Category: Car News

Hyundai Staria Load Electric is on sale from $70,990, $21,000 more than the diesel, with 450km of WLTP range and a 2,000kg tow rating the Hybrid lacks.

Chinese car brands took 26.4% of the market in August. Kia's outgoing boss says that becomes 60% before 2030, and Ford's local chief reckons he's right.

Skoda Enyaq RS is listed at $75,490 plus on-roads with 250kW/545Nm, and the 668km WLTP headline is the city cycle, not the 523km combined figure.

Ford Bronco Basecamp comes to Australia and New Zealand in the second half of 2027, with a 49kWh battery and a petrol engine that only charges it.

GAC S7 claims up to 150km electric and 1,020km combined, yet right-hand-drive production starts in 2027 and nobody will confirm a local launch date.

GWM Cannon Hi4-T pricing opens at $47,990 driveaway, yet tow the full 3,500kg and GWM's own GCM sums put you over the limit before anyone climbs in.

BMW X5 pricing opens at $143,900, then air suspension is $7,000 and automatic doors cost $2,500 and delete the soft-close doors you already bought.

MG U9 EV launches in Australia ahead of every other market on earth, making 325kW/700Nm, with 430km of WLTP range and a 3,500kg braked tow rating.

BYD ATTO 1 Essential now costs $19,990 drive away, undercutting the cheapest Kia Picanto by $2,300 and moving the floor of the new car market.

Omoda 4 and Omoda 7 are confirmed for the first half of 2027, as Chinese-built sales hit 36,070 in August and Japanese-built fell 12.8% to 24,892.

smart #5 is confirmed as a mid-size SUV with no price given yet, while smart #1 now starts at $49,900 plus on-roads and smart #3 from $52,900.

GWM puts Haval H7 and the new Cannon PHEV in front of the public on 18 September at Everything Electric in Sydney, with no price attached to either.