Sales for China’s biggest automaker, BYD, have fallen for the fifth month in a row, and the company has also lowered its previously stated export target for the year after missing its 2025 goal by around one million cars. According to Reuters, a stock exchange filing from BYD – a top-10 best-selling brand in Australia…

One of the administrators of Australia’s largest Tesla owners group on Facebook has launched a GoFundMe after his Model 3 broke down with over 417,000km on the odometer. On Friday, January 30, Nathan Merritt’s high-mileage 2021 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range+ shut down completely while charging in Brisbane. Not able to get access to his…

Toyota Australia has increased prices across the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series and Toyota LandCruiser Prado ranges by up to $1000. The increase means the Prado GX is now priced from $73,200 before on-road costs, while the LandCruiser 300 Series now starts from $99,340 before on-roads. No specification changes have been made to the two SUV…

KGM Australia is continuing to expand its electrified model lineup, with the 2027 KGM Actyon Hybrid now reaching local dealerships. It joins the regular petrol-powered Actyon crossover SUV, launched here last year, which is a sleeker, more coupe-like sibling to the Torres mid-size SUV. KGM is offering special launch pricing for a “limited” (though unspecified)…

Toyota Australia is undertaking what it’s calling a ‘Customer Service Exercise’ for the Tundra – its answer to the Ram 1500, Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado – to correct a potentially defective panoramic view camera in 1210 examples of the full-size pickup. The rectifaction action impacts both versions of the Tundra sold locally – the…

GWM will become one of just two auto brands to offer petrol, diesel, hybrid and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions of the same model when it launches the first PHEV versions of its large off-road SUV from next month. The GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T will arrive in Australian showrooms in March in flagship Ultra trim, with…

Who said people movers have to be boring? Zeekr clearly missed the memo, because the all-wheel drive 009 is far from your average family shuttle. To begin with, it’s powered by two electric motors producing 450kW and 693Nm. No, that’s not a typo and yes, that makes it more powerful than a Porsche 911 GT3.…

Kia Australia won't release the high-performance version of its top-selling electric vehicle (EV), the EV5 mid-size SUV, due to issues with sourcing vehicles from different nations. The 2026 Kia EV5 GT was recently revealed at the Brussels Motor Show, but its Korean production schedule led general manager for product planning at Kia Australia, Roland Rivero,…

Is the pope Catholic? Does the sun fuse hydrogen? Did Toyota sell the most cars last year? The answer to those three questions is: yes, for a little while longer, and most definitely. For the sixth year running, Toyota is the world’s number one automaker, and the Toyota brand continues to be the most popular…

The Geely EX2 electric vehicle (EV) – which is due for Australian release in the second half of this year – was officially China’s best-selling new vehicle in 2025, with 465,775 customer deliveries recorded in its first full calendar year on sale in its domestic market. The compact, rear-wheel drive electric hatch is similar in…