Tag: Toyota

Tesla Model Y sales boom in Australia

Tesla EVs continue to surge up the charts, this time with Model Y third in May behind HiLux and Ranger The 2023 Tesla Model Y was Australia’s third-most-popular car in May, rising up

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Forget unbreakable, the Toyota HiLux is downright untouchable in race with Ford Ranger as new-car sales boom in Australia – Car News

The new-car market has again proved itself immune to financial headwinds, with the Toyota HiLux leading a sales boom that saw the market record its best ever May result. The ageing HiLux finished

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Why are electric car names so bad?

The chance to name a new car is precious, a billion-dollar branding exercise with decades of potential staying power. Many vehicles have names that have been around for 20-plus years — even when

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Next-generation Hyundai Palisade to go hybrid in 2025 – report

Hyundai is borrowing a page out of Toyota’s playbook, reportedly telling industry sources it plans to offer a hybrid version of every passenger car and SUV it sells within the next two years.

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Honda HR-V Hybrid 2023 review: e:HEV L long-term | Part 1 – Living with small SUV rival for Mazda CX-30, Toyota C-HR & VW T-Roc

In Australia, electrified cars are coming in a big way. Some parts of Europe already buy mostly electric or hybrid cars, and a lot of the world would see an EV as a

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“They’re the powerhouse”: Why Ford fears Chinese brands like BYD way more than Toyota or Tesla – and how it will fight back against China’s flood of cut-price EVs – Car News

Ford’s chief says Chinese car makers are now his biggest EV rivals, rather than global brands like Toyota, Tesla or GM, with the executive calling out BYD, Geely, Great Wall and SAIC as

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2024 Lexus GX: What we know so far about the soon-to-arrive Toyota Prado-based luxury seven-seat SUV – Car News

Lexus appears to be plotting a path to world automotive domination with recent new model activity including fresh versions of the NX and RX SUVs, the all-new RZ electric SUV and the LBX

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Confirmed! Kia ute launch locked in as a diesel dual-cab monster benchmarked against the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux! Here’s when you’ll be able to buy one in Australia – Car News

Kia’s incoming ute will be a diesel-powered dual-cab benchmarked against the best in the business, the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, right here in Australia. CarsGuide sources have today revealed new and exciting

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The Yaris Cross’ fancy cousin? 2024 Lexus LBX shaping up to be new entry-model for Toyota’s luxury brand – Car News

Lexus this week teased a brand new model, seemingly set to create a new entry-point to its line-up below the UX small SUV. Expected to be related to the Toyota Yaris Cross, the

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Fully electric BMWs chosen over diesel and hybrids for Comcar fleet

The federal government’s ComCar fleet is to be transitioned to fully electric BMW cars, with the changeover to start in the next two months and be complete by the middle of next year.

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