Toyota Corolla Cross 2023 News

The “glitch” that shut down Toyota’s Japanese production facilities last week has been found, and it is a more common problem than you might think.

SUVs made by Chinese manufacturers have climbed to the top of the SUV sales charts in some segments, leaving popular brands like Mazda, Kia and Mitsubishi in their wake. Just a few years ago Chinese brands like MG were slowly making their presence felt, but now they are dominating one segment in particular.

Toyota has announced a recall for a large group of Corolla Cross small SUVs affected by a defect which could result in the car rolling away when parked.

The world bought 79,400,000 new cars in 2022, over a million less than in 2021, but new information reveals just how different the new car landscape is globally with electrification becoming a new standard consideration in new car buying decisions.Data published by auto industry analysis firm JATO reveals the top ten passenger car models (including utes) sold worldwide in 2022, with Toyota now joined by Tesla as the most present brands in the top chart.While Toyota models take five of the top ten spots, Tesla has two including its Model Y small SUV in third place, having sold 747,000 units in 2022, and the Model 3 sedan in tenth with 482,000 sold.The Model Y, as of the end of Q1 this year, also leads European sales by a significant margin - more than 10,000 sales ahead of the second-most popular car in the region, the Dacia Sandero, and amassing 71,683 sales after three months.The Toyota RAV4 topped a million in 2022 with 1,016,000 units sold, though it’s down 10 per cent on 2021. The Corolla, which is the most-sold car in the world to this day, sold 992,000 units in 2022.It means that, while the Model Y is only one of two hugely popular models in the electric car brand’s range compared to the many Toyota models, it seems like premium-leaning electric cars won’t struggle with popularity as the world shifts to electrification.JATO’s Global Analyst Felipe Munoz said there are several factors that Tesla has overcome to achieve two cars in the top ten sold worldwide, like the brand’s newness despite it's relatively expensive pricetag.“It is a historic moment to see a pure electric vehicle not only so close to the top position, but a relatively new brand getting so far in the global ranking, particularly given they are not the most affordable vehicles,” he said.Behind the RAV4, Corolla and Model Y is the Honda CR-V with 733,000 sales, the Toyota Camry with 673,000 and, another of Australia’s top models, the Toyota HiLux in sixth with 632,000.The Nissan Sentra, related to the Pulsar formerly sold in Australia, sold 566,000 units, with the Toyota Corolla Cross at 530,000.America’s darling, the Ford F-150 with 525,000 sales, is ninth ahead of the Model 3 to round out the top 10.Interestingly, only three models in the list sold more in 2022 than the previous year: the Tesla Model Y, the Toyota HiLux and the Corolla Cross - the latter only recently being introduced to Australia, inflating its sales difference.

There’s a lot we already know about Subaru’s new Crosstrek compact crossover wagon, arriving later this month. We’ll have a first drive review and video soon, but until then, here’s a breakdown of everything we know so far about this Honda HR-V, Nissan Qashqai and Toyota C-HR competitor.

Twenty or 30 years ago cars we would have considered large have become even larger, and what was once a small model is seemingly huge. Take for example, the original Holden Commodore VB and the current Toyota Corolla sedan - which is bigger?

Buying a new SUV and then finding out it’s just about to be refreshed, redesigned or even completely replaced can be disappointing at best, and a bad financial move at worst.

Nissan has defended the fuel savings on offer in its electrified X-Trail e-Power, suggesting Toyota exaggerates the fuel savings in its popular hybrid models, including the popular RAV4 Hybrid.

Mitsubishi's Eclipse Cross SUV gets a host of minor tweaks to its price and features for 2023.

Why Chery could be the next one to watch in the off-roading space.