Of the 83,805 electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Australia to October this year, more than half were SUVs and most of them were mid-size. That shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, given SUVs overtook passenger cars as the nation’s most popular new vehicle type almost a decade ago in 2017. And given medium…

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has been refreshed for 2026, with minor design tweaks, interior updates, and price increases of up to $1000. Prices have increased by $1000 for the entry-level Select, which now starts from $65,990 before on-road costs. The Premium and range-topping GT, meanwhile, have gone up by $500 each, to $80,490 and $98,490…

The BYD Atto 1will be one of the first Australian-market models from the Chinese automaker without a rotating infotainment screen, a previously standout feature for the brand. Originally pitched by the automaker as offering optimum performance for different features, the feature enabled screens to rotate 90 degrees between a portrait orientation and a horizontal landscape…

Audi is rolling out a raft of updates to the A5, A6, Q5, A6 e-tron, and Q6 e-tron, all of which made their global debuts in the last year-and-a-half. The oldest model in the quartet is the Q6 e-tron (March 2024), followed by the A5 (July 2024), A6 e-tron (July 2024), Q5 (September 2024), and A6 (March…

Spanish brand Cupra is getting a signal honour when it comes to a new family of small, affordable electric vehicles (EVs) from the Volkswagen Group. Rather than playing follow-my-leader to parent firm Volkswagen itself, Cupra will lead the development of the ‘MEB+’ platform which will be used for a quartet of impending models, all hailing…

The Chrysler brand sells effectively one model, and only in a handful of markets, but it’s poised for a product onslaught that will see a successor to the 300 sedan and a return of high-performance SRT vehicles. Mopar Insiders reports word from Chrysler brand boss Chris Feuell that the return of the Street and Racing…

Toyota says the addition of an electric version of its new-generation HiLux – and the announcement a hydrogen fuel-cell electric HiLux has been locked in for 2028 – isn’t simply a play to meet ever tightening emissions regulations. Order books for the new-generation HiLux will open next month and, from the first quarter of 2026,…

It seems like every month another Chinese brand is announced for Australia, offering some permutation of a mid-size SUV or a ute. Now, yet another Chinese brand is throwing its hat into the ring and it plans to tackle a slightly less cluttered part of our extremely cluttered market. The Firefly brand, owned by independent…

The Ford Ranger Super Duty has launched in Australia, with engineers from the company’s local arm designing and engineering the vehicle for a wide variety of industries and fleets. But while Ford specifically targeted industries such as mining, forestry, fire management, and agricultural industries, the Ranger Super Duty could find itself being called up for…

BMW might expand its electrified drivetrain options beyond mild hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and pure electric vehicles (EVs) to include petrol range-extenders. Sources have told Bloomberg BMW is considering adding a petrol range-extender option to some of its electric vehicles. At present the automaker is only thinking of adding the feature to its larger vehicles…