Ute News

Isuzu D-Max 'Blade' release edges closer

By Samuel Irvine · 01 Oct 2024

Isuzu has released its first teaser for the upcoming D-Max Blade, a locally prepared ute tuned by Australian outfit Walkinshaw known for making fast Holdens.

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New brand’s answer to BYD’s runaway success

By Dom Tripolone · 30 Sep 2024

Chinese brands are battling it out for plug-in hybrid supremacy.

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The return of car manufacturing in Australia

By Andrew Chesterton · 29 Sep 2024

Australia's booming automotive manufacturing business has no ceiling, says Walkinshaw, with the Melbourne-based remanufacture declaring it can compete with global markets when it comes to building cars.

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Quality of locally remade Tundras revealed

By Byron Mathioudakis · 29 Sep 2024

Toyota has revealed the extraordinary pressure to ensure the quality of the new Tundra, as production of the US-built but Australian remanufactured full-sized truck ramps up in Melbourne, ahead of its November release.

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Would Haval's flagship work at this price?

By Tom White · 27 Sep 2024

Haval's off-road flagship gets a price-tag in its Chinese home-market, but would the seven-seat SUV work with a petrol engine at this price?

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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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