Industry news

How one brand has become a 'giant-killer'

By Stephen Ottley · 14 May 2023

At first glance there doesn’t seem like there would be any similarities between Isuzu and Tesla. One is a very old Japanese brand with a focus on utes and off-roaders, while the other is a relatively young American upstart that revolutionised the industry with its electric cars.

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Mahindra's big plans for game-changing ute

By Andrew Chesterton · 14 May 2023

Fresh of the launch of the Ford Everest-targeting Scorpio SUV, Indian brand Mahindra is planning an assault on Australia's dual-cab market, with an all-new ute coming to shake up, and undercut, the establishment.

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Cupra says PHEV has a future despite EV push

By Tom White · 14 May 2023

Is Australia a technological backwater? Not according to Cupra who says PHEVs and EVs have been embraced by its Aussie customers.

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RHD Ford Bronco spotted testing in Australia

By Byron Mathioudakis · 14 May 2023

Ford appears to have had a change of mind about the Bronco for Australia, with at least one right-hand-drive (RHD) prototype spotted undergoing testing in Melbourne last month.

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2023 VW Amarok - the story behind the design

By Byron Mathioudakis · 13 May 2023

Volkswagen has revealed that it started working on the new Amarok’s looks before the deal between with Ford to provide the latest Ranger as a base had been nutted out.

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Subaru’s huge EV push

By Chris Thompson · 12 May 2023

Things are going well at Subaru, clearly, as upon the announcement by its incoming CEO that the company has tripled profits in the Japanese Fiscal year ending March 31 it was also announced that the brand has three new electric cars imminent.

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Volvo and Polestar delay EVs due to bugs

By Tung Nguyen · 12 May 2023

Volvo and Polestar have been forced to delay production, and therefore the launches, of their EX90 and Polestar 3 electric cars respectively due to more time needed to iron out software problems.

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Tradie utes about to get dearer!

By James Cleary · 12 May 2023

This week’s federal budget boasts a range of support measures for small business operators, but one initiative will surely be seen by many as a sizeable step backwards rather than forwards.

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More than 40,000 Jeeps recalled

By Chris Thompson · 12 May 2023

Jeep’s Australian arm has some work to do, as it will need to address a 43,000+-strong recall of Jeep Grand Cherokees built since 2011.

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Fiat’s bringing back a classic name!

By Chris Thompson · 12 May 2023

A classic badge is on its way back from Italian brand Fiat, as the bigger sibling to the Fiat 500 hatch has been spotted in Europe.

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