22+ hour, 56+ min ago   (720+ words) THE light-duty truck market is a hotly-contested battleground, as Japanese brands Fuso, Isuzu and Hino duke it out, particularly in the sub-4500kg Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) car-licence space, and truthfully all three brands offer capable, sophisticated and safe options. To…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (642+ words) CHINA now supplies close to two in every five new vehicles sold in Australia, but the scale of its influence extends considerably further than the growing number of Chinese brands appearing on local roads. An examination of vehicles currently sold…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (446+ words) OFFICIAL specifications have been revealed for the Lepas L6 EV mid-sized SUV – the Chery-owed brand’s first Australian model – ahead of its public debut at the Everything Electric show in Sydney and its official launch next month. While pricing hasn’t been announced,…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (658+ words) EVERYTHING Electric Sydney will return to Sydney Showground next week with its largest new-model launch program to date, as manufacturers use the three-day event to debut, unveil or publicly display a growing number of electrified vehicles. Running from September 18-20, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (672+ words) TOYOTA will make an unprecedented shift in its vehicle development strategy by putting a next-generation Lexus electric vehicle into production in China before Japan. The as-yet unnamed electric SUV is expected to enter production at Toyota’s new Shanghai manufacturing facility…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1236+ words) VOLKSWAGEN has priced its locally developed Amarok W600 from $91,990 plus on-road costs, completing a substantially consolidated MY26 range that abandons the mainstream workhorse end of the market and pushes the German brand further into premium, road-focused territory. Developed with Walkinshaw Automotive Group,…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1211+ words) VOLKSWAGEN says its new Amarok W600 occupies a segment of one, claiming there is “no direct rival” for the locally developed Walkinshaw flagship and its deliberately road-focused “driver’s ute” philosophy. Priced from $91,990 plus on-road costs, the Amarok W600 bucks the prevailing trend…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (551+ words) By The GoAuto Team JAC Motors Australia managing director Ahmed Mahmoud has teased the arrival of a yet-to-be-globally-unveiled “purpose built” SUV for the Australian market, while conversations around the ute-based JS9 have also advanced since the model was revealed to be…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1035+ words) MERCEDES-AMG has opened European order books for its new battery-electric CLA 45 4Matic+, revealing German pricing for the 500kW compact performance model ahead of its showroom rollout. Available as both a four-door sedan and Shooting Brake, the new CLA 45 starts from €79,039 ($A141,000) including VAT…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (675+ words) AUSTRALIA’S rapidly expanding electric vehicle market will underpin what organisers claim will be the largest Everything Electric event yet when the electric mobility and home-energy expo returns to the Sydney Showground from September 18-20. More than 40,000 visitors are expected across the…...