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Twiggy Forrest says Formula 1 belongs in a museum as his Fortescue team takes Australia into Formula E
The mining billionaire challenged F1 to a head-to-head race at the launch of Australia's first Formula E team, which takes on the world's best from next month.
Hyundai’s first ute is a family “strategy” with variants aimed squarely at the Prado and Everest
Hyundai Australia says its first ute will start a family of tough off-roaders, including a 4WD wagon, as sales of the two segment leaders fall this year.
Ford’s US electric sales fall 71% and the Mach-E sells 23 here, as BYD’s Sealion 7 sells 2,524
Ford's local chief admits the Mustang Mach-E is priced out of a booming EV market, as the brand's American electric sales collapse and its Australian sales slide.
Audi Australia says no Chinese-made models are suitable “as of today”, but its local boss is telling the VW board to get ready
Unlike Volkswagen and Cupra, Audi won't source cars from China yet, but its local director says Australia shows how fast Chinese brands can take a market.
Oil falls 3% as Trump plays down more strikes on Iran, and EVs now displace 1.2 million barrels a day
Brent crude's slide offers Australian drivers their first prospect of relief at the bowser in weeks, though attacks in the Gulf and Russian petrol rationing keep supply fragile.
Honda builds its first new US car plant since 2008, a $4.35 billion bet on hybrids
The Ohio plant will add 240,000 vehicles a year from 2029 and is part of a hybrid overhaul whose large-vehicle platform Honda Australia wants in right-hand drive.
In-car entertainment head units and connected-car systems are being hijacked through their own OTA update backdoors
A touchscreen that gives an older car smartphone mirroring can be hijacked for misuse. Plus, researchers find that new car OTA backdoors are being left wide open.
EVs wear out tyres faster than petrol cars, with more than twice as many found cut to the cords in UK inspections
Heavier batteries and instant torque wear tyres faster on every EV, and Australia's fast-growing electric fleet is heading for the same bill.
Drivers buying their way out of demerit points for as little as $22 a point on Facebook and WhatsApp
An ABC investigation finds the trust behind Australia's driver nomination system is being sold a point at a time, and Queensland won't say how many drivers escaped suspension.
Chery parks the electric Stockman ute as its chief engineer says the one electric rival he knows “is not so good”
Chery is betting on the first diesel plug-in hybrid ute instead, while it races to finish payload and tuning work before deliveries begin on 1 February 2027.
Mercedes seals its first F1 constructors’ title since 2021 with three races still to go in 2026
A week after Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion, Mercedes completed its first drivers' and constructors' double since 2020 in a wet São Paulo race.
Jim Farley wants a million more Ford sales a year. Where will they come from?
Ford's chief executive has told staff the Blue Oval will sell five million vehicles a year by 2032. It sold 4.4 million last year, and will do even fewer this year.
Jaguar Land Rover raids BYD’s Dutch offices, accusing it of copying the Defender
Court-ordered bailiffs seized BYD's digital records in August, and a Dutch court rules this week on whether the Ti7 SUV has a case to answer.
ARB shares fall 42% this year as Chinese utes and EVs win buyers from the Toyotas it equips
Chinese brands are bringing locally made accessories into their own showrooms, backed by the car's warranty. ARB's slide shows what that does to the aftermarket.
Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in mid-2027, after selling a fraction of the 250,000 a year Musk predicted
The stainless-steel pickup makes way for the Cybercab robotaxi, leaving Tesla with two human-driven cars and a future it is betting on autonomy.
Honda teases Avancier hybrid, which would end a 20-year absence from large three-row SUVs
Honda's last large SUV here sold fewer than 1,000 a year. The Avancier would enter a shrinking segment where Chinese newcomers are taking ground from the established family hybrids.
Leaked Kia documents show a new Sorento and Carnival in 2028, an EV7, and an update for the slow-selling Tasman
The leak puts a date on the Tasman's rescue, but Australians wait until at least late 2028 while HiLux and Ranger each sell 10 times as many.
Carmakers from Volkswagen to Nissan chase American pickups and SUVs as the US becomes their last reliable profit source
With China saturated and Europe stalling, carmakers are building for American buyers, and small right-hand-drive markets such as Australia feel it in model choice and price.
Four-fifths of automotive software developers expect their cars to be attacked by hackers within three years
A warning from inside the industry puts manufacturers and dealers on notice: the connected-car sales pitch needs a convincing answer on security.
Inflation jumps to 4.3% and puts a Cup Day rate rise in front of car buyers
Petrol pushed September inflation to 4.3 percent, making a fifth rate rise this year likely on Cup Day as dealers head into the summer run-out.
