Category: Australia

Ford Australia lays off another 400 engineers and designers

Ford Australia has announced approximately 400 redundancies in its vehicle development and design departments, equal to more than 20 per cent of its remaining workforce in these areas. We understand today’s announcement includes

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Upgraded Toyota bZ4X to tackle Tesla Model Y on price

And Toyota Australia is confident it has the supplies to fill orders Toyota Australia’s first battery-electric vehicle, the Toyota bZ4X, will come with a series of changes designed to increase range and charging

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AI-augmented cars are driving a new range of data challenges

GUEST OPINION: Some foundational challenges need to be addressed in order for Australian motorists to participate fully in a more data-driven future. The future of car travel over the next decade in Australia

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Used-car odometer tampering checks now one click away in NSW

From today, motorists in NSW can check odometer readings of older cars – after a four-fold increase in tampering by dodgy sellers. View 5 images NSW: Odometer Tampering Fines Double, New Motor Dealers Act

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This rugged 4WD handles every challenge you throw at it with ease, but it’ll cost you

The Grenadier is roomier, more powerful, more refined and more capable than the old Defender, and some will delight that it isn’t as modern and high-tech as the new Defender. On the retro

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Free odometer reading feature to combat vehicle tampering

Service NSW news articles and media releases are point-in-time statements. Please note the date of issue. Buyers of used cars, trucks and motorbikes are getting an extra level of certainty that the kilometres

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Car fraudster’s shock rip-off method

The shocking method car fraudsters are using to rip off customers have been revealed, with one state recording a fourfold spike in odometer fraud alone. Detectives from the Queensland Police Major Organised Crime

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The five cheapest electric vehicles in Australia

THE FIVE MOST AFFORDABLE ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN AUSTRALIA GWM Ora ($43,990): Also known as the Funky Cat, this small electric car offers a 310km range, adaptive cruise control and a 10-inch display. Models

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Ford F-150 on the way: Blue Oval’s Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500 rival is close to hitting Australian showrooms – and we’ve spotted one on the road – Car News

The countdown is on for the Ford F-150 to arrive in Australia. The first shipment of the US utes are on the water as testing of the converted vehicles enter the final phase

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Run, Tesla, run! 2024 Volvo EX30 electric car set to be Australia’s biggest Swedish chart-topper since ABBA, and ruin the Tesla Model Y party | Opinion – Car News

Does your mother know that it’s out? If not yet, she soon will. ABBA pun aside, Swedish carmaker Volvo’s latest electric vehicle (EV), the EX30, has the styling, specification, packaging and – above

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