Electric resurgence established
/March was a windfall month for battery-involved models; cars with plugs are hot again.
Read MoreMarch was a windfall month for battery-involved models; cars with plugs are hot again.
Read MoreFrom April 1 new Suzuki cars will have eight years’ cover, up from three at present.
Read MoreThe Model Y will land here later in the year with three rows of chairs.
Read MoreRollout starts with HW3 cars, but latest models should also have A1 assist on board within days.
Read MoreJanuary this year was better than the same month in 2025, but that doesn’t mean the market is finally running well.
Read MoreKiwi interest in tech and innovation emboldens Xpeng’s push.
Read MoreThree variants of Model Y rival coming to shake up sector. Will Elon be worried?
Read MoreFan site suggests hands-free, eyes-on technology is set to start working on our roads - but only under supervision.
Read MoreNew model comes as China’s most successful car maker seeks to regain health here.
Read MoreLast year’s sour market massively affected some big players, but they’re weathering the storm, the Motor Industry Association says.
Read MoreNew vehicle purchasers cold-shouldered EVs in 2024 … and that could cost all buyers this year.
Read MoreEven with full registrations data yet to come out, there was never any doubt who led the way in 2023.
Read MoreNew passenger vehicle uptake lifted slightly in August, but the market is still sluggish.
Read MoreRevised emissions rules make it easier for ICE, but electric needs to run hot as well.
Read MoreEVs, PHEVs again hurt as whole new car sector falls 60 percent year-on-year.
Read MoreThe new car market is in the mire, and not just because spending money is tight. Environmental mandate to make things better is dirtying the scene for hardest-hit electrics.
Read MoreTesla’s Model 3 sedan now has a new leader, and it and the Model Y have dropped in price.
Read MoreMarketing of Cadillac’s first electric, the Lyriq, here is in the hands of a man who helped set up Telsa in Australasia and guided the Model 3’s entry.
Read MoreDesultory market reflects economic slowdown.
Read MoreZap gone from EV market, but fossil fuel sales also desultory unless it was a ute.
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