Suzuki may be bringing a traditional ‘full’ hybrid version of its Vitara to Australia, but it won’t be offered in Queensland or the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Likewise, in this part of the country the axe has fallen on Suzuki’s other small SUV, the S-Cross. “At this stage, once our current stock…

The Nissan Ariya is finally coming to Australia, where the Japanese brand’s long-awaited mid-size electric SUV will be released in early September. Nissan will offer its Tesla Model Y rival in both single-motor front-wheel drive and dual-motor all-wheel drive configurations, as well as with a pair of batteries, spread across four variants. Pricing starts at…

A more affordable Tesla Model Y – codenamed E41 – has been spied in China, and while it’s heavily camouflaged we can see what has been stripped out to bring the price down. Images shared on Chinese social media reveal many of the changes that have been made. Starting with the exterior, the full-width front…

GWM is a brand on the rise in Australia, and the Haval H6 has played an instrumental role in its success. The cheap and mostly cheerful mid-size SUV first arrived in 2021 and has since become a sales darling. GWM has shifted more 35,000 examples since launch and that number is set to rise quickly…

Honda Australia is once again offering an eight-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and eight years of free roadside assistance, this time across its three-model SUV range. The offer includes all versions of the Honda HR-V small SUV and both the CR-V and ZR-V mid-size SUVs. But they must be purchased between July 1 and September 30, 2025,…

Ferrari and Lamborghini have all dropped them, but Maserati has suggested a manual transmission could be offered in a new supercar it may co-develop with fellow Italian brand Alfa Romeo. British publication Autocar has said the new flagship supercar – Maserati’s first since the Ferrari-based MC12 sold between 2004 and 2005 – could be unveiled…

An international shipping company has banned electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from its vessels after an onboard fire caused a rival company’s ship to sink in the North Pacific Ocean earlier this year. Matson, a 104-year-old transport and services company based in the US state of Hawaii, confirmed it will no…

Suzuki Queensland expects the Australian Government’s new emissions regulations will force it to increase prices. “I can’t see there’s anyway around it. I can’t see anybody really having a way around it,” Suzuki Queensland general manager Paul Dillon told CarExpert. “Tesla might be exempt, but the amount of demand for EVs versus a standard ICE…

The boss of Suzuki Queensland has argued the Australian Government’s new vehicle emissions regulations will boost Chinese brands, raise prices, punish makers of small cars, and end up forcing many buyers to shop for less efficient used cars. The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) came into effect on January 1, 2025, with monetary penalties following…