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…

SPONSORED The mid-size family SUV segment is one of the most crowded – and popular – places on the Australian automotive landscape. Almost every automaker has a ‘soft-roader’ in there, from the Japanese brands that pioneered the segment more than 30 years ago, to the premium auto marques, and the raft of new budget Chinese…

Geely Auto has claimed a new Guinness World Record with its Super Hybrid SUV, the mid-size Starray EM-i, travelling from Sydney to Melbourne via the Coastal Drive on a fully charged battery and a single tank of fuel. The record “lowest fuel consumption driving the Sydney–Melbourne Coastal Drive by a plug-in hybrid powered production SUV”…

A bold plan by the European Union to effectively ban the sale of new vehicles with petrol and diesel engines – which would have included hybrid cars – appears to have been abandoned. According to Germany’s Bild newspaper, and subsequently Reuters, a senior German lawmaker has revealed the plan – which would have required all…

The Cadillac Optiq is one step closer to Australia, this week receiving government approval ahead of a launch sometime during 2026. The mid-size electric luxury SUV will slot in under the Lyriq, Cadillac’s debut model in Australia, where customer deliveries commenced early this year. A look at the government certification documents reveals a single powertrain:…

Imagine driving along the highway in peak-hour traffic and feeling a big jolt, only to look outside your vehicle and see you haven’t been hit by another car but rather by a plane. This unlikely scenario is precisely what happened to a 57-year-old woman in the US state of Florida, whose Toyota Camry was struck…

Kia Australia says customers and fleet operators interested in the Tasman ute are already asking about plug-in hybrid (PHEV) power, which could prioritise the introduction of this powertrain tech during the model’s lifecycle. Speaking with CarExpert, general manager for product at Kia Australia, Roland Rivero, said early feedback from customers and fleets includes requests for…

The Australian federal government has announced it will review the electric vehicle (EV) discount, which has been in place for more than three years. Introduced on July 1, 2022, the discount sees EVs costing below $91,387 – the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) threshold for ‘fuel-efficient vehicles’ – exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT). It also…

After almost a year of waiting, the Kia K4 Hatch is finally here. In a market where a fifth door or tailgate is the overwhelming preference, the replacement for the popular Kia Cerato has been fighting against household names without the preferred small-car body style for quite some time now. Still, the K4 Sedan has…