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ANCAP, Australia’s crash-testing authority, has awarded five-star safety ratings to the Tesla Model 3 and new Kia EV3 and MG S5 EV.

Tesla has quietly increased the range of its entry-level Model 3 electric sedan for no extra charge.

For Melbourne drivers who hate those pesky CBD hook turns, Tesla may have found you a solution. That is, if you’re willing to put your life into the hands of computer software.

Tesla Australia has conceded that brand's new status as as one of the world's most controversial car companies is impacting its results in Australia, telling CarsGuide that "things outside our control...are influencing some of the sales figures."

Americans, it would seem, do want an electric pick-up truck, they just don't want the stainless steel-shelled Tesla Cybertruck.

Australia get ready for another ute from another brand because Chinese carmaker GAC has confirmed it will bring the production version of its GAC Pickup 01 concept Down Under.

While its share price is off the mat courtesy of easing trade tensions between the US and China, demand for Tesla cars is still flat with the brand taking a backwards step in global sales in 2024 and an even bigger year-on-year drop in the first quarter of this year.

Tesla says it will turnaround a sales slump, overcome a stagnating of the electric vehicle space in Australia, and take down one of the country's best-selling vehicles in the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, in a series of bold predictions following the launch of the updated Tesla Model Y Juniper.

The BYD Sealion 7 was Australia's best-selling EV in April, marking the first time the brand has claimed the title since arriving locally in 2022.Last month, Australians bought 743 BYD Sealion 7s as opposed to 500 Tesla Model Ys (280) and Model 3s (220), which is Tesla's lowest monthly sales since August 2022, according to sales data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and Electric Vehicle Council.The result brings the Model Y's five-month consecutive lead as Australia's best-selling EV to an end, while marking only the second time since August 2022 a Tesla model hasn't claimed the title.BYD’s total sales were more than six times that of Tesla’s last month, making April the second consecutive month it has been a top-ten brand in Australia.More than a third of BYD’s sales (1293) came from the Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute, which has notched up 6129 sales so far this year.The new Kia EV5 (342) and Geely EX5 (324) also outsold the Model Y, which was Australia’s best-selling EV for the entirety of 2023 and 2024.Tesla’s Australian sales fell by a staggering 76 per cent last month compared to April the previous year as the brand's global quarter one profits nosedived by 71 per cent.Many have pointed the finger at the controversial politics of CEO Elon Musk, who has been overseeing the Trump Administration’s cost-cutting measures as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).The picture couldn’t look any different for BYD, which grew its global profits by 100.3 per cent in quarter one compared to the previous year. The vast majority of sales still come from its home market, though the brand plans to sell 800,000 cars overseas this year.Musk has said he will start returning his focus to Tesla this month as his work with DOGE concludes.A Wall Street Journal report that claimed the Tesla board was looking to oust the controversial figurehead was quickly shut down by the brand and Musk himself, who called the report an “EXTREMELY BAD BREACH OF ETHICS” on his social media site X (formerly Twitter).Tesla sales are expected to uptick next month as the brand officially changes over to its new Model Y. It promises more driving range and a slew of new updates, but whether it can regain the podium against a growing cohort of new Chinese and South Korean rivals is proving an uphill battle.*Best-selling electric-only models included