The BYD Sealion 7 knocked off the Tesla Model Yas the best-selling electric car in Australia in July, marking the second month this year the Chinese electric SUV has managed this feat. In July, BYD delivered 1427 examples of the Sealion 7 – which only landed in showrooms six months ago – to find almost…

Honda Australiais set to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) in the second half of 2026, but the brand hasn’t confirmed what it will be – though one particular vehicle appears the most likely. It has announced its interest in the 0 Series EVs – due on sale in the US in early 2026 –…

A right-hand drive version of the BYD Seal 06 has been spied in Sydney, following comments from the Chinese brand the plug-in hybrid mid-size sedan could work in our market. The camouflaged right-hand drive Seal 06 DM-i was spotted by a member of the BYD Seal Australia Facebook group, who got a clear view of…

There have been beautiful Buicks in the past, but rarely has the General Motors brand produced anything that could be called “wild”. That has now changed with the Buick Electra Orbit – however, as GM notes, this is simply a concept. Conceived and developed by the GM China Advanced Design Center, the Electra Orbit is…

While Tesla continues to talk up the long-awaited second-generation Roadster it revealed in concept form almost eight years ago, China’s most powerful electric supercar is about to get even more powerful. That’s right, if you thought BYD’s Yangwang U9 was wild enough when it debuted in 2023 with a 960kW quad-motor powertrain, a claimed 0-100km/h…

Suzuki Australia has instructed its dealers to cancel existing customer orders and return deposits for the popular five-door Suzuki Jimny XL, following a stop-sale order issued for the same model last month. A Suzuki dealer bulletin issued late last week and obtained by CarExpert today extended the previous advice to pause sales of the Jimny…

Ford is delaying its F-150 Lightning successor, and large electric van again, as it prioritises smaller, more affordable EVs, including a Maverick-size electric ute. The automaker is teasing an event it is holding on August 11 US time in Kentucky, which CEO Jim Farley describes as a “Model T moment” for the firm. In…

Penalties under the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) are now in effect, but Renault Australia says it isn’t worried about being able to meet any mandated targets. The French brand only sells two electric vehicles (EV) in Australia, the Megane E-Tech and Kangoo E-Tech, and only recently introduced a mild-hybrid in the form of the…

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a mainstay bucket list item for car enthusiasts of all ages, as is getting a ride-along in an exotic supercar with a seasoned racing driver behind the wheel. On a recent holiday to Europe and the UK, I was in the right place at the right time and was…

SPONSORED There’s something refreshingly different about the 2025 Peugeot 5008 Hybrid. It’s not trying to be a faux-tough off-roader, nor does it fall into the usual seven-seat SUV trap of bland box-on-wheels design. This is a car that dares to inject a bit of joie de vivre into family motoring and does so with…