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3 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
The BYD Shark 6 holds the distinction of being Australia’s first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ute, and it has proved to be a popular vehicle. Orders for the Shark 6 opened in October 2024, when pricing was also announced at $57,900 before on-roads for the sole Premium grade. First customer deliveries began a few months after orders opened. BYD hasn’t announced any changes to the Shark 6 since then. It beat the Ford Ranger PHEV and GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV to market, and is competitively priced against both.
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3 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
Mahindra Australia is offering a $3000 factory bonus across most of its model range, bringing savings for a selection of SUVs.The offer applies to Mahindra’s seven-seat XUV700 AX7L and Scorpio Z8L and six-seat Scorpio Z8 SUVs delivered before June 30, 2025. That means you can now get a Mahindra SUV for as little as $38,990 drive-away, depending on the model. The offer doesn’t apply to the XUV700 AX7 or XUV700 Black Edition. Reduced prices on the Mahindra Scorpio and XUV700 are available now.
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4 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
BYD has reportedly outlined plans to sell half of its vehicles outside the Chinese domestic market by 2030, a move that would see it tussling with the likes of current automotive giants including Toyota and Ford. According to sources referenced by , BYD aims to source this growth through rapid expansions in Europe and Latin America, since the United States is effectively off-limits for all Chinese brands as a result of hefty import tariffs.
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4 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
If you thought the visually challenging concoctions brewed up by Swiss car modification firm Mansory peaked with this year’s Cybertruck-based ‘Elongation’, think again – the Pugnator Tricolore has just broken cover. Based on the Ferrari Purosangue SUV, Mansory’s latest creation builds on the standard Pugnator revealed in September 2024.
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4 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
Not long after the fourth-generation 1 Series hatch arrived in Australia, the new 2 Series Gran Coupe sedan now completes BMW’s rejuvenated small car lineup. As has been the case historically, there’s little to separate the 1–2 pairing beyond body styles. You currently get two variants with two different engines, and a third middling variant is on the way. All three are well-equipped, and while they target different buyers, the same BMW fundamentals are still present underneath.
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4 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
Tesla may be Australia’s number-one electric vehicle (EV) brand, but it has entered 2025 weakened as more rivals seem to arrive every day. Nevertheless, the company says fiercer competition is a good thing for the industry. The American brand’s sales have been in decline for the past 12 months, during which time several rival manufacturers have had time to either launch in Australia or bring all-new models that compete directly against Tesla’s two-car catalogue Down Under.
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5 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
Despite Tesla cutting prices for its models multiple times in recent years, local executives deem future “significant changes” to pricing to be unlikely – but the company won’t rule them out. Tesla has cut prices in various markets including Australia at different times, most prolifically in early 2024. In Australia, that meant price reductions of nearly $10,000 for the Model Y in just two months, while the Model 3 was brought down by $7000 in the same period.
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5 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
The new Subaru Forester has finally arrived in Australia, but the redesigned mid-size SUVs you see here aren’t for sale. The sixth-generation Forester was released in the United States some time ago, and we’ve briefly driven one in the United Kingdom. No we’ve had the opportunity to drive it on home turf, but not on public roads just yet.
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6 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
Many European cars hold icon status around the world, and while Australia is undeniably a ute and SUV market, there are still people who want something smaller and more premium. Despite that, we’ve reported multiple times in recent months that some European brands are ending production of their smallest cars. This includes news the Mercedes-Benz A-Class will be discontinued like the B-Class was previously, and confirmation the Audi A1 won’t be renewed beyond its current generation.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Max BakerNatasha Davies
Audi Australia has announced pricing for its new A5 and S5 lineup, with the model’s entry point up by nearly $15,000 over the A4 it replaces. The new A5 and S5 range, arriving in showrooms “soon”, is a consolidated lineup that entirely replaces the previous-generation A4, S4, A5, and S5 models. Audi’s new A5 Sedan S line – which features a liftback tailgate – opens the range at $79,900 before on-road costs, up $13,600 on the defunct A4 35 TFSI S line Sedan at $66,300 before on-roads.
