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Toyota cancelled the Lexus LF-ZC last week, leaving the world's biggest carmaker even more exposed to the Chinese EV onslaught. With a fuel crisis pushing Australians back to electric, why is Toyota still axing EVs? We dig into the three plays Toyota may actually be running.
Toyota dominates the Australian sales charts but still has three global models that would clean up here if they ever arrived. We break down the FJ LandCruiser, the Alphard people-mover and the new Corolla Cross-based ute, and what would have to change to bring them to Australia.
Audi has done over 10,000km of Australian-specific ADAS calibration on the new Q3. The premium safety conversation has shifted from hardware checklists to how well the systems work in real driving. Here is why that matters.
Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda has publicly admitted feeling "very alone" in defending combustion engines against the industry's EV rush. His comments come as multiple rivals quietly walk back their own EV roadmaps. The shift is real.
Lotus CEO Feng Qingfeng publicly declared any sports car over 1.8 tonnes "mediocre," then forgot two of his own cars weigh well over 2.4 tonnes. The Chinese internet noticed. The real signal here is about the incoming Type 135 supercar.
China dominates the headlines but Korea owns the substance. Hyundai, Kia and KGM are delivering engineering, design and value Australian buyers cannot get from anyone else. Here is why Korea, not China, is the real story of this decade.
Honda's 2026 lineup is objectively competitive on specs, value and safety, yet annual sales sit around 15,000 while Toyota shifts 240,000. We asked Honda Australia's leadership directly about the gap, and their answers reveal both the problem and the path forward.
Bentley's CEO has firmly ruled out Chinese electric or range-extender technology, even as Maserati races toward a JAC-powered Quattroporte. The divergence in luxury brand strategy tells you something important about what you're actually paying for when you buy at this end of the market.
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has confirmed what many EV drivers already suspected: the state's public charging network is underpowered, underplanned, and falling further behind comparable states. For buyers weighing up an EV purchase in Victoria, this report matters.
Mazda, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota are all producing models in partnership with Chinese manufacturers. A senior automotive journalist asks the uncomfortable question: if a brand's car is designed and built primarily in China, does the badge on the grille still mean what it used to?
Sweden switched which side of the road it drove on in 1967 — overnight. Could Australia ever do the same? We look at the models it would unlock for Australian buyers, what Sweden's experience actually taught us, and why the economics make it almost unthinkable.
Toyota has cancelled the Lexus LF-ZC sedan and pivoted heavily toward hybrids. On paper, it looks like the world's biggest carmaker is losing the EV race. Look closer, and the picture is more complicated — and the Hormuz crisis has changed the calculus again. Here's what Toyota's strategy actually means for Australian buyers.