In the words of American music icon, DJ Khaled – “another one”. Compact electric SUVs have been hitting Australian shores en masse over the past few months, and this – the Jaecoo J5 EV – represents the final arrival of 2025. Based on the same platform as the Chery E5 which landed last year, the…

There’s yet another small electric SUV in town, this time in the form of the Jaecoo J5 EV. Based on the same platform as the Chery E5, the J5 EV will arrive in a single trim level priced at $35,888 before on-road costs, or $36,990 drive-away for the first 1000 people to place an order.…

KGM has launched another electrified offering in the Aussie market – and this one is arguably the most important yet. Meet the KGM Torres Hybrid, a plug-free petrol-electric hybrid SUV with a powertrain that uses components from Chinese battery and EV giant, BYD. The Torres is an eye-catching machine, with its, er, peculiar design cues…

Updates are coming for the Nissan Z, with a manual option — finally — for the Nismo variant, and a facelift too. The Yokohama-based automaker revealed the first images of the Nissan Z Nismo MT — known as the Fairlady Z Nismo MT in its homeland — ahead of its in-the-flesh debut at the 2026…

Despite increasingly fierce competition, the GWM Haval Jolion is entering 2026 with very few changes. It received a major update for the 2025 model year, introducing ‘new shape’ models with hybrid powertrains, and the flagship Ultra variant, which adopted the new styling and brought a new, higher-output petrol-only engine. Now, Ultra trim levels…

In Australia, if we may generalise for a moment, it seems like people movers (aka MPVs or minivans) have long been reserved for three types of buyers: those with particularly large families; hotels that need shuttles; and rental fleets. Try to convince a typical Aussie to buy one of these boxy vehicles rather than a…

Peugeot still has faith in the traditional C-segment (small) family car, even in the face of the SUV onslaught that has taken chunks out of this old-school sector in recent years. To that end, the third-generation Peugeot 308 continues with the mildest of refreshes, and the French auto brand is confident it’ll still attract customers…

Ford has announced Fadi Mawal as the company’s new president and CEO in Australia. In a true story of working his way from the bottom, Mr Mawal began as a forklift operator for Ford in the early 1990s – working at a parts and service warehouse in Melbourne – before moving across to work in…

Just as in any map of the United States, the Ram family tree will soon play host to two Dakotas. Ram boss Tim Kuniskis has told members of the North American motoring media the company’s upcoming mid-size pickup truck will, as widely expected, wear the Dakota name. The move will see Stellantis re-enter the mid-size…

The Toyota Tundrafull-size pickup is one of three models the brand has announced it plans to export from the United States to Japan in 2026, though the move is not expected to lead to right-hand-drive factory production for Australia. The Tundra, Camry sedan and Kluger SUV – sold as the Highlander in the US –…