Our three-month tenure with Honda’s smallest SUV has come to an end, and returning the HR-V e:HEV X has left us with plenty to unpack. Unlike typical long-term car reviews where one journalist is gifted the majority of seat time, this HR-V was shared between myself and deputy marketplace editor Josh Nevett – the two…

William Stopford is an automotive journalist based in Brisbane, Australia. William is a Business/Journalism graduate from the Queensland University of Technology who loves to travel, briefly lived in the US, and has a particular interest in the American car industry. source

UPDATE 13/07/2025 8:00am:GWM has recently sharpened pricing of its Cannon Alpha PHEV once again, while also axing the regular hybrid. We’ve updated this article accordingly. The GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV became the second plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ute in local showrooms earlier this year, with customer deliveries beginning in May. It joined the existing turbo-diesel…

Mahindra Australia is planning on adding its name to the industry-standard monthly sales report from 2026 as it looks to become a top 15 brand here by 2030. The automaker currently doesn’t publish its sales figures in the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries’ monthly VFACTS report, which covers the majority of the Australian automotive industry,…

So long, Ssangyong. Hwan-yeong KGM! The new auto brand that replaces the ‘other Korean automaker’ is here, with KGM launching its first model – one that bears an old name from SsangYong’s, er, heyday? Look, if you’ve never seen an original Ssangyong Actyon, image search it and then come back to behold this new-generation model……

The Dacia Bigster — the budget brand’s largest SUV to date — has been given a glow up and transformed into the Renault Boreal for sale in Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Mediterranean basin. With Dacia largely confined to Europe, Renault has rebadged many models from its Romanian marque for sale in…

UPDATED 12/07/2025 8:00am: Nissan Australia announced this month it was slashing prices across its X-Trail lineup by up to $3000. This article, first published on September 5, 2024, has been updated to reflect those price reductions, which don’t correspond with any specification changes. The Nissan X-Trail entered model year 2025 (MY25) with minor equipment…

JLR has revealed special editions of its flagship Defender OCTA, Range Rover Sport SVandRange Rover SV luxury-performance SUVs, and you can get them in any colour you want – so long as it’s Narvik Black. All three special-edition SUVs – based on the flagship variants of their respective model ranges – feature interiors and exteriors…

Electric vehicle (EV) brand Polestar says it’s not ready to rejoin Australia’s peak automotive industry organisation, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), because it still believes it doesn’t truly represent the local auto industry. Along with US EV brand Tesla, Polestar Australia quit the FCAI in March 2024 in protest of the body’s criticism…

SPONSORED: I’ve never really driven a Honda before. Maybe a rental once, but nothing properly. So I was genuinely curious when the new Honda ZR-V e:HEV LX hybrid was dropped off for a taste of Melbourne life in July. And in a brand-new colour called Nordic Forest. Honestly, it’s quite fitting because it’s freezing.…