Hatchback News

Toyota reveals mega new GRMN Yaris hot hatch
By Justin Hilliard · 14 Jan 2022
Toyota’s emerging GR performance sub-brand has fired another huge shot at the hot-hatch segment with its reveal of the new GRMN Yaris flagship
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Cupra Born electric hatch lands Down Under
By Justin Hilliard · 14 Jan 2022
The Australian launch of Volkswagen Group’s new Spanish brand, Cupra, is heating up, with the all-electric Born small hatchback having arrived for local testing ahead of its expected release after the first wave of models
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Struggling SsangYong’s new owner confirmed
By Justin Hilliard · 12 Jan 2022
SsangYong finally has a new owner, with Korea’s number-three automotive brand having officially been acquired by an electric vehicle (EV) specialist
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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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Audi Aus increases warranty by two years
By Justin Hilliard · 10 Jan 2022
Audi Australia has announced a longer new-vehicle warranty from 2022
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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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Renault's plan to woo and wow Australians
By Byron Mathioudakis · 08 Jan 2022
Renault has charted a course to growth in Australia, with four distinct product streams that will give the French brand its broadest and boldest market coverage ever in this market.
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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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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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Toyota’s electric car plan analysed
By Tim Nicholson · 04 Jan 2022
Toyota did something enormous in December. The biggest car company in the world revealed plans to electrify its model line-up by 2030.But it didn't just make a vague commitment to hit a target by that time.
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