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Slovakia October 2024: Skoda (+37.4%), Volkswagen (+86.3%) help push market up 14.8%

Best Selling Cars Blog

VW T-Cross sales are up 189% in Slovakia in October. After three consecutive months of decline, the Slovak new car market rally back up 14.8% year-on-year in October to 8,963 sales. The year-to-date tally tilts back into positive territory as a result at +1.2% to 76,552 units. Brand leader Skoda (+37.4%) vastly outpaces the market and reaches 22.9% share vs. 20.7% so far this year.

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Leaked BYD Email Pressures Suppliers To Slash Costs For 2025 EV Price Wars

Carscoops

BYD insists price reduction requests can be negotiated and are not mandatory. The leading Chinese EV maker is on track to sell 4 million vehicles this year. Smaller automakers struggle to survive as China’s EV price wars continue to intensify. Electric vehicle price wars in China show no signs of slowing down, and the stakes are rising fast. BYD, the world’s largest producer of electric and electrified vehicles, appears ready to push even harder for market dominance, with reports eme

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Several more car brands will leave Australia, warns dealer body

CarExpert

More and more auto brands are entering Australia’s cluttered new-car market, and the head of the organisation that represents local dealers says something has to give. “The question is how many important brands are going to leave,” said James Voortman, CEO of the Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) at CarExpert’s Road to Purchase in 2025 live event yesterday.

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Stellantis Halts Fiat 500e Production For Another Month As Sales Struggle

Carscoops

Fewer than 500 examples of the electric hatchback have been sold in the U.S. this year. The Mirafiori plant also handles the production of the Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio. Despite poor sales, Stellantis is investing €100 million into developing a new high-performance battery. Lackluster demand for the all-electric Fiat 500e has once again prompted Stellantis to pause production at the Italian factory that builds this pint-sized electric hatchback.

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Why Australia’s enthusiasm for EVs has slipped

CarExpert

Australians have become somewhat more apprehensive about buying electric vehicles (EVs) according to a new survey conducted by CarExpert. In a previous survey we conducted in 2023, involving 833 people buying or intending to buy a new car, only 12 per cent of respondents said they wouldn’t consider an EV, with a further seven per cent saying they’d never considered one.

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Renault's turnaround is underpinned by cars you actually want

Autocar

The French brand is pushing to build electric cars that you truly desire to own “The fastest turnaround in the recent history of automotive” read one of the captions on a recent Renault Group video reflecting on the first 1000 days of its ‘Renaulution’ turnaround plan. It’s not hyperbole either: Renault has gone from loss making in 2020 from just under 3 million sales to having an enviable 7.9% operating margin from 2.2m sales in 2023, while also increasing revenues by around a quarter at the sa

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Relocated TMS Volvo Leicester store now open

Motor Trader

TMS Motor Group’s new multi-million pound Volvo Leicester store is now open. Originally located on Almond Road, customers can now find the dealership on Melton Road. The showroom has the latest range of Volvo cars on display, including the EX30 and the pure electric XC40 and plug-in hybrids, as well as a wide range of Volvo Selekt Approved Used models.

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These are the cars of Netflix's "Senna" mini-series

Motor Authority

To make a mini-series about the life of F1 legend Ayrton Senna, Netflix needed a fleet of replica F1 race cars. To populate its small-screen grids, the streaming service turned to Argentina's Crespis, which built 22 cars for the series, a video released ahead of "Senna's" premiere explains. These included replicas of every car the triple F1.

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Toyota LandCruiser 79 Series GVM upgrade announced by Australian firm

Drive.com

Australian company Lovells muscles up LandCruiser carrying capability with its new GVM package. Australia’s Lovells Automotive Systems has launched a GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass) upgrade for the LC79 ute versions of the 70 Series Toyota LandCruiser. Priced at $4500 (plus GST) fitted, the Comfort Series 3900kg package increases the LandCruiser 79 Series cab chassis and double-cab’s standard 3510kg GVM to – as the name suggests – a more substantial, road-legal 3900kg.

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2025 Toyota Supra Final Edition: Limited-run farewell off limits for Australia

CarExpert

The fifth-generation ‘A90’ Toyota Supra will go out of production in 2025, but not without being sent off by a limited-edition, track-focused swansong. Revealed overnight, the manual-only Toyota Supra A90 Final Edition will be limited to just 300 examples globally – none of which are coming to Australia, with only European showrooms confirmed to receive the final examples of the brand’s halo sports car.

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Toyota Supra A90 to end production in 2025: Final Edition unveiled, Track Edition for Australia

Drive.com

Toyota has confirmed the demise of the current GR Supra with two special models – a sharper Track Edition for Australia, and a far more powerful A90 Final Edition for other markets. The current Toyota GR Supra sports coupe will exit production after 300 examples of a six-speed manual Final Edition variant – the showroom name for the long-rumoured GRMN Supra – roll off the assembly line.

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Volkswagen and Rivian Are Working on a New Electric Golf

Motor 1

The ninth-generation Golf is coming. in 2029.

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Nissan Canada among Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures

Canadian Auto Dealer

Nissan Canada has been recognized by Waterstone Human Capital, a cultural talent advisory firm within the country, as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2024. The automaker announced the news this month, noting that the program recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations, CEOs, and CPCOs (Chief People and Culture Officers) for high performance corporate cultures that help sustain a competitive advantage.

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Toyota Supra A90 Final Edition Has Big Power Boost

Motor 1

It's the end of the line for the current Supra.

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Will Formula 1 save Cadillac?

Machines with Souls

With the announcement of Cadillac in Formula 1, I take a look at the what it means for both the grid, and our driveways. The post Will Formula 1 save Cadillac? appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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2025 Toyota Supra Track Edition: Less powerful final special edition revealed for Australia

CarExpert

The fifth-generation Toyota Supra will bow out of production globally with the manual-only A90 Final Edition – offering more power and limited to just 300 units – but it won’t be sold in Australia, where we’ll instead receive the GR Supra Track Edition. Due to arrive here in mid-2025, Toyota Australia says the Track Edition is not a limited edition and won’t be restricted in availability.

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Visiting one of the world's best car shows - in an LA car park

Autocar

Inline six? Nope, it's been replaced by a V8 Jack Harrison finds out if everything is bigger and better in America I am standing in a quiet, shady car park on the northern edge of Los Angeles and a Citroën BX on UK numberplates is floating through a car park before me. This is the aptly named Cars and Coffee Los Angeles, a fairly low-key event that takes place in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains that tower above Downtown LA.

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Shelbourne Motors appoints aftersales manager for Kia, Renault and Dacia franchises

Motor Trader

Shelbourne Motors has appointed Sean McCormick as aftersales manager at its Kia, Renault, and Dacia, franchises in Newry. McCormick has 13 years of experience in the motor industry, including 12 years in managerial roles. He began his career with the Renault and Dacia franchises, where he quickly progressed from CRC Advisor to service manager. He then moved to the premium vehicle sector as aftersales manager for Jaguar Land Rover.

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The 2025 Subaru WRX tS Costs Way More than the WRX TR

Motor 1

Prices are up across the range and the base WRX is gone.

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Toyota Supra A90 Final Edition says farewell with storming 429bhp and motorsport tweaks

Auto Express

The beefed-up limited edition marks the end of the road for Japan’s iconic performance car

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Ram Boss Says We’ll Be “Surprised” By New Midsize Pickup, Promises More Details In 2025

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It’s unclear if the truck will be a body-on-frame vehicle or if it will use a unibody architecture. Production should be handled by the automaker’s idled Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois. Ram already sells the compact Rampage and midsize 1200 in South America. Ram is continuing development on a new, smaller pickup than the full-size 1500 for the U.S. market, though it remains unclear when the official reveal will take place or what the final product will look like.

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2025 Hyundai Inster: New baby EV detailed for Australia

CarExpert

The Hyundai Inster , the brand’s new entry-level electric vehicle (EV), will be offered to Australian buyers in two specifications. It’s due during the first quarter of 2025 (January to March). Now on Hyundai’s Australian website, the South Korean carmaker has confirmed the Inster will go on sale in Standard Range and Extended Range guises, offering different battery capacities, power outputs and driving ranges.

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New manufacturers to participate at 2025 Montreal Auto Show

Canadian Auto Dealer

The Montreal Auto Show recently unveiled a list of automotive manufacturers — including new entries — that will be participating in the 2025 edition of the event. In a news release the team said more than a dozen essential brands, and several major OEM comebacks, will be returning, while new entries will be participating. Two of these include Lucid Motors and Polestar, electric vehicle manufacturers that will have a presence at the show set to take place from January 17 to 26, 2025, at the Palai

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Audi S3 vs BMW M135: which German brand builds the hottest hatchback?

Auto Express

BMW’s four-wheel-drive M135 has received a major facelift.

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Police car crashes into limousine with Prime Minister of New Zealand on board – report

Drive.com

Move over Keystone Cops, New Zealand Police are on the job – and they’ve driven into the back of the Prime Minister’s limousine. New Zealand Police. Credit: Kerry Marshall/Getty Images. Officers in New Zealand have been left red-faced after a police vehicle drove into a state limousine with the country’s Prime Minister on board. According to news wire service AP , the police car crashed into the back of the limousine transporting Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Min

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A used luxury car can be a bargain, if you’re brave enough

Auto Express

Content editor George Armitage believes that the used car market is filled with prestige bargains, just as long as you’re careful.

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Do you use more fuel at higher speeds?

Drive.com

If you want to maximise your fuel economy, it may be best to change your driving style. We investigate whether you really use more fuel at high speeds. Photo: iStock – Kenneth Cheung/Giselleflissak With fuel costs continuously rising and car manufacturers always looking for ways to make cars more economical, it may be at the point where changing your driving style will save you more money.

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New McLaren 750S Spider 2024 review: ticks all the drop-top supercar boxes

Auto Express

The new McLaren 750S Spider provides a sensational supercar experience, and it's even better with the roof down

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Isuzu planning autonomous trucks and buses by 2027 – report

Drive.com

In three short years, Isuzu wants to have trucks and buses driving themselves on the road. Autonomous trucks could be hitting the roads as soon as 2027, according to Isuzu’s truck division. A partnership between Isuzu Motors and US vehicle software startup Applied Intuition could result in autonomous trucks on Japanese roads within three years, business newspaper Nikkei Asia reports.

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New 2025 Toyota Aygo X on a mission to keep the city car alive

Auto Express

Toyota’s Aygo X will be refreshed next year with a new look and we’ve spotted it testing

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Last VL SS Group A SV ‘Walkinshaw’ built could set new record sale price

Drive.com

The final ‘Walkinshaw’ made by the brand that became HSV – bought new by a Bathurst racer – may command as much as $500,000 or beyond as one of Australia’s most collectible performance cars. The final VL SS Group A SV ‘Walkinshaw’ high performance road car ever made is up for sale, having been first owned by former Bathurst racing driver and team owner, Bob Forbes – and it could be worth half a million dollars or more.

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Exclusive new Maserati GranTurismo 110 Anniversario is a 750bhp birthday party

Auto Express

This special, fully-electric GranTurismo is Maserati’s present to itself

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Rare Holden spied in Sultan of Brunei secret car collection leak

Drive.com

In a secret 7000-vehicle collection of some of the world’s most expensive and exotic cars – leaked on social media – sits an Australian-made Holden Commodore V8. A social media post showing a huge collection of cars owned by the Sultan of Brunei has revealed a slew of strange, expensive and collectible cars including Ferraris, Bugattis and one-off bespoke builds – and a Holden Commodore.

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Toyota Aygo X facelift camouflaged test car - pictures

Auto Express

Spy shots of the updated Toyota Aygo X

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Great Alpine Road closed due to sinkhole

Drive.com

A collapsed access point for an abandoned mine has closed the Great Alpine Road, causing a 191-kilometre detour for those travelling to Mount Hotham resort. Workers are in the process of repairing a section of the Great Alpine Road in the Victorian High Country, following the discovery of a sinkhole near Farcas Cross – south of Harrietville. According to authorities, the damage was caused by a collapsed former mine adit – a horizontal access or ventilation point for an underground mine – with th

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New Maserati GranTurismo 110 Anniversario - pictures

Auto Express

Images of the new Maserati GranTurismo 110 Anniversario special edition

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review

Drive.com

Now more affordable than ever, the updated Tesla Model 3 has improved and refreshed key areas of Australia’s best-selling sedan. Skip ahead: Introduction Running costs Price and specification Energy use Interior space and comfort On-road assessment Connectivity and infotainment Summary Safety Next steps 2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range The Tesla Model 3 first appeared on the public’s radar at its global launch back in 2017.