissions of vehicles in

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New Australian laws to clamp down on broken electric-car chargers

New standards due to be introduced next year will require government-funded electric-car charging stations to be operational 98 per cent of the time. View 3 images Federal and state governments in Australia are due

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Hybrid AWD only for Australian launch

The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe will launch in Australia with a hybrid all-wheel-drive powertrain initially, creating a starting price likely be more than $20,000 higher than the current entry point. Hyundai’s fifth-generation large

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Perth tradie stood guard over victim of alleged machete attack

A Good Samaritan has told of the moment he rushed to help a woman who arrived at his garage covered in blood after a horrific machete attack in Perth’s north. Police launched an

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New car sales to cool, says Hyundai

Australia’s auto market is about to sign off on a boom year, but Hyundai chief says you shouldn’t pop the champagne corks yet Despite notching up a million sales already this year, Australia’s

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Chinese newcomer Nio faces trademark challenge from Audi in Australia – UPDATE

Audi could be standing in the way of plans by Chinese electric-car brand Nio to launch in Australia by 2025. View 3 images UPDATE, Wednesday 29 November 2023: A spokesperson for Audi Australia issued

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Actually, body positivism is empowering women to live

‘Get out of the way, you fat fuck’. These are the words a young bloke yelled at me from his moving car as I walked across a carpark in suburban Canberra. He swerved

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