BMW has reportedly cancelled a 2 billion euro (A$3.2 billion) order for battery cells for its electric vehicles (EVs) with Swedish battery supplier Northvolt, following delays in the latter fulfilling the carmaker’s orders. Reuters reports the Swedish company could not deliver on time on a long-term supply contract for battery cells, which was signed in […]
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Plug-In Hybrid EV range was an important addition to the Australian automotive landscape, as it was the first PHEV in its class and remains one of few small SUVs with the tech available. But with increasing competition from larger SUVs with more assertive pricing and better tech, and with full EV […]
Holden Commodore owners are facing lengthy delays for certain spare parts, but General Motors says it’s working on a solution. Since Holden ended local production in October 2017, owners of its Australian-built Commodore have relied on either a backlog of spare parts made prior to manufacturing shutting up shop or contracted suppliers to provide new […]
US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Fisker has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, less than two years after it launched its Ocean SUV as a rival to the best-selling Tesla Model Y. “Fisker has made incredible progress since our founding, bringing the Ocean SUV to market twice as fast as expected in the auto industry and […]
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson will arrive in Australian showrooms soon with freshened looks, newly available hybrid power and more equipment, but higher prices. Having confirmed local specifications and details in March, Hyundai Australia has now locked in pricing for its updated Tucson, which gets more than a mere cosmetic update. Gone is the option of […]
The Smart #5 has broken cover, with the Tesla Model Y-sized electric SUV set to be the brand’s most powerful vehicle to date. Key specifications for the Smart #5 were revealed in a Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) filing and published by automotive outlet CarNewsChina, and it’ll join the #1 and #3 […]
There was such buzz for the Kia EV6 GT before it launched in Australia in 2023. Here was the fastest Kia ever, capable of doing the 0-100km/h dash in just 3.5 seconds – faster than some supercars! It was delayed getting here and its moment in the sun was short, for sister brand Hyundai early […]
To many Australians, Cadillac conjures up images of enormous pastel-coloured coupes with soaring tail fins. The brand has gone through many transformations since its glory days of the 1950s, and General Motors executives have openly admitted the luxury was recently in need of an overhaul. “If you do the right thing, people tend to forget […]
BYD’s upcoming hot hatch has been spied in China, and it has a new name. First unveiled as the Ocean-M concept at the Beijing Motor Show earlier this year, the semi-compact performance car will officially be known as the Seal 06GT. Positioned between the Dolphin hatch and the Seal sedan in BYD’s Ocean lineup, the […]
The new-generation 2024 Suzuki Swift has arrived, and it’s now Australia’s cheapest hybrid. Priced from $24,490 drive-away, the new Swift Hybrid features a three-cylinder petrol engine and 12V mild-hybrid system across the range which both extends the idle stop-start function and also provides electrical assistance to the combustion engine when taking off and under load. […]
