Industry news

By Andrew Chesterton · 25 Oct 2022

Toyota will hit reset on its electric vehicle ambitions, with the Japanese giant reportedly altering, and speeding up, its EV rollout to better take on the growing might of Tesla in Australia and around the world.

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Toyota details bZ3 EV

By Tung Nguyen · 25 Oct 2022

Toyota has officially pulled the covers off its next electric car, the Tesla Model 3-fighting bZ3 sedan that is built with the help of Chinese brands BYD and FAW.Although the bZ3 design leaked late in August, Toyota has now formally detailed the model tha

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Genesis hunting the usual luxury car suspects

By James Cleary · 25 Oct 2022

Genesis in Australia has been focusing on its on-field performance rather than watching the scoreboard, yet the sales numbers are starting to tick up, the premium challenger set to crack four figures in 2022.

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Toyota production limited again

By Tung Nguyen · 24 Oct 2022

Toyota has once again cut production to a number of key facilities in Japan, with November's shut-down period affecting many popular models and potentially extending the already lengthy wait times for some cars.In total, eight production plants will be sh

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Ram boss praises local manufacturing growth

By Chris Thompson · 24 Oct 2022

Ram Australia has received high praise from its international parent company after continuing its record growth in sales locally, having already made 2022 the highest-selling year for the brand in Australia.According to industry data from the Federal Cham

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Kia Stinger production to end - report

By Chris Thompson · 24 Oct 2022

Despite being on track to have its best year of Australian sales in 2022, the Kia Stinger won't be available for much longer according to reports from South Korea saying production of the sedan is set to end next year.Introduced in mid-2017, the Stinger w

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Nissan revises slow-selling Juke

By Tung Nguyen · 24 Oct 2022

Nissan Australia will bring in a lightly-revised version of its slow-selling Juke crossover in early 2023, headlined by increased prices but also tweaks to styling, technology and practicality.Like before, the 2023 Juke line-up will be available across fi

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China's cheap EV car takeover of Australia

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Oct 2022

To understand just how big a threat the traditional auto makers consider Chinese EV brands to be, look no further than the recent comments from Stellantis' chief, Carlos Tavares, when faced with BYD (or Beyond Your Dreams) expansion into Europe.

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This is the key to getting more cars in Oz

By Stephen Ottley · 23 Oct 2022

The demise of Holden can be blamed on multiple factors but high amongst them is Australia’s status as a right-hand-drive market. As General Motors itself admitted when it shuttered the brand, the “highly fragmented right-hand-drive markets” made it increasingly difficult to justify building cars with the steering wheel on the right side.

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Mitsu’s electric Triton plans come into view

By Tony O'Kane · 23 Oct 2022

Mitsubishi will have an electrified version of its next-generation Triton on sale before the end of the decade, but if you were hoping for something akin to Ford’s F-150 Lightning or Tesla’s Cybertruck except, you know, sensible and Japanese, perhaps quell your excitement just a tad: Mitsubishi’s battery-toting ute will likely be a PHEV, not a full EV.

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