Hyundai’s ute plans are coming into focus, and the brand looks set to launch more than one. It currently has just the North American, Tucson-based (and therefore car-like unibody) Santa Cruz dual-cab, leaving it without a rival to larger, more traditional body-on-frame utes like the top-selling Ford Ranger. At the company’s 2025 Investor Day, Hyundai…

Skoda Australia is gearing up to bring its first plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) to local showrooms, and it insists they won’t come at the expense of its current combustion-powered models or its upcoming mild-hybrids. The first two Skoda models to become available with PHEV power in Australia will be the Kodiaq large SUV, which arrives…

Electric vehicles (EVs) will still only make up less than a third of all new vehicle sales in Australia in the next five years, according to the biggest car brand on our market. Speaking at a media event for the 2026 Toyota LandCruiser Hybrid, Toyota Australia’s vice president of sales, marketing and franchise operations, Sean…

The 2026 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has been unveiled in Europe, but there’s no confirmation on whether it will eventually land in Australian showrooms. Like the Mitsubishi ASX – which is based on the Renault Captur – the latest Eclipse Cross is actually based on the Renault Scenic E-Tech, born from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. The now-axed…

Hyundai’s performance N division is set to expand, after the automaker announced plans for seven dedicated N models by 2030 and confirmed it will offer a hybrid for the first time. The brand’s 2025 CEO Investor Day – held outside of South Korea for the first time – included plans to expand Hyundai’s hybrid lineup…

Skoda Australia has a rich history of charming small passenger cars, but solid sales of the Czech brand’s SUVs so far in 2025 could spell the end for at least one of its slower-selling hatchbacks. Of the nine models in Skoda’s current local range, five are SUVs. The remainder are the lower-volume Superb large flagship…

The Australian automotive industry has highlighted the challenges involved in meeting the federal government’s new 2035 climate change target, which will require half of all new cars sold to be electric vehicles (EVs) within the next decade. The Climate Change Authority’s ‘2035 Targets Advice’ has called for a CO2 emissions reduction of between 62 and…

There’s an update coming for the Toyota GR Corolla, but existing owners could soon benefit from some new software and extra dollop of torque. Toyota says it has stiffened the body and improved the air intake based on what it learnt from running the car in the Super Taikyu Series. In order to improve body…

The Jeep Gladiator has been updated for the Australian market, with the company “streamlining” the range by dropping the entry-level Night Eagle, while adding new features to the cheaper Rubicon – now the sole variant available. However, Jeep Australia has dismissed any possibility of the dual-cab ute receiving a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain for the…