Ford has recommitted to passenger cars in Europe this month, with the US automaker announcing a partnership with Renault to produce two cars based on the French brand’s electric vehicle platform. While Renault’s architecture is also used by Nissan, a recent unconfirmed report claimed Ford and Nissan were in secret talks about sharing product platforms…

Buyers after an affordable Chinese alternative to the Kia Carnival are out of luck, at least in the short-term. The LDV Mifa people mover has been removed from the Chinese brand’s local website. “LDV Australia has paused the LDV Mifa for the time being as we continue to monitor the people-mover market,” said an LDV…

The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has released its latest round of safety ratings right before Christmas, with the GWM Haval H7, MG 7 and MG ZS all receiving five-star ratings. MG’s new MG 7 liftback is just arriving in market, with ANCAP reporting the new mid-sizer “[performed] well in crash testing” and offers…

An ultra-rare HSV GTSR W1 Maloo ute is poised to break the $1 million mark – and could become the highest-priced road-going Holden yet – when bidding at Lloyds Auctions ends at 12:00 AEST on Saturday, December 20, 2025. The searing yellow Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) ute – the only example painted in the same…

A lucky Australian customer has taken delivery of the first Maserati MCXtrema bound for our shores just in time Christmas, but don’t expect to see it tooling around local streets. That’s because this MCXtrema – one of just 62 produced globally – can’t be registered or driven on public roads. You’ll need to keep an…

SPONSORED If you’ve been watching the Australian new-car market over the last couple of years, you’ll know one thing: value is back in fashion. Not the bargain-basement kind, but the sort of smart, feature-rich, “how-can-they-build-it-for-this-price?” value that’s become the backbone of the Chery brand in Australia. And nowhere is that philosophy more fully realised than…

The Cupra Terramar is one of the most impressive looking new SUVs on the market. It blends the brand’s trademark sharp-edged styling with premium and upmarket looking interior trims and finishes. And frankly, it looks a million bucks. It doesn’t cost all that much, but it is a pricier choice in the mid-size SUV segment,…

Two-and-a-half decades after Jaguar began its journey to become the British BMW, the historic luxury brand is about to embark on a new voyage with a controversial design language, and a high-price, low-volume playbook. In an interview with Top Gear, Rawdon Glover, managing director of Jaguar, said “Jaguar didn’t work commercially” when it was…

GWM is recalling its recently launched Haval H7 mid-size SUV to address an issue with its head restraints. “The Haval H7 headrest utilises a unilateral locking mechanism, where the locking pin slides downward along the headrest rod into the lock slot to secure the position,” the company says in its recall notice. “In affected vehicles,…

Watch out Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi: Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo sister brands are coming for your customers. That’s according to Chery Motor Australia chief commercial officer Roy Munoz, who says the automaker’s more premium offerings are tempting Australians to trade in their European luxury models for a Chinese replacement. More specifically, Mr Munoz told CarExpert…