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1 day ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
Mazda has announced it won’t issue a profit forecast for the next financial year given volatility in the United States (US), despite reporting an increase in sales, revenue and profit over the past 12 months. The Japanese automaker joins a growing number of automakers including Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Volvo, Volkswagen and Stellantis in withdrawing or delaying financial guidance for the year ahead.
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1 day ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
The GWM Tank 500 PHEV has been locked in for a local launch in the third quarter of 2025 as the Chinese brand looks to simultaneously expand its range of off-roaders and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). The Tank 500 large SUV was launched as a rival to the Toyota LandCruiser Prado and Ford Everest off-roaders in 2024 and remains available only with a non-plug-in hybrid powertrain – the first large, body-on-frame SUV in Australia to offer such a powertrain.
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2 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
The 2025 Haval Raptor could arrive in Australian showrooms in both petrol and hybrid forms following the launch of a non-hybrid version in China. The boxy-looking GWM Haval Raptor is a five-seat mid-size SUV based on the same underpinnings as the Haval H6, with similar dimensions to the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5 and Hyundai Tucson.
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2 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
The Toyota bZ4X is no more in the United States – instead, the carmaker has announced its Tesla Model Y rival will be known as the Toyota bZ from the 2026 model year. The 2026 Toyota bZ is a facelift of the Japanese brand’s first mass-market electric car and – in addition to the new name – brings tweaked exterior styling, more power, and battery upgrades.
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3 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
A group of employees from electric carmaker Tesla have written an open letter to company CEO Elon Musk demanding he step down – with at least one worker claiming he was fired as a result. The letter was posted on a website called Tesla Employees Against Elon, with the site’s homepage including the sub-head ‘Tesla is ready to move on’. The letter, addressed to ‘Whom It May Concern’, says “Tesla is at a pivotal moment”.
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4 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
A muscled-up Mini Countryman concept has been served up with a raft of hardcore desert-destroying mods after being transformed by two German off-road legendary outfits. Dubbed ‘The Beast’, the 2025 Mini Countryman SUV concept is the work of the delta4x4 tuning house and the X-raid rally team – who have teamed up with great effect before including winning the grueling Dakar Rally six times.
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4 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
Facebook groups continue to offer a ‘marketplace’ for drivers to sell demerit points and infringements to other drivers across Australia. A page called Clearing demerit points and fines was set up on April 28, 2025 with its Sydney-based admin saying: “We don’t just deal with fines from NSW [New South Wales], but we do work with fines from all over the country.”At the time of publication, the public Facebook group had 725 members and was climbing after just over six weeks of ‘operating’.
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4 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
The Ford Ranger is set to ditch its SYNC4 infotainment system under a revised tech strategy which will also enable the popular ute to run its BlueCruise autonomous driving system. SYNC4 will be used in the upcoming Ford Ranger PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) as well as the recently revealed 2026 Ranger Super Duty – but these may be the final Rangers with the system.
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5 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
Xiaomi has apologised to owners of its SU7 Ultra following a backlash when it limited the performance of the electric super sedan via over-the-air (OTA) software updates without advising them. Drivers of the 1150kW-plus sedan – a prototype version of which unofficially smashed the Nürburgring lap record for a four-door vehicle last October – experienced a near-50 per cent reduction in power output and restrictions on the use of its launch control function.
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5 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
The Kia Carnival lineup has been expanded, with its hybrid powertrain now available in two additional model grades. This gives the Carnival Hybrid range a base price more than $20,000 lower than before. There are still five trim levels starting with the Carnival S, Sport, Sport+, GT-Line Lite, and highest-spec GT-Line all subject to a $420 price rise for model year 2026 (MY26). Otherwise, the Carnival is unchanged for MY26. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now.
