Cupra has celebrated the opening of its new Essendon Fields 'Garage' in Melbourne with the delivery of its 10,000th vehicle in Australia. The feat comes four years after the sporty Spanish brand first launched in Australia, with the milestone delivery a new Cupra Terramar – the brand's newest SUV. "Reaching 10,000 deliveries in Australia is…

Porsche has announced former McLaren chief design officer Tobias Sühlmann will replace Michael Mauer as its head of design, effective February 1, 2026. Mr Sühlmann, who worked on the McLaren 750S and Artura Spider sports cars, will replace Michael Mauer, who has been with the German sports car maker since 2004. Mr Mauer oversaw the…

Genesis, in collaboration with new partner CKD Automotive, has further expanded its retail presence in Australia by opening another showroom in Sydney. The Genesis Northern Beaches Showcase, located in Brookvale, is now open. It’s the second of what Genesis calls ‘Agency Showcases’, with the other being Genesis Castle Hill which the brand opened with CKD…

The Tesla Model S and Model X, arguably more so than the niche Roadster, cemented the US electric vehicle (EV) maker’s status as a high-tech disruptor brand. They're now being axed. The large, luxurious liftback and crossover SUV duo, long its most premium vehicles, will exit production this year. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made…

The 2026 Ineos Grenadier 4×4 off-roader has been updated with an expanded lineup including a new Black Edition, as well as steering and cabin tweaks across the range. All Grenadiers receive a new variable-ratio steering box that the automaker says delivers improved precision and responsiveness. The update is also claimed to deliver a five per…

A facelift for the Hyundai Kona SUV – the Korean brand’s best-selling model in Australia – has reportedly been cancelled, with the company skipping it in favour of bringing the next generation to showrooms sooner. Reports from The Korean Car Blog say the automaker won’t bring any further updates to the current ‘SX2’ Kona small…

Australian-based startup Applied Electric Vehicles (Applied EV) has received a $30.7 million investment from the federal government for its Suzuki Jimny-based ‘Blanc Robot’ autonomous vehicle project – funding that could eventually see the vehicles operating on public roads. The funding comes from the government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), which has so far…

Nissan rolled out the Ariya Solar Panel Concept for the International Day of Clean Energy on January 26. The Ariya concept has 3.8 square metres of polymer and glass-based solar panels covering its bonnet, roof, and rear windscreen. All up there are 480 cells capable of generating peak power of 700W, or up to 4kWh…

GWM is rolling out a new 'super platform' that will support everything from combustion power to hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains, and both body-on-frame and unibody vehicles – and even a sports car. The Chinese automaker has previewed one of the vehicles that’ll use the new GWM One architecture, a large (around 5.3m-long) SUV for its premium…

The wild, armour-clad Genesis X Skorpio concept car has been unveiled in the Middle East, packing a V8 petrol engine that produces a mammoth 820kW of power and 1152Nm of torque. Inspired by a black scorpion and headlining what the Korean luxury brand calls a “new concept car strategy” spanning several off-road-focused models, the X…