Mazda CX-3 News

By Laura Berry · 26 Mar 2023

Manual gearboxes are being killed off by the soulless, unromantic savages who want a car with an automatic transmission. Which is nearly everybody. So, the car manufacturers are making hardly any manual cars now. But for the few beacons of hope trying to save this rare animal from extinction we’ve made a list of new cars still with manuals that are for sale in Australia. But for how much longer?

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Mazda and ACCC appeals both dismissed

By Chris Thompson · 24 Mar 2023

The Full Federal Court has dismissed appeals from both the ACCC and Mazda Australia relating to the years-long case over complaints from several Mazda customers seeking refunds or replacement vehicles.

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Why Hyundai needs another SUV

By Stephen Ottley · 08 Mar 2023

Hyundai has created both a problem and an opportunity for itself. The new-generation Kona will arrive in Australian showrooms by the middle of the year, and when it does, this new, larger model will create a gap in the brand’s SUV range.

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Need a $30K new car, SUV or ute? Read on!

By Byron Mathioudakis · 24 Feb 2023

Congratulations. You’ve secured $30,000 and need a new car.

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Hate SUVs? Here's who to blame

By Laura Berry · 16 Feb 2023

The world is obsessed with SUVs with almost every carmaker now from Porsche to Peugeot not just making them but relying on them to make money.

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Prices creep up for Mazda as new models loom

By Tom White · 07 Feb 2023

Mazda Australia confirms prices have crept up across its range in response to raw material costs among other things, but there will be more to come from the brands refreshed SUV range in the future.

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New Ford Ranger trumps Toyota

By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Feb 2023

The new Ford Ranger climbed to the top of Australia's sales charts in January, with the Blue Oval's ute topping the Toyota HiLux to be crowned the country's best-selling vehicle.

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New cars that have axed diesel engines

By Chris Thompson · 04 Jan 2023

In a post-dieselgate world, for the general car-buying population as well as car brand marketing teams, diesel is a little bit of a dirty word.

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Will price hike hurt Nissan Qashqai sales?

By Tim Nicholson · 16 Dec 2022

Nissan's push into semi-premium territory with its new-generation Qashqai won’t negatively impact sales numbers, despite the sizeable price increase, according to Nissan’s local boss.

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Will Mazda’s new SUVs have separate designs?

By Tim Nicholson · 10 Dec 2022

Mazda is set to reveal its second new SUV model early in 2023, but with at least two more to come after the CX-90, how will Mazda differentiate between its new armada of SUVs?

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