Articles by Tim Nicholson

Tim Nicholson

Managing Editor

Calling out the make and model of every single car he saw as a toddler might have challenged his parents’ patience, but it was clearly a starting point for Tim Nicholson’s journey into automotive journalism.

Tim started his journalism career as a staff writer for the Australian Open tennis tournament in 2011, completing an internship as part of his Master of Arts (Media and Communications) at Swinburne University.

Tim followed his passion for all things automotive by launching the program, Fender Bender, on community radio station JOY 94.9. This led to an entry role at industry publication GoAuto, before eventually holding the role of Managing Editor.

A stint as RACV’s Motoring Editor – including a year as an Australia’s Best Cars judge – provided a different perspective to automotive media, before leading him to CarsGuide where he started as a Contributing Journalist in September 2021, and transitioned to Senior Editor in April 2022, before becoming Managing Editor in December 2022.

You can find Tim on LinkedIn and Instagram

Education

Master of Arts (Media and Communications) | Swinburne University | 2010-2012

Featured Publications

GoAuto | 2012-2019
GoAutoNews Premium | 2012-2019
RACV Royal Auto | 2019-2021
CarsGuide | 2021-present

Audi Q2 SUV to follow A1 out the door

By Tim Nicholson · 10 Feb 2022

If you're after an affordable model from a premium brand, then you'd better get in quick.Because soon there will be two fewer options.According to a report in German publication Handelsblatt, Audi has confirmed that it will drop another one of its cheapes

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Volvo to add new electric SUV – report

By Tim Nicholson · 09 Feb 2022

Volvo has well and truly shifted from the sensible wagon car company to fully embracing SUVs and the range looks set to get even bigger.According to an Automotive News report, the Chinese-owned Swedish brand is set to slot a new all-electric crossover in

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New 2022 Suzuki Baleno partially revealed

By Tim Nicholson · 08 Feb 2022

Is one of Australia's cheapest cars about to be replaced by an all-new version?Suzuki is readying its next-generation Baleno light hatch, with the company's Indian outpost releasing a shadowy teaser image ahead of the model's full reveal.Describing it as

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Australia to become EV manufacturing hub?

By Tim Nicholson · 08 Feb 2022

Australia is in a perfect position to reignite vehicle manufacturing and create a high-tech electric vehicle manufacturing hub.That's according to a new research report titled Rebuilding Vehicle Manufacturing in Australia, released this week by the Austra

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Volkswagen Polo outsells the new Golf

By Tim Nicholson · 05 Feb 2022

For years the Golf has been Volkswagen's top-selling passenger car in Australia.

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Are Renault, Peugeot, Citroen on the way up?

By Tim Nicholson · 04 Feb 2022

French automotive brands have had mixed success in Australia, but there are signs that things could be turning around.Citroen, Peugeot and Renault have all operated in Australia - on and off - for decades.

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Three hybrids for 2022 Lexus RX - report

By Tim Nicholson · 03 Feb 2022

Lexus looks set to capitalise on the sharp uptick of hybrid sales globally by offering not one but three hybrid powertrain options for the next-generation RX.The new rival to the BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE, Genesis GV80 and other large premium SUVs is expe

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Slow start to 2022 sees Hyundai, VW dip

By Tim Nicholson · 03 Feb 2022

Official new-vehicle sales figures reveal a shaky start to the year, with overall registrations hitting 75,863 units, down by 4.8 per cent compared with January 2021.One year ago, the industry was optimistic, with dealerships finally open following months

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Hi-po 2022 Aston Martin DBX707 debuts

By Tim Nicholson · 02 Feb 2022

Aston Martin has unleashed a beastly new version of its DBX SUV that it claims is a world beater.Dubbed the DBX707, the moniker references the power in metric horsepower that comes from its Mercedes-AMG-sourced twin-turbocharged V8 engine.That figure tran

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Skoda increase prices on most 2022 models

By Tim Nicholson · 02 Feb 2022

Skoda has upped the price on some of its key models, including the Scala, Octavia and Superb passenger cars, and the Kamiq and Kodiaq SUVs.In fact, the only models in the Skoda line-up to avoid a price hike for the 2022 model year are the Karoq medium SUV

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