Ute News

By Byron Mathioudakis · 21 Nov 2025

GWM has admitted there is still plenty of work left to do to boost the popularity of its entry-level Cannon 4x2 and 4x4 range in Australia. Whilst recording a decent 19 per cent volume rise year-to-date, to just under 7000 units, on the back of a significant diesel engine and transmission upgrade earlier this year as part of 2025 facelift, the keenly-priced Chinese mid-sized ute is only in seventh spot.

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Brutal new Japanese ute incoming

By Byron Mathioudakis · 19 Nov 2025

Nissan and Australia’s Premcar are again collaborating on a Warrior version of the Navara – and this time everything steps up. Unveiled on the same night that the all-new D27 Navara series made its global debut in Adelaide as the Warrior Concept, the off-road flagship that is one of the few bright spots in the company’s floundering fortunes is now important enough to get equal top billing with Nissan’s crucial international mid-sized ute.

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Japan's new HiLux hunter revealed

By Byron Mathioudakis · 19 Nov 2025

Nissan’s last great hope of reversing a long-term sales decline in Australia has finally been unveiled in the form of the D27-series of Navara.

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This ute is returning after more than 10 years

By Tim Gibson · 19 Nov 2025

A forgotten ute is poised to make a return to the Aussie market, a Federal Department of Infrastructure filing has confirmed.

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Big brand previews new Prado hunter

By Dom Tripolone · 18 Nov 2025

Hyundai might have just let slip its big new secret.

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Korea's budget electric ute incoming

By Jack Quick · 18 Nov 2025

South Korea’s KGM (formerly known as SsangYong) has announced the Australian pricing and specifications of its first all-electric ute ahead of start of sales on December 1, 2025.

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Surprise reason for new HiLux hunter

By Stephen Ottley · 16 Nov 2025

Has Hyundai left it too late to enter the ute market?

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'It's a ute': Toyota hits back at HiLux haters

By Andrew Chesterton · 16 Nov 2025

Toyota says HiLux buyers want "a ute, not a Rolls-Royce", as criticism over the brand's long-awaited workhorse's update mounts on the brand's own channels.

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Major issue with new Toyota HiLux EV exposed

By Jack Quick · 13 Nov 2025

Toyota has released more details about the coming all-electric HiLux BEV ahead of its Australian launch in the first half of 2026.

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Big brand plots HiLux hunter

By Stephen Ottley · 13 Nov 2025

Hyundai isn’t preparing to launch one new ute - it’s planning on a second.

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