Tom Place

Since its Australian relaunch in 2023, with its humble and fumbled reentry with the Omoda 5, Chery has expanded rapidly Down Under. The Omoda 5 was, Asking circa-$70,000 and boasting sports car performance, the Omoda 9 is a very different kind of Chinese SUV, but can it hold up under long-term pressure?

Spun off from Hyundai’s ‘Genesis’ limousine into a standalone nameplate in 2015 before making its local debut in 2019 with the G70 sedan, the budding As the Genesis brand fights for a foothold in the luxury market, only the GV70 has won over the hearts and minds of Aussie buyers. We’re going to find out why

Mazda’s Chinese-built venture with Changan Automotive is set to welcome its second vehicle to Australia in September 2026, with a Tesla-Model Y-beating As Australians grapple with an increasingly high cost of living, Mazda’s new electric SUV skips over headline-grabbing specs for an affordable price tag

Even as the market notes a 3.3 percent downturn in sales for the month of March, new Chinese brands are being announced for Australia. Forthing is the With over 1000km of range, China’s newest electric-focused entrant to Australia aims to have buyers frothing at the mouth

Toyota Australia has confirmed it's open to importing vehicles from China to address a clear market for lower-cost EVs. Speaking at the preview of the

Battery electric vehicle sales have almost doubled to 14.6 percent in March 2026, up from 7.5 percent 12 months prior, as an international oil crisis Sales of electric vehicles have roughly doubled year-on-year in Australia for some time, but FCAI suggests that it could be a short-lived popularity spike

Toyota electric car boom looms: Sales juggernaut expects huge leap in BZ4X sales to challenge Zeekr 7X, Kia EV5

Toyota Australia has confirmed its new fully electric Hilux will be priced from $74,990 before on-road costs, ahead of its expected arrival between April With limited range and a high price, Toyota isn’t expecting many sales but new electric still marks a huge moment for the Hilux model

Packing incredible punch and a range in excess of 500km, Subaru’s next and cheapest EV is closing in on Aussie shores in 2026

The Australian distributor of XPeng has reportedly plunged into administration just months after it commenced legal action against the Chinese brand in Troubling signs emerge for the Australian distributor for XPeng vehicles, leaving owners and the local future of the brand in doubt

Mazda has blamed the rising cost of Toyota’s hybrid system and the pursuit of its own ‘Jinba Ittai’ philosophy as key reasons for pursuing the development At a time when petrol pricing is soaring to $2.50 per litre, Mazda has justified its decision to cut ties with Toyota and develop its own hybrid system

Porsche Australia’s CEO has pointed to its flourishing used car business as its new on-ramp for customers, amid an “expected” significant sales decline of With local sales down 27 percent in 2025, Porsche is changing track but says it’s not been caught flat-footed from the slowdown to full electrification

Mitsubishi has detailed the specifications for the facelifted Outlander PHEV with electric-only driving range now boosted to 86km (WLTP). The core, As mainstream rivals from Europe and tempting debuts from China touch down in Australia, the Outlander PHEV has stepped up its game

In the wake of mixed thoughts and feelings that flowed from the new-generation Toyota Hilux launch, it always pays to check in with buyers for a reality Everything you need, nothing you don’t? The manual-equipped SR5 might be the Hilux at its most endearing but it’s not the sweet spot

Denza has confirmed the third model to launch in Australia will be the fully electric D9 luxury people mover. It’s notably the first ‘true’ Denza vehicle Amid the rollout of its first and second models in Australia, Denza has its eyes on the next release – tackling the emerging luxury people mover space

GWM has confirmed its Cannon ute will join a growing arsenal of plug-in hybrid options within its lineup by the middle of 2026, with a price that could The most affordable ute from GWM will soon be available with a plug-in hybrid option that could be cheaper, and perhaps more capable, than the BYD Shark 6

Off the back of a successful year for BYD, luxury-pitched sister brand Denza is launching in Australia with the B5 and B8 4WD off-road wagons. Pitched as With a plug-in drivetrain, incredible specs and power figures, does the Denza B8 have what it takes to take on the likes of the Toyota LandCruiser?

As the saying goes, the best tool you can have is the one you always have with you, so it’s no wonder that SUVs packed with a bit of zest have become so The brief is broad: these SUVs need to be fast and fun, yet genuinely practical to tackle the throes of everyday life – and have six cylinders purring under their bonnets

The BYD Sealion 5 sets a new benchmark for PHEV affordability in Australia starting at $33,990 before on-road costs at a time when buyers are increasingly Eye-catching pricing is BYD’s forte, but has the new plug-in hybrid Sealion 5 finally pushed this brand to its limits?

In the last decade of automotive upheaval, one truth has emerged: the bigger the vehicle, the harder it is to electrify. Bigger vehicles require bigger

Few newly launched vehicles have quickly gained popularity quite like the BYD Shark 6, which has launched into a nigh-unpenetrable ute culture, seemingly Incredible pricing and a unique twist on the dual-cab formula has made the BYD Shark 6 an incredibly popular ute – but the best could be yet to come

Non-SUV passenger car sales were down again in 2025, now accounting for barely more than one in ten vehicles sold in Australia. But where some importers The electric age has sparked a revival in popularity of sedans but challenging the Tesla Model 3 will be tough. Can Kia’s EV4 pull it off?

Few options in the midsize SUV segment embody as much personality as the Subaru Forester, with the adventure-focused Sport grade perhaps the purest The Forester Sport is the pick for Subaru’s true-believers – but is it special enough to overcome an aging engine that drinks like a full-size 4x4

Mazda has locked in the fully electric CX-6e medium SUV for a 2026 arrival here in Australia. Its medium sizing will hope to offer an easy transition for Japanese brand’s China-built electric SUV confirmed for Australia: 2026 Mazda CX-6e confirmed to fight Tesla Model Y, BYD Sealion 7