MG has squeezed one final new model launch in for 2025, and this time it’s entering a segment it hasn’t competed in since before the British-born auto brand came under Chinese ownership. The mid-size MG 7 liftback, which goes on sale this month, comes in a single well-specified trim level priced at $44,990 before on-road…

What is a premium brand, anyway? Chinese auto brand Xpeng is the latest to use the ‘p’ word, which has been used by brands from Alfa Romeo to Jeep and through to Zeekr. “I think with the quality of the car, it’s definitely a premium brand,” said Jason Clarke, CEO of Xpeng’s Australian distributor TrueEV.…

The Volvo EX30 Cross Country treads a well-known trail for the Swedish brand. Adding some rough-and-tumble design cues to make a boxy Volvo look more off-roady has been a popular approach over the decades, and now it has entered a new era. This fully electric compact crossover electric vehicle (EV) has all-wheel drive, and there…

Will all of the brands housed under the Stellantis umbrella be around by the turn of decade? When the PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler merged to form Stellantis at the beginning of 2021, then CEO Carlos Tavares gave its troubled brands 10 years to turn themselves around. Mr Tavares quit at the end of 2024…

The Toyota bZ4X has received extensive tweaks under the skin for 2026, gaining more power and longer range while also getting more standard equipment – but for a lower price than before. The entry-level single-motor front-wheel drive version of Toyota Australia’s first electric vehicle (EV) is now priced at $55,990 before on-road costs, a reduction…

Buyers globally are returning to petrol and diesel cars as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) softens, a new report claims. Research conducted by professional services firm Ernst & Young has found that in the next two years, 50 per cent of all car buyers are planning to purchase a new or used vehicle with an…

Chery is set to launch another new brand in Australia with the arrival of Lepas in the middle of next year. But what’s Lepas, you may well ask? And what will set it apart from the Chinese automaker’s other spin-off brands like Jaecoo and Omoda? Well, Lepas (a portmanteau of Leaping and Passion and therefore…

Will all of the brands housed under the Stellantis umbrella be around by the turn of decade? When the PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler merged to form Stellantis at the beginning of 2021, then CEO Carlos Tavares gave its troubled brands 10 years to turn themselves around. Mr Tavares quit at the end of 2024…

Australians hoping to order a LandCruiser FJ or HiLux Champ from their local Toyota dealership may not get that chance. The FJ compact off-roader, known as the ‘Baby LandCruiser’, and the HiLux Champ ute – also sold as the HiLux Rangga in Indonesia – are among several models that have been ruled out for sale…

Xpeng may have launched here last year with an SUV, but its local distributor TrueEV has plans to expand into potentially multiple passenger car segments. In addition to the X9 people mover due here next year, TrueEV has confirmed it’s looking at sedans despite the body style declining in popularity in our market. “[We] mentioned…