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Mazda models now more expensive
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By Tung Nguyen · 23 May 2022
Mazda Australia is the latest mainstream brand to raise prices range wide as the automotive industry grapples with ongoing supply chain issues and rising logistics prices.In the case of Mazda, popular models like the CX-5, Mazda3, BT-50, CX-30, Mazda2, MX
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Hyundai i30 eyeing sales crown
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By Tung Nguyen · 20 May 2022
Hyundai Australia's strategy to bring in the new-gen Elantra as the i30 sedan is paying off as its small-car nameplate shoots past Toyota's perennial Corolla in the hotly-contested 2022 passenger car sales race.After four months of trading, Hyundai has ma
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These models might not get a next generation
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By Tim Nicholson · 19 May 2022
With the shift to electrification, most car makers are redirecting their resources away from internal combustion engine models to electric vehicles.As a result, manufacturers are making tough decisions about the ongoing viability of some model lines.Model
Honda's 2022 sales well off expected pace
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By Tung Nguyen · 16 May 2022
Honda Australia's move to an agency sales model has not been smooth, the brand admits, but the Japanese marque believes the teething pains of reinventing the way it sells cars Down Under are behind them.When Honda announced it would change the way it does
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Who will bring Opel back to Australia?
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 15 May 2022
Opel is suddenly hot property and here's why.
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How Ford lost its Focus
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By Stephen Ottley · 14 May 2022
Ford has a long history with small cars dating back to the Cortina, Escort and Laser. But the current Focus looks set to be the end of the line, with sales in steep decline and the Blue Oval no longer seen as a major player in the small car market.
Hybrids stopped being slow and dull long ago
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By Tony O'Kane · 14 May 2022
Gazing into the crystal ball, it’s obvious that electric cars are going to quickly transform from being a minor part of the motoring landscape to being the dominant species. It’s largely a question of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’, with the major factors affecting the speed of EV uptake being resource availability and cost. By 2030, expect almost everything to be electrified in some way.
Could the Fisker Pear EV come to Australia
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By Tim Nicholson · 13 May 2022
It might be taking a while, but electric vehicles are slowly becoming more affordable.A number of entry-level EVs, like the Volkswagen ID.3 are on the horizon for Australia, and other affordable models like the BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EV are already here.But
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Civic still important to Honda
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By Tung Nguyen · 12 May 2022
Honda Australia has admitted the Civic small car is no longer the jewel in its crown as it once was, but remains dedicated to the nameplate despite shifting its focus towards more popular SUVs.Speaking to CarsGuide, Honda Australia boss Stephen Collins sa
