Category: Australia

FCAI releases March 2023 car sales data

Australia’s automotive industry delivered 97,251 vehicles during March 2023, which represents a 3.9 per cent decrease on the same period in 2022. “March was a solid month for new car sales given the

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VFACTS March 2023: New-car sales slow amid biosecurity delays, Toyota hit hard

Sales of new motor vehicles have been hampered by unprecedented delays at Australian ports, with the first month in decline after three in a row of growth – and market leader Toyota is

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Ute Beauty! The case for lower and zero emissions utes in Australia

Utes have long been part of work life in Australia, used in particular for construction, mining and agriculture. Some drivers also use them for convenience and recreation, with utes now making up one

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Peter Vardy launches CarMoney in Western Australia

Peter Vardy Group has launched CarMoney in Perth, Western Australia. CarMoney is a software based UK motor finance broker business that simplifies the car financing process for buyers. It claims to have has

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New price cuts for 2023 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y electric cars in Australia

Price change months (RRPs exclude on-road costs) Tesla Model 3 RWD Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD May 2019 (orders open) $66,000 Not available $88,104 July 2019 (launch)

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NZ sales: March continues downward trend

NEW ZEALAND new vehicle sales are down again in March, marking the third consecutive month of below average performance.   Compared to the same time last year, registrations were down 23.8 per cent

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Move toward electric vehicles sparks ‘luxury car tax’ debate

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the move towards electric vehicles sparks debate about the “luxury car tax” and whether it incentivises or disincentivises the move towards them. “There is an argument for the

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‘Cashed-up bogans’: Tradies mock US utes

Australians are lashing out as a loathed American trend takes over our roads – and parking spaces – in record numbers. In recent years, sales of American “pick-up trucks” have been booming Down

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Should I buy a 2023 Tesla Model Y or a Kia Niro EV GT-Line?

Have electric cars from mainstream brands finally caught up with the watermark that is a Tesla? View 163 images View 163 images PreviousNext Finally, the Australian subsidiaries of global mainstream car brands have played catch-up.

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