Best Selling Cars Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in October. The Finnish new car market slows down its fall in October at “just” -7.6% year-on-year to 5,828 units. This is till the 11th consecutive month of decline and it leads to a year-to-date tally off a daunting -18.5% to 60,100. Toyota (-1.2%) resists well at #1 with 15.3% share vs. 18.1% so far this year and the next three carmakers all defy the market with year-on-year gains: Skoda is up 7.9% to 12.9% share vs. 9.4% year

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Machines with Souls

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

I check in on X3 M40i values, because I've found my old one for sale.in Pittsburgh? How'd it get there, and what else can we consider? The post The sad life of your old car appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Ford Explorer surges to #3 in October. It’s another mediocre month for Icelandic new car sales in October at -29.1% year-on-year to 681 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -39.9% to 8,891. Toyota (-1%) scores a 4th consecutive monthly win with 14.7% share, but it can’t topple YTD leader Kia even though the latter falls -45.4% to #3 for the month.

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Motor Authority

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

If you don't like the look of the latest Ferrari F80 hypercar or the Purosangue SUV, get used to it. Chances are they'll be sticking around for a long time. "More than 90% of the total Ferrari production—beyond 300,000 cars—is still on the road," Andrea Scioletti, head of Ferrari pre-owned, said in an interview with Australia's Drive.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Taiwanese BMW sales are up 20.9% in a market off -18% The Taiwanese new car market was impacted by the Shantol and Kangrui typhoons in October, with various county and city governments declaring a national typhoon holiday for several days. As a result October sales are off a sharp -18% year-on-year to 33,231, bringing the year-to-date tally down -3.3% to 377,347.

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Autocar

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Audi’s fastest and most aggressive SUV ever has set two Nurburgring lap records – and now it's been given even more power With 631bhp, the twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre petrol V8 beneath the bonnet of the new Audi RS Q8 is the most powerful combustion engine ever offered in an Audi Sport model, eclipsing the 621bhp tune of the same engine in the RS6 Avant and RS7 Sportback.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-seller in Ireland this month. In October, new car sales in Ireland post their first positive year-on-year result since last February at +9.7% to 2,423 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -1.2% to 119,668. Toyota (+30.4%) has a fantastic month and cements its lead in the brands charts. It is followed like last month and YTD by Volkswagen (-18.5%) in difficulty.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Deliveries of Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia have fallen once again, with the US brand now recording its eighth monthly sales decline this year and its seventh in a row. According to data published by the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC), Tesla delivered 1464 EVs to Australian customers in October, representing a 26.4 per cent drop on the same month a year prior.

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Carscoops

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

New study predicts German auto industry will employ 186,000 fewer people by 2035. The reduction is due to the switchover to electric cars. Prognos says change will create more jobs in areas like IT, but overall headcount will fall. If you wanted to start work at 18 with confidence that you could put in 45 or 50 years before sailing off to a happy, comfortable retirement, a job in the German auto industry always seemed like a solid bet.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Australia’s BYD distributor EVDirect will prioritise adding SUVs and utes to the local lineup as the Chinese brand expands its local presence. In response to strong demand for the Shark 6 , Sealion 6 and Atto 3 , EVDirect will channel resources into importing new models with high sales potential, according to CEO David Smitherman. “The opportunity for us is that there’s so much product to choose from.

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Autocar

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Lotus advertised Player’s Gold Leaf brand and more famously JPS years later "Advertising on racing cars in England doesn’t exactly seem to have taken place by storm, but I gather that several people are working hard behind the scenes with sponsorship deals,” wrote Autocar’s motorsport columnist, Eoin Young, in December 1967. “It’s interesting that the Rhodesian Gunston tobacco company is considering John Love [reigning champion of the high-profile South African Formula 1 series] for a season on

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Carscoops

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

An unexpected bill of £772 ($998) is big enough to make drivers want to replace their car with another, hopefully more reliable one, a UK study has found. Research by CarGurus also discovered that a 10-day wait for repairs and suffering three faults in a year are enough for drivers to call time on their cars. The study found that almost 75 percent of driver are stressed at the prospect of unexpected repairs.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Production of the Ford F-150 Lightning will reportedly be paused for six weeks, representing the latest bump in the road for the once highly anticipated electric pickup. As reported by Reuters , the F-150 Lightning’s production line will be offline from November 18, 2024 to January 6, 2025, a six-week period that includes one holiday week in December when it was originally planned to be paused.

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Carscoops

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Before it thinks about a third model, Scout first has to ensure the Traveler and Terra are a success. The original International Harvester Scout was sold as a two-door convertible. The head of product marketing at Scout indicated there may be interested in a smaller model. Production of the Scout Traveler and Terra isn’t set to kick off until 2027, but the VW Group is already casting an eye toward what might launch next.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

LDV Australia has confirmed the eTerron 9 will be its next electric ute to arrive in local showrooms, succeeding the much-maligned eT60. The Chinese auto brand has set up a page for the eTerron 9 on its Australian website, saying the electric ute is ‘arriving early 2025’ – aligning with previous reports that suggested it’ll be here in the first quarter (January to March).

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Carscoops

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Hornet has a great deal riding on it. It represents a foray into a new segment for the brand. It’s the first all-new Dodge to come along in over a decade. The brand is so keen on it doing well that it’s made up almost comical commercials trying to connect this front-wheel-drive-biased crossover to the muscle car brotherhood—even though, at its core, it’s little more than a rebadged (albeit more affordable) Alfa Romeo Tonale.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Ford Everest will enter 2025 with minor equipment changes and, at the top end, minor price increases on its most well-equipped variants. Due to enter production this month, first deliveries of what Ford calls the ‘2025.25MY’ Everest are expected in the coming months, with all variants except the base Ambiente gaining a 400W power inverter with a socket inside the cabin.

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Carscoops

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

A new study shows that the price gap between new and used cars has hit a record high, New vehicles are now on average $20,000 more expensive than pre-owned alternatives. In Q3, the average new car sold for $47,542, while the average used vehicle was $27,177. We all like the idea of owning a brand new car , one that no-one else has thrashed, scratched, or eaten in.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The updated LDV D90 has finally arrived in Australian showrooms, bringing a raft of upgrades and price increases of more than $4000 across the revised lineup, which now goes without the option of a turbo-diesel engine. Starting at $43,147 drive-away , the new D90 will be offered in two trim grades – Mode (replacing the self-named base model) and Executive – the latter of which continues as the only variant with the option of four-wheel drive.

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Drive.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Lower speed limits on around 1800 roads in Western Australia have been proposed in an effort to reduce a rising road toll. iStock image. Credit: Michele Jackson. A plan to introduce lower speed limits across roads in Western Australia will be voted on in December after the state’s road toll reached its highest in almost a decade. The WA Today newspaper reports the Safer Speeds Trial proposes lower speed limits on roads in the Shire of Augusta Margaret River and the City of Busselton, starting in

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

MG has made a habit of stealing “cheapest new… insert here” titles in the Australian auto market, as evidenced by everything from the cheapest new car with its (old) MG 3 hatchback, to the cheapest SUV with the MG ZS. It once held the cheapest new electric vehicle (EV) title with the ZS EV, but competition from the likes of fellow Chinese brands BYD and GWM saw the three-way acronym battle sway in the favour of MG’s rivals.

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Motor 1

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

This Nissan GT-R50 is one of just 19 built by coach builder Italdesign. And now, it can be yours.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Shocking crash test footage released by Transport NSW has demonstrated that not all used cars are equal when it comes to safety. Alongside the release of the 2024 Vehicle Safety Research Group (VSRG) Used Car Safety Ratings report , Transport NSW published a head-on crash test between a Holden Colorado and GWM V200, both from 2012. The GWM came off second-best after colliding with the Colorado at 64km/h, causing significant trauma to the legs and upper body of the dummy seated in the driver̵

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Carscoops

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

A Japanese report suggests Toyota’s FT-Se EV could debut in 2027 alongside a gas-powered version. Advanced battery tech from Lexus’s LF-ZC could give the electric model a serious boost in range. The ICE model will reportedly feature a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four paired with an AWD system. The world needs more low-slung sports cars, and Toyota might just be gearing up to deliver not one, but two versions of last year’s FT-Se concept.

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Drive.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Tasman’s “bold” design was a deliberate attempt to get it noticed in a sea of similarly-styled vehicles, according to a senior Kia designer. The 2025 Kia Tasman is the company’s first foray into the passenger ute segment, following the single-cab Ceres and K2900 light trucks sold in the 1990s and 2000s. While Kia says it’s aiming to steal 10 per cent of the ute market in Australia – projecting sales of between 20,000 and 25,000 vehicles annually – much of the bu

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Carscoops

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

A design student reimagines BMW’s E30 M3, blending classic lines with Neue Klasse styling. Modern LED headlights and taillights have a dramatic impact on the overall design of the car. BMW’s Neue Klasse design language will shape the look of its upcoming EV and ICE models. Few BMWs are more universally loved than the E30 generation M3. Originally engineered as a homologation special to meet DTM and Group A Touring regulations, the E30 M3 is still viewed by some enthusiasts as the fin

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Motor 1

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The storied nameplates could join the next-gen GR86 and Supra.

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Drive.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

With the Australian Government’s new vehicle emissions regulations looming, Toyota could soon introduce a mild-hybrid version of its Fortuner 4WD. A new 2025 Toyota Fortuner could soon make its way to Australia with a form of mild-hybrid system, offering buyers improved fuel economy and exhaust emissions from its turbo-diesel engine. Toyota launched the mild-hybrid Fortuner in the right-hand-drive market of South Africa earlier in 2024, with the 48-volt system understood to be the same fou

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Motor 1

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Watch it hit 37 miles per hour in an agonizing 26 seconds.

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Drive.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

LDV is set to launch its boldest ute yet in Australia, a successor to the T60 with a choice of turbo-diesel or high-output, all-wheel-drive electric power. LDV Terron 9 diesel. The next generation of LDV’s Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger competitor – the 2025 LDV Terron 9 – has been approved for Australia in diesel and electric forms. LDV has confirmed the electric eTerron 9 is on track for Australian showrooms in early 2025, as the first four-wheel-drive, battery-powered ute in a car brand&#

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Auto Express

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Mike Rutherford wonders why those in control of the UK continue to punish the motorist

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Drive.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Ford Everest line-up has been updated with the return of a household power socket last offered in 2021 – while the revision coincides with the arrival of the off-road-themed Tremor variant. 2025 Ford Everest pricing and specifications Household power socket re-introduced for Everest Trend and above Automatic parking system deleted from Everest Platinum Priced from $54,240 before on-road costs The 2025 Ford Everest family SUV line-up will arrive in Australia late next month with the re-introd

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Car Examer

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

When it comes to buying a car, safety is often top of mind. One of the best ways to understand a vehicle’s safety is through its Euro NCAP testing rating. But what exactly does Euro NCAP testing involve, and how does it help you make a safer choice? Here’s a clear look at what Euro NCAP does, what those star ratings mean, and why they matter. Book inspection 1.

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Drive.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

While Australian drivers are familiar with L and P-plates, WA’s so-called ‘E-plates’ have social media talking. So, what do they mean? Here’s the story behind the little-known Aussie road rule. Australians are accustomed to seeing L and P-plates on local roads, but it’s a lesser-known plate typically found in Western Australia that has the internet abuzz.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The CarExpert Podcast is back! After a couple of weeks off, James and Max join Sean in a slightly revamped Podcast to talk about the sudden influx of new utes in Australia; the cheapest EVs on sale in Australia; and Tesla’s bold claim that Australia’s power grid could handle a million EVs. Where to find the CarExpert Podcast You can find the CarExpert Podcast on your favourite podcast platform.

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Drive.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

From now, BYD says it will be moving further west from the east coast to reach more regional Australians, following the launch of its Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute in Broken Hill. BYD says it “wants to be a brand for Australians” – with plans to become more regionally-focused in future. The car maker launched locally in 2022 with its Atto 3 mid-sized SUV, followed by the Seal sedan, Dolphin hatch, Sealion 6 SUV and now Shark 6 ute.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Victoria Police officers have charged two teenagers and released another four following a high-speed, early morning drive in a stolen Porsche Cayenne in Melbourne. At about 4:20am on Monday, November 4, Victoria Police’s Air Wing detected the Cayenne travelling at more than 240km/h on the Monash Freeway. The Cayenne – which had been reported as stolen last week following a “non-confrontational aggravated burglary” in Kew East – was eventually tracked to Huntingfield Road in Toorak, w

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