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

Volkswagen boots Passat sedan but wagon safe
By Tim Nicholson · 11 Jan 2022
Yet another sedan has been discontinued in Australia, leaving buyers with fewer booted options to choose from.Volkswagen Australia has dropped the Passat sedan from its line-up, but it will continue to sell the Passat wagon range, offering buyers an alter
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2022 Volkswagen Golf prices go up
By Tim Nicholson · 10 Jan 2022
Volkswagen Australia has increased pricing for its Golf small car range for the 2022 model year, but it has added a key multimedia feature as standard.The prices have gone up on all but the Golf R hot hatch and wagon variants.As part of the new model year
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2022 SsangYong Musso ute on the way
By Tim Nicholson · 10 Jan 2022
Just months after the heavily facelifted version of the Musso landed in showrooms, SsangYong has revealed another update for its workhorse.As reported by CarsGuide, the refreshed ute range gains a more powerful engine to help it better compete with mainst
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Toyota Australia targets 2022 sales increase
By Tim Nicholson · 09 Jan 2022
Toyota sold a jaw-dropping 223,642 vehicles in Australia in 2021.
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Did Kia finally outsell Hyundai last year?
By Tim Nicholson · 07 Jan 2022
Just a couple of months ago, Hyundai and Kia sales were neck and neck in Australia, making for a serious battle between the Korean sister brands.Sales figures to the end of September 2021 showed that Kia was trailing Hyundai by just over 850 units - 53,31
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How long is the wait for a 2022 Toyota RAV4?
By Tim Nicholson · 07 Jan 2022
Toyota customers have faced lengthy delays for delivery of new models, particularly the super popular RAV4 SUV, and now we know how long people will have to wait in 2022.Like many manufacturers, the Japanese carmaker has struggled with supply in the past
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Chevrolet Silverado EV beats range of rivals
By Tim Nicholson · 06 Jan 2022
The electric truck battle is heating up, with another new charged-up workhorse revealed in the United States this week.Chevrolet lifted the covers off its all-new Silverado EV that will go head-to-head with a number of all-electric pick-up trucks in the U
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Toyota takes honours in 2021 sales battle
By Tim Nicholson · 06 Jan 2022
The global pandemic and stock and delivery issues caused by semi-conductor shortages have not dented Australian new-car sales, with 1,049,831 registrations recorded in 2021, marking a 14.5 per cent increase over 2020.The strong sales result comes as buyer
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2022 Volkswagen SUV range pricing revealed
By Tim Nicholson · 06 Jan 2022
Volkswagen has kicked off the new year with a price increase across its SUV range from the T-Cross all the way up to the Touareg.The baby T-Cross light SUV has dropped to two variants with the deletion of the mid-grade CityLife and pricing has gone up by
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Swoopy Mercedes-Benz EQXX concept debuts
By Tim Nicholson · 05 Jan 2022
Range anxiety remains an obstacle for some people who want to buy an electric vehicle but don't want to get stuck on the side of the road after running out of juice.Mercedes-Benz reckons it has the answer to this issue with its swoopy, retro-futuristic Vi
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