“The government is modernising the definition to reflect modern standards of efficiency.” The measure is the first to actively penalise buyers of increasingly popular hybrid vehicles, which typically have both an internal combustion
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Amid calls from Australia’s automotive industry for the Luxury Car Tax to be scrapped, the Federal Government will tighten its requirements for ‘fuel-efficient vehicles’ to meet the tax-free threshold – and will hit
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Australians have bought a record number of new cars this year, despite big price rises. But buyers are being hit by a dip in resale values. Electric cars took on hybrid machines and
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As new-car sales prepare to break records, retained values of used cars are slipping – but Australians are still buying twice as many used cars as new vehicles. Here are the top models.
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Budget Direct has been named Money’s Best-Value Car Insurance as part of the Best of the Best awards. For most of us, paying car insurance premiums is rarely cause for joy, but it’s
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Snapshot Most popular used cars in Australia revealed Ranger and HiLux top the charts – is anyone surprised? Small cars changing hands quicker than SUVs The new-car market has always been easy to
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Every month, we report the VFACTS new car sales figures for Australia. Well, now there’s a used car equivalent. For the first time, the Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) has shared what it’s
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After flip-flopping on issuing Cybertruck ‘scalpers’ with financial penalties, Tesla has once again threatened to sue owners of the electric pick-up who attempt to sell their vehicle within a year of taking ownership.
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WASHINGTON — Auto dealers will be barred from luring vehicle buyers with promises they do not keep and will not be able to charge junk fees under a new rule, the U.S. Federal
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