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October 2021 car sales: RAV4 out, D-Max in
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By Justin Hilliard · 04 Nov 2021
The Australian new-vehicle market has fallen just shy of a year of positive sales results, with October 2021 breaking the 11-month streak of month-on-month volume growth, down 8.1 per cent to 74,650 units due to stock shortages and lockdown.
Toyota GR Corolla Rallye outputs leaked!
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By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Nov 2021
The outputs for Toyota's fire-breathing GR Corolla hot hatch have reportedly been leaked in the USA, with reports the brand's newest performance vehicle will out-punch the GR Yaris despite sharing its engine.According to multiple international outlets, a
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Sales losers we love that should sell better
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 31 Oct 2021
Many cars gain stellar reviews or stand out for being special, only to end up underperforming in the market. We’ve identified seven magnificent sales losers that deserve to be far more popular in Australia than what their measly numbers suggest.
Other Aussie classics that could appreciate
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By David Morley · 24 Oct 2021
Prices of anything vaguely collectible and Australian-made have really gone through the roof lately. The reasons depend on who you talk to, but it’s obvious that stay-at-home rules have led some people to use what would have been annual-holiday money to buy themselves a weekend car. And what could be better than a genuine Aussie original?
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Subaru to expand performance model range?
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By Justin Hilliard · 24 Oct 2021
Subaru has a rich history of performance models, with nameplates like WRX, WRX STI and, more recently, BRZ synonymous with adrenaline-pumping fun. But has the brand just started a revolution that will see more models added to its hi-po line-up?
MG ZS leads EV sales race
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By Tim Nicholson · 21 Oct 2021
Electric vehicle sales have kicked up a gear in Australia this year.The availability of more models, as well as a growing acceptance and understanding of the benefits of EVs have helped push overall EV sales up by 191 per cent to the end of September.Ther
Nissan Leaf morphs into crossover - report
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By Tim Nicholson · 20 Oct 2021
Nissan will replace the all-electric Leaf hatchback with a new crossover EV model in the middle of the decade, according to UK publication Autocar.The Japanese carmaker confirmed back in July that it would produce a new electric crossover at its Sunderlan
BMW updates M135i xDrive hot hatch
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By Justin Hilliard · 20 Oct 2021
BMW has revealed the M135i xDrive hot hatch’s first update, which is due in Australian showrooms in the first quarter of next year
Mazda 2, CX-3 safe for now
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By Tim Nicholson · 18 Oct 2021
Mazda Australia says it will not abandon affordable model segments as it pursues its strategy to move further upmarket.As more and more carmakers either drastically increase the prices of their entry models, or pull out of the light and micro car segments
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2022 MG 3 remains Australia's cheapest auto
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 18 Oct 2021
MG Motor Australia has confirmed that supply of the popular MG 3 will remain strong in the foreseeable future, as the supermini cements its place as the strongest-selling car in its class.
