MG5 sedan 2023: Hyundai i30 rival priced from $25K driveaway in Australia

There used to be a thriving segment of cheap new cars in the Australian automotive market but that now largely seems to be a thing of the past. To be With its punchy turbo engine, the $29K MG5 Essence seems a total steal – even if it falls short in many areas, not least of which safety

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than they once were, yet still not competent enough in overall In a dramatic turn of events, MG’s appalling ZS EV has been replaced by the all-new, surprisingly excellent, rear-wheel-drive S5 EV – undoubtedly MG’s best car yet

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.

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.

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?

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

Australians once loved light hatchbacks, but as punters’ tastes have veered towards SUVs of all flavours (and, conspicuously, diesel dual-cab utes), the After 13 years, an all-new and much more sophisticated MG3 attempts to bury the old car’s dirt-cheap reputation by actually being pretty decent in almost all areas

The race for budget EVs is on. BYD will have the Dolphin and the Atto 3, GWM will have the Ora and now MG will have its new MG4 electric hatchback to sit The new MG4 is making a play for king of the price-busting electrics, but does the appeal tarnish with the priciest flagship Essence 77 version?

MG QS Vehicle type: Large seven-seater SUVLaunch: Q2 Although MG’s midsized SUV, the HS, hasn’t enjoyed the same success as the ZS compact SUV, the The new MG cars and SUVs heading to Australian showrooms in 2025 and beyond.

Australia’s cheap EV war has just gained a new contender, which will slash the entry price of its predecessor by over $7500. Despite its name, the MG4 EV Re-invented front-wheel drive MG4 Urban slices over $7500 from its entry price to become MG’s new cheapest EV

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

The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded a zero-star safety rating to the Mahindra Scorpio 4WD wagon and MG5 sedan in a recent Testing conducted by ANCAP saw both vehicles awarded zero stars, with the seat belt of one unlatching during the crash process

Driveaway pricing has been announced for the three-variant MG U9 ute lineup in Australia ahead of a November 2025 showroom arrival of the Chinese brand’s With Hilux-beating torque from its 2.5-litre turbo-diesel engine and pricing starting from $52,990 driveaway, the new MG U9 is here to make a statement

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

MG will increase the national drive-away (DA) pricing of its popular MG4 electric hatchback from 1st July 2025. Prices will increase between $1000

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

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

Swedish Tesla rival Polestar will more than double its current showroom line-up by 2028 by adding a Polestar 7 small SUV, a second-generation Polestar 2 Polestar global details its three year plan to introduce four new vehicles to Australia, with two all-new models, one new-generation model, and one new variant on the table

Thanks for joining us this Tuesday 3rd of September, 2024. Notably in car news today: All-new MG HS midsize SUV launches in petrol guise from $33,990 Every important car news story breaking today, one convenient read

The time is now for electric vehicles and Chinese automakers like BYD, MG and GWM are proving that EVs for the masses are more attainable than ever. It’s time for the battle of the small Chinese electric cars, with the BYD being the cheapest electric car on Australian soil… just

The MG ZS EV electric small SUV has had a major price cut in Australia with cost decreases across the three-strong range for 2024. Higher pricing for the

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

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Three years after its local launch, the electric MG4 range has been consolidated from five to just two variants, bringing a welcome interior revamp,