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Your view of what’s moving Australia.
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Suzuki has finally brought an EV to Australian showrooms, but the 2026 eVitara is asking premium money against cheaper Chinese rivals with longer range. Here's whether the badge is worth the price gap.
The 2027 Lexus TZ debuts as the brand's first three-row electric SUV. Here's what Australian buyers can expect on price, range and how it stacks up against the EX90 and Ioniq 9.
There is a right month, a right week, and a right type of stock for buying a new Hyundai. Get all three together and the discount looks completely different.
List price is what the manufacturer prints. Drive-away is what you actually pay. The gap between them is where most new car confusion and a lot of dealer profit lives.
A drive-away number means nothing on its own. Here is the four-test framework that tells you whether your quote is genuinely competitive or quietly average.
The headline price is just one of five places dealers make money on every new car. Knowing the other four is where buyers find thousands.
The Tucson is one of Australia's best-selling SUVs, which is exactly why dealers expect you to pay sticker. Here's how to make them compete instead.
Honda is deliberately limiting Civic Type R shipments to Australia because the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard penalises every example sold. The price has already climbed to $85,500 drive-away. With a hybrid replacement coming and supply tightening, the window to buy a true petrol Type R is closing fast.
Electric vehicles took 16.4% of Australian new-car sales in April 2026, a second consecutive monthly record. Toyota RAV4 led overall, BYD Sealion 7 topped the EV chart, and Tesla Model Y slipped to 34th. Here's what the numbers mean for buyer leverage and where to push next.
Honda Australia's new president has called global harmonisation of road rules unrealistic, breaking ranks with Nissan and Mitsubishi who want our ADRs aligned with Europe and Japan. The result for buyers is fewer model choices, slower arrivals, and higher prices. Here's why this opinion has real teeth in Australian dealerships.
Plug-in hybrids look like an obvious middle ground, but the EV growth curve is now steeper. Here is the honest read on where the BYD Shark 6 still wins, where the new wave of EVs takes the lead, and what Australian buyers should actually consider in 2026.
Australia jumped from Euro 5 straight to Euro 6d, and the rule that came with it has effectively killed the cheap Japanese hybrid import pipeline. Toyota Prius, Alphard, Nissan Note and Daihatsu Hijet imports are out. Anyone still chasing a JDM hybrid bargain has weeks, not months.