James Cleary

The recent arrival of independent, pure-electric Chinese carmaker Xpeng in the Australian market has been built around the G6 EV SUV, a mid-size, coupe-style, five-seater specified and priced ($54,800, before on-road costs) to take the fight up to Tesla’s market-leading Model Y ($55,900).

Toyota has pulled out all the stops at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, unveiling three striking examples of its GR Yaris hot hatch under the banner of ‘Car-making at Nürburgring’.

In recent years the pointy end of the Australian new vehicle sales race has reflected our seemingly insatiable appetite for dual cab utes, with the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux locked in a fierce arm wrestle to determine the annual winner.

With so many new brands and models entering what appears to be a softening new car market, what started as a price skirmish is quickly evolving into all out war, with BYD announcing further reductions on cost-of-entry to some of its most popular models.

0 seconds of 20 minutes, 18 seconds Volume 90% There's nothing like the floor of a motor show for catching senior automotive executives with their guard down.

We already know the rumoured all-new fifth-generation Mitsubishi Pajero is set to shift a little further upmarket (to ‘Japanese Range Rover' status) when it makes its scheduled debut in 2026.

We already know the upcoming XPeng G7 pure-electric SUV is on track for a Chinese domestic launch in April this year.

Reports out of the UK this week point to development of a pure-electric version of the Land Rover Defender, most likely in the rugged off-roader’s next generation.

MG has confirmed local pricing and specification for the non-hybrid versions of its new-generation ZS small SUV range.

It feels like a couple of months' worth of water passing under the Jaguar re-brand bridge is enough to cool off the heat generated by the 30-second ‘Copy Nothing' video released in mid-November last year and the unveiling of the Type 00 (zero zero) Concept at Miami Art Week in early December.