Three years ago almost nobody in Australia had even heard of BYD, but now the Chinese manufacturer is a top-five brand here, outselling big names Aussies used to flock to like Honda, Nissan and Subaru. All that now stands in its way is Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Kia and Hyundai. And all BYD has to do is add four new models to its range and it could leave those holdouts in its dust. But not just any models - these models. Rapid just doesn’t describe well enough just how fast BYD has grown in Australia. To go from zero sales in 2021 before it had arrived to selling 32,839 cars so far just in the first...
New car launches don’t get much bigger than a new Toyota HiLux ute. The trusted workhorse has been at the top of the sales charts for the best part of a decade, and a new and improved version is due next year to fight off a wave of new challengers. Details of the new HiLux have started to leak consistently and spy shots have surfaced of a single cab version testing overseas. I take it all back - the new 2025 Toyota HiLux is suddenly looking like an absolute masterstroke as utes from BYD, MG, Chery and JAC storm Australia | Opinion3000 reasons new 2026 Toyota HiLux can't come soon enough as Chi...
To borrow a line from Mark Twain, reports of the death of the V8 engine are greatly exaggerated. Five years ago it looked like the V8 as we know it was headed for the scrapheap. Emissions regulations around the world and the emergence of mainstream electric vehicles meant carmakers were scurrying for smaller, more efficient alternatives in everything from the Mercedes-AMG C63 to the Ram 1500 pick-up. Fast forward to today and the landscape looks very different. The car industry has learnt the key lesson every business must adhere to – give the customer what they want. New V8 shock! GWM to intr...