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3 weeks ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
Blue oval confident coming update will avoid recall drama and reboot interestDespite its troubled launch dogged by recalls, Ford Australia has expressed confidence a long-awaited F-150 update due later this year can rebuild the US full-size pick-up’s local sales momentum.
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3 weeks ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
And he plans to take sales from Toyota along the wayRebuild Hyundai in Australia and take a chunk out of Toyota’s sales domination along the way. That’s the mandate the new boss of the Korean auto giant’s local arm, Canadian Don Romano, has arrived with. Romano, who has been in his job as President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company Australia for only eight weeks, outlined a comprehensive renewal of the business at last week’s launch of the Inster EV.
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3 weeks ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
Push is on for cheaper i30 and return of i20 hatchbackHyundai is determined to again become a big player in small cars in Australia with the i20 and i30 hatchbacks. Currently Hyundai only sells the high-performance i20 N in Australia, while the i30 has recently been cut back to only a high-spec European-sourced N-Line mild hybrid alongside the i30 N.
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3 weeks ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
Supply being calculated as interest and potential demand becomes “overwhelming”Faced with “overwhelming” interest in the 2026 Ford Ranger Super Duty, the blue oval has urged potential buyers to make themselves known. Ford wants to make sure it orders the correct level of Super Duty production from the factory in Thailand and not leave potential buyers hanging on the end of long wait times.
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3 weeks ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
V8-powered PHEV to offer more capability and gear for less dollarsBetter than the Toyota LandCruiser!That’s GWM Australia is sale pitch for the plug-in hybrid Tank 700 4x4 SUV expected to arrive Down Under next year.
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3 weeks ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
New Chinese EV to be a price rival for Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7The brand-new Hyundai Elexio battery-electric SUV has been locked in for Australian sale. Recently spotted testing in Australia, the Elexio should follow the Hyundai IONIQ 9 on sale here by mid-2026 and become the seventh distinct EV model the Korean auto giant offers in Australia. A left-hand-drive version of the Chinese-developed and manufactured Elexio has been spied testing in Australia recently.
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1 month ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
New local boss says Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux fighter neededA petrol-electric Hyundai dual-cab ute with Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux-rivalling capability will be on sale in Australia before the end of the decade. That’s the promise from new Hyundai Motor Company Australia chief Don Romano, who has set himself the goal of finally getting a dual-cab 4x4 ute signed off by the Korean auto giant.
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1 month ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
Seats4 SeatsBody typeSUVFuel typeElectricIt’s small, it’s funky, it’s fun, it’s electric, it’s expensive. It’s the Hyundai Inster, but does it all add up? The Hyundai Inster is the fifth electric vehicle Hyundai has launched in Australia. It’s also the smallest and the cheapest. There are three models in the lineup and two powertrains, but with the cheapest Inster Standard Range – starting at $39,000 plus on-road costs for a tiny four-seater – that seems a big hurdle to climb.
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1 month ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
We plug into the GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV dual-cab ute to find out how it performsReview LocationMelbourne, VictoriaThe petrol-electric GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV is the second Chinese plug-in hybrid dual-cab 4x4 ute to arrive from China in a matter of months. But more than the BYD Shark 6, it has a strong focus on traditional ute 4x4 job requirements like off-roading and towing. It is also, in that typical GWM way, sharply priced and extremely well-equipped.
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1 month ago | 
carsales.com.au | Bruce Newton
A 2.5-litre rear-wheel drive will take medium SUV’s price below $50,000Pricing of the Mazda CX-60 medium SUV will drop below $50,000 for the first time when a 2.5-litre petrol four-cylinder rear-wheel-drive powertrain launches in the second half of 2025.
