9 Aug 2023 – Nissan has unveiled a Nismo edition of the Z sports car, and the new model will be making the trip to Australian showrooms, with its arrival expected late this year at a price of $94,000 plus on-road costs (MSRP).
9 Aug 2023 – Axalta Coating Systems is moving its regional training centre to MTA Queensland’s Sir Jack Brabham Automotive Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.
7 Aug 2023 – New car sales reached a record high in July, with 96,859 vehicles sold for the month.
2 August 2023 – Last month, two new electric vehicles were launched into Australia that came in under the $40,000 barrier, and with GWM knocking down the price of its Ora model EV to $39,990, there’s now some real competition over being the most competitively priced EV.
1 Aug 2023 – Australian variants of the Ford Mustang Mach-E, hybrid variants of the GWM Haval Jolion, and battery electric variants of the Genesis GV70 and Genesis G80 have all been awarded 5-star safety ratings by ANCAP.
31 July 2023 – Toyota says it is set to offer approximately 10 per cent fuel economy improvement for certain HiLux models, compared to the current 2.8-litre turbo diesel variants, when upgraded versions fitted with 48-Volt Technology arrive in the first half of 2024.
26 July 2023 – Making riding a motorcycle an even safer way of getting around may just have becomea reality with BMW Motorrad introducing the ConnectedRide Smartglasses.
25 July 2023 – MG has unveiled its new MG5 sports sedan – a petrol-powered four-door, five-seater with sharp looks and even sharper pricing.
23 July 2023 – Toyota’s fire-breathing, two-seater GR Corolla Morizo Edition hot hatch has landed.
19 July 2023 – Ford has opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a high-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles for European customers.