Car news, 29 August ’24: Second-generation MG ZS revealed, Renault likely to bring hot electrified cars to Australia, and more

Being cheap pays off. At least, that’s what the first-generation ZS proved for MG. Far from the best small SUV, the first-gen MG ZS’s attractive entry Cheap was always the MG ZS’s remit and it’s now more cheerful than ever. But pricing has crept beyond rivals.

The MG ZS compact SUV has played a pivotal role in driving the British-turned-Chinese brand into a Top 10 volume player in Australia, and ambitions don’t A new-gen version of Australia’s most popular small SUV brings in hybrid tech, but will this be the ZS to look good beyond just the price?

As the first genuine example of how MG facelifts a car, the 2021 ZST shows promise. Closely based on the circa-2017 ZS small SUV, the ZST (from $28,490)

The 2021 MG ZS EV is Australia's cheapest new EV, but is it any good? Is the ZS EV safe? Should you buy one? Read our expert review.

Read Tom Baker's expert review of the 2019 MG ZS SUV, including turbo engine, handling, cabin quality, space and value for money.

Executive swagger, sportiness and hot pricing anchors this Chinese turbo five-door’s promise, but the MG7 reboot lugs around a swag of shortcomings

British-badged, Chinese-made MG Motor has been in Australia for a decade and its range is brimming with easy-to-recommend models, yet newer faces At long last, MG has a Tesla Model Y-rivalling electric SUV, boasting impressive driving range and bargain price

Yes, this is a new MG4, though it’s not a radical facelift of the electric hatchback of the same name that launched a few years ago as the first properly Is an electric small car that’s bigger than a Golf yet cheaper than an i30 too good to be true? Turns out, no!

Chinese car manufacturer MG has been enormously ambitious — and enormously successful — in the Australian market in recent years, achieving a record The diesel U9 is MG’s first ute, and its success is critical to MG’s plans to aggressively grow sales in Australia. We’ve now had our first drive.

It was only a matter of time before the sedan-loving, EV-savvy Chinese developed a rival so intently focused on matching or exceeding the Tesla Model 3 in MG Motor’s foray into a premium-brand model line in Australia introduces a direct Tesla Model 3 Performance rival in this flagship IM5 Performance AWD

Another day, another new Chinese brand … and another challenger looking to steal sales from the Tesla Model Y. The IM6 is a coupe-style, luxury-pitched MG makes an ambitious leap into Tesla Model Y territory, but the flagship version suggests it falls well short of the best-selling EV’s mark.

Looking at sheer sales numbers, MG is doing well in Australia, though in the first half of 2025 it has slipped behind a fast-rising GWM in the local Looking to address gaps in its range on the way to sales domination, MG has rushed its new seven-seat QS to market

While MG’s combustion-engined models remain in a transitional phase — far less crude than they once were, yet still not competent enough in overall In a dramatic turn of events, MG’s appalling ZS EV has been replaced by the all-new, surprisingly excellent, rear-wheel-drive S5 EV – undoubtedly MG’s best car yet

You’d need to be living a hermit-like existence in an abyss somewhere not to have noticed the exponential increase in MG vehicles on Australia’s roads MG’s all-new HS mid-sized SUV is much improved for space and general ability, but it remains mired by cheap details, patchy electronics and a sluggish drivetrain.

Regardless of what you think of its products, you have to admire the commitment and focus of the engineers, designers, marketers and product planners To celebrate its 100th birthday, MG mines its heritage by producing a new-age two-seat roadster, only this time it’s all-electric, all-wheel drive and insanely rapid.

If there’s an importer more responsible than any for steering increasingly brand-agnostic Aussies into cut-priced, feature-laden Chinese vehicles, its MG. The all-new HS midsize SUV is MG’s sign of intent for a brand aiming to elevate itself above the current onslaught of cheap and cheerless Chinese imports

Thanks for joining us this Tuesday 30 July 2024. Notably in car news today: the next-generation MG ZS has been spotted on Aussie roads, Mitsubishi will In car news: the next-generation MG ZS has been spotted on Aussie roads, Mitsubishi will join Honda and Nissan to build EVs, and more.

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MG Motor Australia has announced the return of its introductory ZS ‘Vibe’ trim grade for 2026, with pricing for the small SUV now starting from a low

Chinese newcomer brand GAC has released local specifications and pricing for its small petrol-powered SUV, known as the Emzoom. The Emzoom will be GAC Emzoom small SUV will likely launch at a premium price compared to domestic rivals, with a focus on buyer satisfaction and build quality

MG has facelifted the fully-electric version of its popular ZS small SUV, with bigger batteries responsible for a lift in driving range.

Chery has announced a new hybrid variant of its popular Tiggo 4 small SUV, which should add another quiver to the affordable SUV’s bow. The Tiggo 4 Chery’s new Tiggo 4 hybrid looks to grow sales of one of Australia’s cheapest new nameplates

Australia’s new-car sales results are in for yet another record-setting March, with 111,617 sales reported through the Federal Chamber of Automobile New-car market shows signs of resilience. Incentive-driven? Probably, with plug-in hybrids having a particularly big March

Thanks for joining us this Monday 24th March 2025. Notably in car news today: Revealed Mitsubishi Xforce showcases what a new-generation ASX could have

The MG ZS was Australia’s best-selling small SUV in 2024 and retains high popularity. It was released in second-generation form late last year, launching

It was a record year for Australian new-car deliveries in 2024, if only just sneaking past 2023 by less than half a per cent with 1,220,607 units. The The 100 best-selling vehicles in Australia in 2024, from the Ford Ranger ute to the BYD Dolphin electric hatchback.

MG Australia is confident its new-generation ZS will continue the brand’s sales leadership of the compact-SUV segment thanks to the addition of hybrid MG's most popular model in Australia, the ZS small SUV, has had its Hybrid+ variants priced for Australian shores, starting from $33,990 driveaway

MG has taken the covers off two concept cars at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, aimed squarely at shedding its discount image and reviving MG’s Debuting at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, MG hopes supermini and coupe-crossover will boost passion for price-first badge

Thanks for joining us this Wednesday April 3rd 2024. Notably in car news today: GWM Ora becomes the most affordable electric offered down under, and

MG has confirmed it will release a new MG4 to the Australian market in the second quarter of 2026 with a significantly different approach to powertrain MG confirms new front-driven MG4 hatchback with prospects of a price below $40,000

UPDATE MG Australia has now confirmed pricing for its new S5, with the compact electric SUV undercutting key rivals such as the BYD Atto 3 and Kia EV3.

We’e known it’s coming for a while, but MG has finally confirmed it’s bringing a ute to market to rival the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max, MG finally enters ute market with its own version of the LDV Terron 9, known as the U9