Ute News

Watch out Toyota, Nissan is coming

By Dom Tripolone · 26 Sep 2024

Nissan wants to be back on top in Australia and it has a plan to get there.

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2026 HiLux ute could be set for 2-litre turbo

By Samuel Irvine · 25 Sep 2024

Could Toyota’s new turbocharged four-cylinder engine – designed to succeed the iconic 2JZ in-line six engine – be HiLux-bound as part of the ute's next-generation model expected to be revealed in 2025?

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Has the Tasman ute launch date been revealed?

By Samuel Irvine · 25 Sep 2024

Has Kia finally locked in a reveal date for its long-awaited Tasman ute?

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BYD Shark 6 ute launch on-sale date confirmed

By Chris Thompson · 24 Sep 2024

With a slightly adjusted name ahead of its launch, the BYD Shark 6 is set to be the first plug-in hybrid ute to land in Australia, well ahead of the Ford Ranger PHEV set to launch in mid-2025.

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Do utes need to stop?

By Laura Berry · 24 Sep 2024

Australia has a problem - it likes utes like the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux, way too much when there are other better alternatives out there for family cars and carrying loads

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How much would you pay for a Chinese car?

By Stephen Ottley · 23 Sep 2024

MG is preparing launch its $100,000 Cyberster, but fellow Chinese brand GWM won’t be following it into the six-figure market anytime soon.

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Big utes in the firing line

By Dom Tripolone · 21 Sep 2024

The rising popularity of jumbo pick-up trucks has caught the attention of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

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All-new Nissan Navara NISMO coming soon?

By Andrew Chesterton · 21 Sep 2024

Nissan is promising its all-new 2026 Navara will be a "very exciting truck", with the brand looking at finally introducing a hardcore NISMO variant to take the fight to the Ford Ranger Raptor.

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Chery ute is “a no brainer”

By James Cleary · 20 Sep 2024

Chery Australia Chief Operating Officer Lucas Harris has positioned the brand’s development of a new ute as “a no-brainer”, backing up the recent commitment to a dual-cab pick-up made by the Chinese challenger’s Vice President Zhang Guibing.

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How a trip to China humbled Ford’s executives

By Samuel Irvine · 19 Sep 2024

“Jim, this is nothing like before…these guys are ahead of us.”

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