Category: Australia

‘Misleading’: Car industry chief calls out ‘gas guzzler’ report

This article originally appeared on Motoringnz.com A recent report suggesting that big name carmakers are merely paying lip service to New Zealand’s Clean Car aspiration has been labelled “out of date” by Motor

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How big are car parking spaces in Australia? – Drive

06:0002 October 2023 View 3 images Parking spaces aren’t getting smaller, but cars are getting bigger – and Australian car spots are still playing catch-up. Both on-street and off-street parking spaces are required to

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Cheap Jeep EV! Tesla Model Y and Kia Niro on notice as 2024 Jeep Avenger electric car promises value pricing – Car News

Jeep Australia’s first all-electric model, the Avenger, will land in local showrooms toward the end of 2024, and CarsGuide understands it will be very competitively priced against rivals. Expect a circa-$60,000 before on-road

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Just how ‘Australian’ is the 2024 Ford F-150? Conversion secrets of the Ram 1500, Toyota Tundra rival revealed – Car News

Ford Australia is making a big deal of the way the F-150 pick-up is being converted from left to right-hand-drive for our market. Which is fair enough; it’s a big job and the

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2024 Tesla Model Y updated in China, unconfirmed for Australia

Snapshot 2024 Model Y updated with subtle design tweaks Retains steering wheel stalks More range, better performance on some variants The Tesla Model Y electric SUV has received a minor refresh in China

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Appealing new SUV hits Aussie roads – news.com.au

Alfa Romeo is struggling to make an impact in the Australian market, but its limited line-up has appeal for those who want something a little different. The Stelvio SUV is one of the

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Diesel or electric ute? Why LDV is doing things ‘backwards’ – introducing electric cars ahead of petrol and diesel vans and utes – Car News

Chinese commercial vehicle specialist, LDV, is flipping the car industry on its head. As the automotive world moves to electric vehicles many brands have opted to convert existing petrol- or diesel-powered models to

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Australia alone in G20 not making cars

By Peter Roberts The news from Saudi Arabia is great for the world car industry but marks a new low for Australia’s automotive sector. California electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors has opened the

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Game Changer: All-wheel drive – carsales.com.au

We trace the origins of Australia’s most popular new-vehicle type Look beside you in the traffic or up ahead at the school pick-up and you will see them – the ubiquitous urban all-wheel

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Are we missing out? Should cheap cars from Honda, Nissan and Daihatsu, and the 2024 Toyota Prius hybrid car, be offered in Australia? | Opinion – Car News

Australia has a relatively small population for the large number of automotive brands that operate here. So the question has to be asked – do we really need to add any more new

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