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At first sight, the Jaguar Type 01 EV has that rare power to stop you in your tracks. With a dramatic stretched bonnet and oversized wheels, it sits long, wide and low to the ground in a way that makes it difficult to fathom that the Type 01 is real but it is and will be on sale in Australia in the second half of next year, priced from around $300,000, plus on-roads. Delivering on almost all the promises made by last year's Type 00 concept, the new bold and daring four-door Jaguar GT has been created to snare buyers usually attracted by everything from a Porsche Taycan EV to a Bentley Continental GT. Developed to major in luxury, replicating its styling was so demanding it required an entirely new JEA platform. The underpinnings will eventually go on to support a large SUV that the reborn British brand desperately needs to survive. The low-volume GT, meanwhile, will serve as a brash statement of intent, repositioning the brand as a pukka Bentley rival, rather than an alternative to any BMW or Benz, the brand used to compete against.In the flesh, the sheer dimensions of the Jaguar are jaw-dropping, measuring in at 5235mm long, while standing at just 1403mm tall – which is lower than if you placed two of its enormous 23-inch wheels on top of one another. Overcoming a bluff front end, but tiny tweaks, active aerodynamics and a three-stage deployable spoiler, plus countless hours of virtual and physical wind tunnel testing have created the most slippery Jaguar ever with a low 0.23Cd drag coefficient. That figure has been crucial to achieving a 720km range (WLTP-verified) from its 118kWh battery. That distance is comprehensively humbled by the latest BMW i3 (900km), but is said to enable the brand's current customers to complete 99.7 per cent of all their journeys. Without being burdened by an old or outdated platform, Jaguar has been able to use its latest EV tech that benefits from all the knowhow earned from the I-PACE, Formula E and developing the new Range Rover twins. That explains why the Type 01 arrives with powerful 850-volt electrics that provide for fast DC charging up to 350kW and a 22-minute 10 to 80 per cent top-up. For those in a rush, after 13 minutes as much as 321km can be added using a fast DC charger – none of these figures set new standards, but in Australia even using our ageing 400-volt charging poles, the battery pack can still operate beyond 250kW. AC charging is 22kW, as standard, with dual AC charging ports on both sides to aid home top-ups. As well as looking the part and featuring the most up-to-date tech, engineers have ensured that the Type 01 drives like a proper Jaguar. We've already driven a prototype version and came away impressed, and the Brit brand has now confirmed the production car sports total of 757kW that's combined with an equally epic 1365Nm torque. That enables a 0-100km/h dash of around 3.2 seconds – which is brisk but lags the very quickest all-electric sedans out there, but the triple-motor powertrain has been designed to continue to deliver its relentless surge well above three figures, with 100-180km/h taking just 4.0 seconds. Catering for the keenest drivers the Type 01 has been designed to feature an optimum 50:50 weight distribution and an ultra-low centre of gravity. The dual-chamber air suspension and twin-valve active dampers, meanwhile, are said to achieve the aim of offering high levels of comfort one moment, and impeccable body control over the toughest of roads the next, with the system capable of monitoring the road ahead 500 times a second to pre-arm the chassis for what lies ahead. Rear-wheel steering and advanced torque vectoring afforded by having twin-motors driving the rear axle promise high levels of agility and engagement, if you're in the mood to play. When you're not, you can take delight in the look and feel of the Type 01's cossetting cabin, but might vent frustration with the lack of rear space. The new Jaguar isn't a svelte alternative to a Mercedes S-Class, with access to the second row being tight – blame a slim aperture and an imposing wheel arch that needs to be big enough to house those super-sized rims. Once seated, the biggest thing you'll notice is what's missing. There's no full-width cinema-like screen across the dash, with designers only adding a small seven-inch screen for ventilation and the seats that are mounted on a striking central spine that runs through the car. Ahead of the driver is a large 24-inch screen that incorporates both the instrument cluster and infotainment. With an almost complete absence of physical buttons, the driver will have to rely on the touchscreens, natural speak voice control or stab the buttons that adorn the seventies-inspired steering wheel. Compensating for the lack of a rear screen is a digital rear-view display that is mounted low within the dash, like an E-Type. Built into the dash is a large, almost full-width sound bar made up of 13 individual speakers which are combined with a further 25 speakers dotted out of sight around the cabin to provide the full immersive surround sound experience. By splitting the battery pack into two, engineers have cleverly been able to mount the front row seats low within the car while carving out space for added foot room in the rear. The former creates a sportscar-like driving position that helps set the mood for the drive. We've already mentioned the central spine, that features neat brass detailing and provides useful stowage and cupholders. While the front two gain 12-way heated and cooled adjustable massage seats, the rear seats are both heated and cooled and fold flat, boosting the modest (for such a big car) 450-litre luggage area. Highlights include fine attention to detail and the admirable resistance of the car-maker to rely on wood and leather, preferring a mix of unusual fabrics and textiles for a much more contemporary take on luxury materials. In the future, a five-seat variant will be offered, but even though leg and headroom are adequate, other similarly-sized limos offer more space to lounge back and enjoy the ride. Ensuring it will banish memories of any patchy reliability, the new Type 01 has undergone millions of kilometres of real-world testing, and torture testing that included plunging the hot battery pack into an ice-cold water bath to ensure it can cope with rapid changes in temperature. Keeping it safe on the roads is Jaguar's next generation of driver-assist tech that includes 10 cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors and five radars that promise a sophisticated semi-autonomous cruise control. On sale in Europe within the first half of 2027, Australian deliveries are tipped to begin late that year. It's too early for pricing and full specifications, local bosses claim, but it's expected the Jaguar Type 01 will be priced from $300,000 (plus on-road costs), with the 60-run Chromatic Moments launch edition painted in London Red or French Ultramarine blue both commanding a sizable premium.

A new exciting ute could be in the works.  Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis are exploring the potential of introducing a Defender-branded full-size pick-up in the United States, according to The Times.  The pair announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in May 2026 “to explore opportunities to collaborate on product development” in the US.  JLR confirmed it would pursue a range of new products under the Defender brand specifically designed for the US market.  The MoU includes product and technology development, with a Defender-badged ute potentially the first new car of this partnership.  JLR’s partnership with Stellantis shows the iconic brand wants to take the US market seriously.  Its Defender SUV is a popular seller in the US, but it’s subject to heavy import tariffs, limiting profitability for Land Rover in a key market.  JLR wants to prioritise the US market to capitalise on rising luxury car demand and the brand's growing popularity there.  “Our aspiration in the coming years is to grow our US business to the size of the entire JLR business as it exists today,” JLR CEO PB Balaji said in a June 2026 statement. Full-size pick-ups are some of the most popular cars on sale in North America, so this model could be a huge hit if it gets off the ground. Plans are still at an early stage for the JLR Stellantis ute, but they are expected to be finalised before the end of 2026.  The ute is likely to be built in the United States to avoid the high import tariffs. There is no confirmation on whether the new ute will use the Land Rover Defender’s existing D7x architecture or a specific ute platform from Stellantis’ Jeep or Ram.  The current Defender rides on a car-based monocoque chassis that is not used on any ute models, but it features a rigid structure like on traditional ladder frame 4WD set-ups.  Jeep and Ram have more ready-made ute chassis options, with the Ram 1500’s DT platform or the Jeep Wrangler’s JL platform a streamlined fit.  Any Australian prospects are a long way down the line for this ute.  It will be initially targeted at the US market, so it will only be built in left-hand drive, reducing its chances of going on sale Down Under.  Key full-size pick-up trucks like the Chevrolet Silverado and Ford F-150 are remanufactured in Australia to be right-hand drive.  The Stellantis-built Ram 1500 also undergoes this remanufacturing process, meaning this new ute model could follow a similar path. 

It’s been more than a year since Jaguar’s rebrand and the reveal of its Type 00 Concept, and now the brand has revealed the first glimpse of the production version’s interior. The 2027 Jaguar Type 01, to give it the recently confirmed production name, will be revealed properly in New York on 6 October 2026, but the EV’s design still remains a mystery in terms of many details. Now, Jaguar has revealed a few images of its interior, which looks to be closely related to the interior shown in the controversial Type 00 concept. A blend of minimalism and unfamiliar design philosophy, the interior certainly confirms the words of Jaguar Managing Director Rawdon Glover in that it’s “an interior like no other”. Inspired by the travertine limestone and brass of the concept, the colour palette and materials in the Type 01 also follow the ‘copy nothing’ philosophy set out upon the brand’s relaunch. With its name revealed in May this year not long after a preview drive afforded to select media - including CarsGuide - the Type 01 will be the brand’s first car to debut in its new era. The large electric four-door GT has a long bonnet, a total length of 5200mm over a 3200mm wheelbase, and space inside for four separated by a central ‘spine’ - the one made of limestone in the Type 00 concept. Under the cabin, a 120kWh battery should mean a range around 700km, though its brisk performance provided by three motors (two at the rear for 706kW, one at the front with 206kW) might tempt some to use up that power rather inefficiently. On our preview drive, we estimated a 0-100km/h sprint of under 4.0 seconds. Thomas Holden, Chief Interior Designer for Jaguar, said the “unmistakable drama” of the Type 01’s interior aims to “define the modern luxury automotive interior of the future”. “Our holistic design philosophy translates the vehicle’s exterior presence into a distinctive interior architecture,” he said.  “In contrast to the horizontal interior design norm, we emphasise its dramatic longitudinal nature through the central spine - an architectural statement that creates four individual spaces. “With authentic materials, technology on demand and reductive flowing surfaces, Type 01 presents unmistakable drama and theatre that will define the modern luxury automotive interior of the future.”

In 2016 the global bosses at Range Rover laughed when I asked if the brand famous for SUVs would ever do a car - you know a saloon or wagon. Now here we are a decade later and Range Rover has just revealed its first car - the GT. So, was I onto something top secret they already had planned? Did they know Jaguar would completely stop production in 10 years and saw an opportunity to produce saloons? Or could something else be happening? The laughter still rings in my ears. It was at the 2016 Paris Motor Show and myself and two other journalists were squashed into a tiny interview room with Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) senior global executives. You’d think I’d cracked the most hilarious joke ever, but all I asked was if Range Rover would ever make a car and would I be right in thinking this would happen? JLR’s Global Sales Operations Director Andy Goss laughed the hardest but something told me there was more to it. “I can’t see that happening. But then again Jaguar does have an SUV,” Goss said through his guffawing.  Goss has now left JLR and Range Rover has just revealed the GT, and while not quite a saloon it is the most car-like vehicle the brand has ever produced. The official images released last week show a four-door wagon style vehicle with a coupe-like swooping roofline. And yes it’s is more of a crossover vehicle in that it’s a bit of a mash up between an SUV and wagon, and while the dimensions are yet to be confirmed, the GT looks to be about 1.5m tall or about the same height as a BMW 3 Series Touring station wagon, although wider and sleeker. If anything the GT looks very much like Jaguar’s Type 01. And that’s controversial. The Type 01 was to be the mould-breaking new vehicle to reboot Jaguar as it entered a brave new era that completely re-imagined the brand’s approach to its design, technology and philosophy.  Jaguar revealed the Type 01 in May after a long teaser campaign that brought us images of hulking great saloons with cartoon proportions.  The Type 01 stayed true to the bold concepts with its giant bonnet, low stance, beefy rear haunches and coupe roofline. While it looked very different to what we were used to seeing from Jaguar it was also easy to see the styling to be an over enhanced take on Jaguar’s most iconic car, the E-Type. Under the Type 01’s chiselled exterior was a fully electric powertrain with a massive 120kWh battery, 800V architecture and four electric motors making more than 735kW. It seemed like Jaguar was on the way back to finding its mojo and equipped properly for a new age of electric vehicles. Until Range Rover crashed the party with the GT - the car it may not have been supposed to do and the one that will also be underpinned by the same electric platform as the Type 01. It’s a seriously unusual move for Range Rover to steal Jaguar’s possible last chance to make a comeback. Because of course the Range Rover version will sell better than the Jaguar. It’s almost as if Range Rover doesn’t want Jaguar around any more because it truly does want to branch out into passenger cars and hasn’t been able to because until now. So maybe, just maybe, all the way back in 2016 when I asked those JLR executives about the prospect of Range Rover making a car, they actually were in the early stages of planning one. After all, a completely new vehicle can take from eight to 10 years to go from an idea to production. It’s very possible also that JLR’s senior executives knew Jaguar might not survive the next 10 years given the sales struggles it had been through.  The F-Pace SUV was selling well and so was the F-Type sportscar, but a bad decision to invest big in diesel engines, an underwhelming attempt to challenge Tesla with its i-Pace electric SUV, Brexit and saloons that weren’t anywhere near as appealing to buyers as they were in the 1980s saw Jaguar eventually discontinue operations entirely by the end of 2025. The Land Rover side of the business was keeping the lights on with sales of Range Rovers and the Defender proving relatively lucrative, but even that is not enough to survive and so we’ll now see the introduction of cars like the GT. Nobody wants to see Jaguar disappear, nor Land Rover, and I’m well aware of the dangers in journalists speculating about this kind of thing. JLR’s parent company Tata Motors needs to see things pick up and without having been in the room where the discussions take place it appears that every option is being executed from tearing up Jaguar and starting again, building and selling Range Rover electric saloons and wagons and even Chinese joint ventures that allow brands like Chery to use JLR intellectual property, such as the Freelander name. You’re watching JLR pull out all the stops in real time. And that’s my very long way of saying 10 years later, I was right Andy, wasn’t I?

More than 30,000 Jaguar Land Rover SUVs have been subject to urgent recalls in Australia, according to notices from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sports and the Arts.  The largest of these recalls concerns 23,313 Land Rover Defender, Discovery and Range Rover SUVs for the model years 2019 to 2026. “Due to a manufacturing defect, the connection to the driver’s airbag clock spring may corrode over time and lead to an increased resistance in the airbag circuit,” the notice stated. “As a result, the airbag may fail to deploy in the event of an accident. “In the event of an accident, the airbag not deploying as intended could increase the risk of injury or death to vehicle occupants.” The second issue relates to the Jaguar F-Pace SUV, Land Rover Defender and Discovery, as well as Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Velar models. It impacts 7152 units from the 2024 to 2026 model years. “Due to a manufacturing defect, the front-end auxiliary drive belt idler pulley may over rotate and cause damage to the oil pressure and temperature sensor,” the notice stated. "This may lead to an oil leak and engine stalling resulting in a loss of motive power whilst driving. “An engine stall or sudden loss of motive power could increase the risk of serious injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.” The brand will contact the affected owners of all affected vehicles asking them to contact a dealer and have the work to fix the issue carried out, free of charge.  A spokesperson Jaguar Land Rover said these are recalls are a part of a global recall and there have not been any reported incidents of the issue occurring in Australia. 

China’s Chery and India’s Tata Motors will team up on a new luxury brand that will launch two new models in 2027. This is thanks to a new report from Reuters, which claims Tata has forged a new partnership for its upcoming Avinya premium arm, after a plan to base the models on Jaguar Land Rover platforms fell through. The Indian giant told Reuters it plans to use the same platform, which underpins the upcoming Freelander 8 that is part of Chery’s existing tie-up with the Tata owned Jaguar Land Rover. The new deal with Tata will see the Chery platform components built in China and shipped as a knock-down kit, with final assembly occurring in India. They will cater to right-hand drive, opening up the opportunity for them to be exported to Australia. Chery’s new Freelander division also has designs to launch in Australia. Tata told Reuters, “Avinya is being developed as a global premium brand. Our collaboration with JLR and global partners will be an important pillar.” The vehicles were to be based on Jaguar Land Rover’s upcoming EMA platform, which was announced in 2024. That platform was originally designed to support next-generation electrified mid-size luxury SUVs, and was capable of supporting both hybrid, range extender and fully electric drivetrains. The switch to the Chery platform will shorten development timelines, in yet another example of a foreign brand embracing what has become known in the industry as “China Speed”. While Tata doesn’t currently have an automotive presence in Australia (aside from Jaguar Land Rover), the company’s main rival, Mahindra, offers several products in our market, showing a taste for Indian brands to expand. Tata turning to Chery also offers the Chinese giant a foothold in the Indian subcontinent, which it did not have before. As is the case in other markets, India has several barriers in place to stop Chinese automakers from having free market access in order to protect its domestic brands. It is part of a major global push by Chery, which has for a long time been one of China’s most successful brands in overseas markets. It already had strongholds in South America, and is in the process of establishing links in Europe, which looks to be the next battleground for Chinese brands. Nissan announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to allocate one of its production lines at its Sunderland UK plant to build Chery vehicles alongside Australian-bound Nissan Qashqais.

Stellantis, owner of Jeep, and Jaguar Land Rover have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to “explore opportunities to collaborate on product development in the United States”. Antonio Filosa, CEO of Stellantis said: “By working with partners to explore synergies in areas such as product and technology development, we can create meaningful benefits for both sides while remaining focused on delivering the products and experiences our customers love.”  Meanwhile PB Balaji, CEO of JLR said: “As we continue to evolve JLR for the future, collaboration will play an important role in unlocking new opportunities. Working with Stellantis allows us to explore complementary capabilities in product and technology development that support our long‑term growth plans for the US market.” The tie-up comes as both companies face a tough tariff environment in the US, with Stellantis being embattled there in previous years with its previous CEO, Carlos Tavares, focusing largely on the European operation. JLR, meanwhile, could gain a foothold in the lucrative US market, where it does not currently have a manufacturing footprint. The partnership marks a major change in strategy for embattled Stellantis, which posted a A$37 billion dollar loss in 2025. Its house of 14 brands includes diverse marques from Jeep to Peugeot and Maserati.  Under Tavares the US operation suffered, particularly Jeep. The brand pivoted to a more premium position, which didn’t resonate with buyers. Locally, it even resulted in the Grand Cherokee being pulled from sale as Jeep chose to focus on its more competitive offerings. JLR recently ended production of Jaguar models as it gears up for a major re-boot of its luxury passenger car brand, with the company still managing to post good results for 2025 off the back of record sales of the popular Defender and surging global sales of its new Range Rover Sport. The brand even claims that it has taken over 32,000 expressions of interest globally for its upcoming Jaguar Type 01 GT car. A bruising cyberattack, which shut down the brand’s factories in late 2025, has had an impact on the JLR’s bottom line. New tariffs in the US have caused the UK based company to post a 99 per cent profit slump in the first months of 2026. Both companies, which have been rivals in the past, have also turned to their Chinese joint-ventures for more global resilience. Stellantis has made clear its plan to lean on more partnerships, particularly with its Leapmotor joint-venture, and more recently, a new tie-up with Dongfeng to build more Peugeot models in China. Jaguar Land Rover has re-booted the Freelander marque as part of its joint-venture with Chery. The first model, the Freelander 8, pairs the design motifs from the previous Freelander small SUVs with an 800-volt architecture from Chery, plotted to be offered in both range extender hybrid and fully electric forms. Unlike previous Freelanders though, the new Chery-based model is an over-five-meter long three-row SUV. The tie-up has global aspirations and will exist independently of both Land Rover and Chery, and has been confirmed for an Australian launch.

Jaguar’s first car since the brand’s total reboot will be called Type 01, the British brand has confirmed ahead of the luxury GT’s debut at the Monaco E-Prix this weekend. Almost 18 months ago Jaguar declared it was wiping the slate clean and starting again with a completely new direction and models for what it called “the new era”. Since then we’ve seen a controversial ad campaign, a new Jaguar logo, design concepts of large swooping electric limousines, and a preview drive of its GT saloon prototype. It’s the GT saloon that will wear the Type 01 badge, which according to Jaguar: “references legendary predecessors, ‘0’ is for zero tailpipe emissions, ‘1’ for the first of a new generation”. The word 'Type' is a designation Jaguar has historically used on its vehicles and dates back to the 1951 Le Mans winning  C-Type racecar. Over the decades there’s also been the iconic E-Type and most recently the F-Type. “We have reimagined Jaguar for a new era, with inspiration from what has gone before,” said Jaguar Managing Director Rawdon Glover  “Our engineers have achieved this with a vehicle that looks and drives like no other electric car, yet reflects a unique provenance. The Type 01 name is part of that story – for me, the zero also signifies a complete brand reset, and the ‘1’, our first car for a new chapter, a ‘one of a kind!’”  Jaguar said the Type 01 will make an appearance at the Monaco E-Prix on May 16, this weekend, albeit wrapped in a camouflage design. Earlier this year CarsGuide had the opportunity to meet and pilot the prototype of the Type 01. The imposing and sleak saloon meaures 5200mm long, just 1400mm tall and has a wheel base of 3200mm. We were told the prototype has a split battery that allows the cabin section to sit low while still retaining a large overall capacity of 120kWh for a range of up to 700km. Two motors at the front produce 706kW, while a smaller rear motor makes 260kW. Combined torque is 1300Nm. The Type 01 is expected to make its official and undisguised debut later this year.

Land Rover’s Freelander is back, not as an SUV, but as a standalone brand in a joint venture with China's Chery. The first model from the new partnership was revealed overnight in China ahead of its debut at the upcoming Beijing motor show. The first model has been called the Concept 97, in recognition of the year the original Freelander was introduced by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The Concept 97 draws on the Land Rover design identity with its blocky, tall and sophisticated styling while the original Freelander's unique triangular rear three-quarter window is revived again on the new model. The interior also has a familiar look sharing design elements and materials with Land Rover models, but new features we haven’t seen before from the brand include a curved display the full length of the dashboard. There are some features on the large six seater SUV, which won’t make it into production, including the rear-hinged side doors and the most likely the open-plan lounge-like setting in the second row, too.   JLR is already in a partnership with Chery in China; the joint venture sees the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport produced and the JLR-Chery plant in Changsu.  When the Concept 97 goes into production it will also be manufactured at the Changsu factory and be produced as a pure EV and hybrid. The Discovery Sport and Evoque will be discontinued to make way for the Freelander model range. Freelander CEO Wei Lan told British publication Autocar at the Concept 97’s preview in China that while the Concept 97 would go into production and be sold initially in China, the plan was to then debut the vehicle markets around the world. "International variants are currently in intensive development and shall, after launch in China, make their distinguished entry into the world's foremost markets," Lan told Autocar.  "From its very first day of existence, every Freelander product is conceived and calibrated for the diverse demands of markets across the world. We are not exporting a Chinese car to the world but we are building a world car, for the world, from the very beginning."   The Concept 97 is built on Chery’s T1X platform, which also underpins the Tiggo 8 and will support EV, hybrid and range extender variants with 800V battery architecture. The range extender battery has been developed with CATL and features what it calls a world first "Freevoy Range-Extended Hybrid Battery" design allowing the range extender version to be charged at 360kW. The range extender battery has been designed with off-road use in mind and comes with underbody protection and a thermal coating to keep it cool. JLR-Chery plans to have the first Frelander model go into production and on sale  by  mid-2026 before being launched globally.  JLR-Chery will then embark on an ambitious growth plan, which it says will see the introduction of a new Freelander model every six months.  Will the new range of Freelanders make it to Australia? Nothing has been confirmed but Chery's executives haves been open to bringing more sub-brands into the country. Earlier this year Chery Chief Executive Officer Lucas Harris has said there is more room for additional sub-brands in Australia. “Why not?” Harris told CarsGuide. “Chery is the brand where you never say never.”

It’s a brand new year and brand new car buying thoughts turn to vehicle build plates. Dealers are keen to shift their existing stock before prior year manufacturing dates become a millstone around their automotive necks. But what if the model in question has been publicly put to the sword and it’s not just a matter of a ‘2025 Plate Clearance Sale’? Some of these cars may have been around for quite a while. In rare instances, slow sellers celebrating a birthday (or two?) in retail captivity, waiting hopefully for a new owner to take them to their forever home. These are affectionately referred to as zombie cars. Still offered for sale but the production tap may be about to be turned off, or it’s even been twisted to the right some time ago. If you’re looking for a cut-price new car and you don’t mind if it’s been sitting on the shelf for a period of time, here’s a rundown of some four-wheeled zombies to give you a little extra leverage when twisting a salesperson’s arm. BMW Z4 - This sleek two-seat roadster was developed in a joint-venture with Toyota that also spawned the (similarly discontinued) fifth-generation Supra. Production is scheduled to end this March with a ‘Frozen Matt Black’ Final Edition model     including four- and six-cylinder variants, the order window for the car opening and closing this month. But don’t get too excited. Sadly, the Final Edition won’t be available in Australia. However, there are still Z4’s on showroom floors here and there around the country. After all, three found homes in December last year. Get in quick! Fiat 500 - The internal combustion version of this diminutive Italian (in Fiat and Abarth form) ceased production in June 2024 thanks largely to EU safety regulations sending it out of bounds. A 500 Ibrida Hybrid is due to begin production imminently, but it’s quite a different car designed to supplement 500e production (global demand for which has been underwhelming) and riding on the same platform. The ICE car is still offered up on the Fiat Australia website, in 1.2L four-cylinder Dolcevita form at around $30,775, drive-away. Hyundai i20 N - Hyundai has made no bones about the fact its i20N hot hatch is kaput, with production scheduled to finish this March. But Hyundai Australia has reached into the cash drawer and ordered up enough cars to satisfy predicted local demand through 2026. So, this brilliant little performance car will be a zombie in name only. But we wouldn’t leave it too late to get your hands on one. With 150kW/275Nm in a brilliantly responsive compact package it’s not to be missed. Jaguar E-Pace / F-Type - There isn’t a car company on the planet that’s been more transparent about ending production of a current model. In fact, (almost) every one of its models! Jaguar suspended manufacturing of its then existing internal combustion cars in mid-2024  in preparation for a brave new all-electric, ultra-premium future… except for the F-Pace SUV, soldiering on at JLR’s Solihull plant. Amazingly, local sales of the E-Pace SUV grew four per cent year-on-year in 2025 despite the manufacturing halt. And examples of the stunning F-Pace sports car continue to trickle out into the world. Jeep Grand Cherokee - The Aussie axe fell on Jeep’s Grand Cherokee early last year, the once hugely popular model discontinued locally in response to a less than stellar sales performance after launching here in 2023. Part of the problem was a solid price hike for the fifth-gen version and having ripped off the Band-Aid by announcing its local departure, parent company Stellantis promptly dropped the price of the Limited variant to $60,000, drive-away (previously $72,950, before on-road costs). Lo and behold, year-on-year Grand Cherokee sales ticked up 4.3 per cent for 2025, but registration numbers are dwindling now. It’s still up on the website, so it might be the perfect time to move in for a super-sharp deal. Suzuki Ignis / S-Cross - The pocket-sized Ignis SUV was confirmed for departure from the Australian market in early 2025 in response to new Australian Design Rule (ADR) requirements mandating more advanced AEB performance. Examples of the 1.2-litre four-seat city SUV were still rolling out Suzuki showroom doors in December last year so there are cars floating around the brand’s retail network. Same story for the compact S-Cross crossover, which struggled with that ADR compliance and reached the end of the road production-wise around the same time. Again, a number are still finding homes close to 12 months after its death notice was issued. Toyota Fortuner - A clear oversupply of large three-row SUVs was tidied up by Toyota Australia with an announcement to confirm the axing of its Fortuner model in November last year. Which still leaves the Kluger, LandCruiser Prado and LandCruiser 300 as available seven-seat Toyota options. Sharing the same body-on-frame platform as the HiLux ute, the off-road capable Fortuner will finish production around the middle of this year.   The Fortuner battled for clear air in the mix with its in-house competition, attracting just 3407 customers in 2025, while the Ford Ranger-based Everest sold 26,161 units.