Hatchback News

Suzuki Fronx EV an electric car bargain?

By Byron Mathioudakis · 30 Jan 2023

Suzuki is poised to offer what might be one of the least expensive electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia in the near future. Expected within the next two years, the electric version of what clearly seems to be the Fronx was revealed in silhouette form late last week in a global brand strategy report, exposing some if not all of the Japanese company's EV rollout plans right up to the end of this de

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Australia's most ridiculous car names.

By Tom White · 29 Jan 2023

From the Ford Probe to The Ferrari The Ferrari, here are some of the most absurd names for cars sold in Australia.

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Why Nissan will have an SUV comeback

By Stephen Ottley · 29 Jan 2023

There’s no nice way to say it - 2022 was a bad year for Nissan. The once-popular brand took a slide in the sales race, dropping more than 35 per cent of its total volume and plummeting from seventh in overall sales in 2021 to just 12th in ‘22. But there is good reason for Nissan executives to hope for a turnaround in ‘23, thanks to an almost entirely re-freshed line-up filling its showrooms.

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Thousands of 2020-2022 Hyundais recalled

By Chris Thompson · 27 Jan 2023

The Australian Government's vehicle recall service has issued two recalls for several thousand new Hyundai cars after a fault was found with the drivetrains of some of the brand’s new models.

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Australian Hyundai N model availability

By Chris Thompson · 27 Jan 2023

Hyundai Australia has secured hundreds of additional units of some of its N performance models, adding to the stocks already available for “immediate delivery”.

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Chery's Aussie comeback: 1000 cars on the way

By James Cleary · 26 Jan 2023

Having departed the Australian market in 2015, the giant, state-owned Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery is weeks away from a full-blooded comeback, with the first shipment of 1000 Omoda5 SUVs on the water and scheduled to arrive here by mid-February.

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Toyota Australia adjusts pricing for 2023

By Chris Thompson · 25 Jan 2023

Toyota Australia has increased pricing across its model range as part of a 2023 pricing adjustment, with publicly available data showing some of the brand's most popular models have gone up by thousands of dollars.Compared with pricing data from December

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2023 Cupra range pricing adjusted

By Chris Thompson · 24 Jan 2023

Cupra Australia has adjusted its pricing across the range for 2022 with some variants benefiting from a price drop, while the more popular and expensive models have been given price increases.

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Kia Australia pricing increases for 2023

By Chris Thompson · 23 Jan 2023

Kia Australia has increased prices of some of its most popular models, with some of its most popular picks now hundreds or thousands of dollars more expensive.The pricing adjustments for new Kia cars came into effect on January 1, 2023, and affects models

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The secret formula to Kia's success

By Stephen Ottley · 21 Jan 2023

We wrote at the start of 2022 that it would be a pivotal year for the South Korean brand, testing whether all the work it had done in recent years would pay off in the sales charts. The answer was a resounding yes. Kia became Australia's third best-selling brand in 2022, capping (at least for now) the company's ascendancy from outsider to a key player in the market. As recently as 2017 Kia was on

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