Among the orchard of new Chinese brands planting their roots in Australia, Chery is starting to blossom. As its portfolio of affordable, family-friendly SUVs continues to grow, so does its popularity among local consumers, with record sales results recorded every month so far this year. Part of the reason for that is Chery’s unique multi…

Honda says it’s not a ‘volume brand’, but it’s not using its upmarket status as a reason not to grow sales in Australia, where it says the CR-V has the potential to topple the Toyota RAV4 from its throne. The Japanese brand’s local sales in the first seven months of 2025 have put Honda on…

The boss of Suzuki Motor Corporation’s distributor in Queensland and northern New South Wales predicts some automotive brands will withdraw from the Australian market, including some of the newer Chinese entrants. “I think there’ll definitely be brands that don’t make it [in Australia]. I think there’ll be brands in China that won’t last – they’re…

Honda Australiasays it has what it takes to compete with the growing number of Chinese brands in our market, as it looks to rebuild after several tough sales years. While Honda is pitched – and priced – as a more premium brand than many Japanese rivals, it’s facing increased competition from new brands from China. …

The seven-seat KGM Rexton large SUV has finally received additional safety tech in Australia, years after these features were added in its home market. The move to electrically assisted power steering means the Korean Ford Everest rival now has lane-keep assist, and it’s also picked up adaptive cruise control – something revealed for Korean-market models…

The Acura RSX is the latest sporty nameplate from yesteryear that’s been revived, and reimagined for the modern automotive landscape. Instead of being a sporting-ish three-door coupe, the new RSX is a high-riding five-door SUV with an “expressive coupe-like silhouette”. Scheduled to make its in-the-flesh debut at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this weekend, the RSX…

How do you grab attention for a new small electric vehicle (EV) in a sea of similar cars hitting the market from Asian manufacturers? Easy: you slap it with a badge that links it to the world’s first mass-produced EV, the Nissan Leaf hatch. At first glance, that’s about all the new SUV-shaped Leaf shares…

The Jaecoo J5 SUV has been confirmed for an Australian launch by the end of 2025 as the Omoda Jaecoo brand’s smallest, most affordable model locally. Speaking to CarExpert, Shawn Xu – vice chairman of Chery International and CEO of Omoda Jaecoo – confirmed the Jaecoo J5, a small SUV similar in size to the Kia…

The Hyundai Tucson mid-size SUV range has shrunk for 2026, and one of its engines has been dropped. But while the number of Tucson variants has also been reduced, from 17 to just nine, so too have prices across the range. Depending on the variant, the Tucson is between $1000 and $2500 cheaper than before.…