The cheapest electric cars from overseas Australia needs! The EV bargains Nissan, Mitsubishi, and VW are keeping from Aussie shores

The cheapest electric cars from overseas Australia needs! The EV bargains Nissan, Mitsubishi, and VW are keeping from Aussie shores

29 Aug 2022 by Tom White

Five game-changing, price-leading EVs from overseas, and what they could mean for the market in Australia. Read more
Atlas, Scout, up! and more - These are the new models Volkswagen Australia needs

Atlas, Scout, up! and more - These are the new models Volkswagen Australia needs

30 Jun 2022 by Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen can’t be accused of taking things easy. ...Read more
Top five electric cars not currently available in Australia

Top five electric cars not currently available in Australia

24 Apr 2022 by Tung Nguyen

Even if you exclude Tesla from the data, new electric car sales are ramping up in Australia, and it's not hard to see why.With skyrocketing petrol prices and most popular models facing increasingly ...Read more
Why price matters for small cars | comment

Why price matters for small cars | comment

29 Apr 2016 by Joshua Dowling

Sometimes the best cars don't win comparison tests. That was the case this week. Read more
Small cars are failing to drive big sales

Small cars are failing to drive big sales

25 Mar 2016 by Richard Blackburn

Micro cars may be on the nose in Australia but no one seems to have told the makers. Read more
Why Australia needs to keep its crash test authority after car manufacturing dies | comment

Why Australia needs to keep its crash test authority after car manufacturing dies | comment

11 Nov 2015 by Joshua Dowling

How can the same car score five stars for crash safety in Europe and only four stars in Australia? Read more
Aussie market claiming scalps but the deals won't last

Aussie market claiming scalps but the deals won't last

31 Jul 2015 by Joshua Dowling

Want proof the Australian new-car market is getting tough? Several models have disappeared from showrooms because they can't handle the competition. Read more
Mercedes-Benz C-Class wins 2015 World Car of the Year

Mercedes-Benz C-Class wins 2015 World Car of the Year

3 Apr 2015 by Paul Gover

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is the best car in the world.A vote by 75 motoring journalists from 22 countries has awarded the compact prestige car the World Car of the Year award for 2015.It finished on ...Read more
Audi A3 wins World Car of the Year

Audi A3 wins World Car of the Year

22 Apr 2014 by Joshua Dowling

THE Audi A3 small car -- which owes much of its DNA to the Volkswagen Golf -- has won the 2014 World Car of the Year, as voted by 69 jurors from 22 countries. The luxury hatch toppled the widely- ...Read more
Volkswagen Up to be axed

Volkswagen Up to be axed

9 Apr 2014 by Joshua Dowling

Australia's record-low new-car prices have claimed their first casualty -- and it's from an unlikely brand. Volkswagen is poised to stop selling the Up city car, at $13,990 the cheapest European on ...Read more
Ohm my. Electric car hits beat-box | video

Ohm my. Electric car hits beat-box | video

11 Nov 2013 by Vlad Manu

Volkswagen drew attention on the streets of Stockholm with a normally silent electric e-Up making beat-box sounds – courtesy of hidden speakers and a talented passenger.There’s long been discussion ...Read more
VW Up-based baby Audi rumoured

VW Up-based baby Audi rumoured

24 Oct 2013 by Malcolm Flynn

Rumours of a new entry Audi based on the Volkswagen Up city car have once again surfaced, as the brand seeks to expand its model lineup to boost sales.Speaking with German industry title Manager ...Read more
Electric car demand so low VW won't import

Electric car demand so low VW won't import

18 Sep 2013 by Philip King

Australia has stalled on the electric vehicle starting grid and will miss out on the new wave of cars coming from Volkswagen, as the carmaker's local operation says there is insufficient demand.The ...Read more
Volkswagen XL1 points to new hatch direction

Volkswagen XL1 points to new hatch direction

12 Sep 2013 by Paul Pottinger

Look hard at this car. It's Volkswagen's next hatchback. Well, maybe look under the skin. It's the substance of the XL1 rather than the outlandish form that we'll see in VW's small, affordable ...Read more
New car sales price Volkswagen Up

New car sales price Volkswagen Up

30 Jan 2013 by Joshua Dowling

Volkswagen to continue $12,990 drive-away pricing on Up next monthThe cheapest European car on sale in Australia – the Volkswagen Up – just got cheaper. The tiny city runabout started at $13,990 plus ...Read more
Volkswagen Up

Volkswagen Up

11 Dec 2012 by Paul Gover

Designed for European cities but right at home in Australia, the Up is a great first car or second commuter runabout. "The three-cylinder engine is why we call it the giddy-Up," James Stanford said ...Read more
Volkswagen Up GT the one we want

Volkswagen Up GT the one we want

25 Sep 2012 by Chris Riley

And Volkswagen is likely to oblige but it's likely to be a GT rather than GTI (then again perhaps not?) It's more than a year now since the Up! made its debut at the Frankfurt motor show. At the ...Read more
Volkswagen ramping up

Volkswagen ramping up

10 Jul 2012 by Stuart Martin

Anyone who thought Volkswagen might be resting on its laurels after a frenetic 2011 will have had their mind changed already.After revamping the bulk of its list last year, the German giant will ...Read more
Geneva motor show trend barometer

Geneva motor show trend barometer

7 Mar 2012 by Karla Pincott

This year’s Geneva show includes about 180 new car debuts, and the line-up certainly hasn’t disappointed us.A delicious parade of top-shelf exotics and concepts will hog the spotlight of course: the ...Read more
Women's world car of the year shortlist

Women's world car of the year shortlist

29 Feb 2012 by CarsGuide team

Kids aren’t usually a factor in Car of the Year judging.  But child friendliness rates highly with women buying cars – and with women judging cars.The countdown has been kicked off to decide the ...Read more
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