18+ hour, 13+ min ago   (531+ words) UPDATE, 24/07/2026: Mercedes-Benz Australia has locked in a $140,600 plus on-road costs starting figure for the GLC 53 4MATIC+ SUV, with the Coupe opening from $151,300. Headline equipment on the Australia-bound vehicles includes striking 21-inch AMG forged wheels, the Night Package and Night Package II,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (413+ words) A Gold Coast resident is one of the more than 11,000 global customers to have ordered an XPeng flying car. XPeng's ambitions in low-altitude aviation have taken another step towards reality, with the company confirming an Australian customer has already committed…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1757+ words) Planned or not, the original media launch of Suzuki’s first EV occurred without pricing. And now that the small SUV has been valued, the case for purchasing it has become harder to justify. The 2026 Suzuki eVitara Ultra ALLGRIP-e we’re testing…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (727+ words) Hongqi, the Chinese luxury marque best known for building the state limousines used by President Xi Jinping and other senior government officials, is preparing to launch in Australia in the second half of 2026. The flagship Hongqi E-HS9 electric SUV is expected…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (283+ words) The all-electric 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC 400 4MATIC has been priced from $112,200 plus on-road costs ahead of its October arrival. Sustaining the dual-motor powertrain is a nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery pack with a usable energy content of 94.4kWh; enough for up to 630km (WLTP) on a full…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1014+ words) The 2026 BYD Sealion 7 range starts at $54,990 plus on-road costs for the single-motor Premium, while the dual-motor Performance tested here commands $63,990 excluding on-road costs. There are no option packs for the EV beyond paint – our tester's Atlantis Grey finish added $1500, and…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (463+ words) Hyundai is increasingly open to sourcing more of its future electric vehicles from China, with local COO Gavin Donaldson telling carsales the country’s dominance in EV manufacturing is becoming too significant to ignore. While a China-built Hyundai ute appears unlikely…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (308+ words) According to new research, taking a car in for a service is the motoring task Australians dread more than any other, with cleaning the cabin and washing the exterior rounding out the top three most disliked automotive chores. New research…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (745+ words) Hyundai Motor Group execs have refused to rule out a Genesis-badged ute in the future for its luxury brand. While the company's local chief operating officer says Genesis has other product priorities – namely it’s Magma performance brand and a two-door GT…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (442+ words) The longer-term effects of the on-again, off-again conflict in the Persian Gulf are still keeping fuel prices elevated, but Toyota says one trendline has become obvious: Australia’s exposure to global oil price volatility has led to a permanent reset of…...