CarExpert
MARCH 11, 2025
Australias car theft problem is far from a relic of the past. Despite modern advancements in vehicle security,car theft across Australia remains a serious issue, with more than50,000 vehicles stolen annually (about 140 cars every day). Up until a few years ago, the idea of having my car stolen seemed like one of those things that happened to other people.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MARCH 11, 2025
Hyundai Elantra sales are up 38.8% in February. Impending US tariffs on Canadian exports throw a cloak of uncertainty for the light vehicle market in the coming months. For now, February figures show a dreadful -8.2% year-on-year evolution to 122,000 estimated by Desroriers Automotive. A main explanation for this fall is the end of Federal and Quebec EV incentives.
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Autocar
MARCH 12, 2025
Lighter than Alpine's A110 and cheaper than a BMW M2, this two-seater packs supercar pace and a 275-mile range A new British company has revealed a sub-tonne electric sports car that it aims to start selling next year for the same price as a mid-rung Alpine A110. The first model from EV start-up Longbow is a compact, two-seat rival to the likes of Caterham's upcoming Project V coup and the promised electric Alpine A110.
Carscoops
MARCH 13, 2025
Lucid offers a $2,000 Conquest Credit for existing owners from other premium brands. Certain Air models are available with a $3,000 Studio Select Discount. Interested buyers can also get a $500 referral credit from another Lucid owner. The Lucid Air is undeniably one of the finest EVs on the market today. However, its premium price tag is enough to send many buyers looking for a less wallet-punishing alternative.
Women Automotive Network
MARCH 12, 2025
Feature article by Julie Kratz , Allyship+ Inclusion| Forbes + Entrepreneur + Fast Company Contributor | Kelley School of Business Professor | Keynote Speaker We've all seen the leadership books: "Lean In," "Own It," "Negotiate Like a Boss." They preach confidence, risk-taking, and playing the game often suggesting we adopt traditionally "masculine" traits.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MARCH 11, 2025
Volvo XC60 sales are up 62.2% in February. New light vehicle sales in the USA endure their first year-on-year decline in 6 months in February at -2.3% to 1,221,863 units. The year-to-date cume is now up 0.5% to 2,334,300. The SAAR is estimated at 16.1 million units, up from 15.6 million in January and 15.8 million in February 2024. Light trucks are up 0.8% to 1,001,027 and passenger cars continue to fall at -14.1% to 220,836 units.
Autocar
MARCH 13, 2025
Munich motor show concept will preview next-gen Octavia, to be twinned with VW's upcoming ID Golf Skoda will preview the Octavia s electric future with a new concept car at Septembers Munich motor show. The estate concept will trial a new design direction for Skoda and showcase a next-generation architecture that will be rolled out across the Volkswagen Groups future electric models.
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Women Automotive Network
MARCH 10, 2025
This International Womens Day, the Women Automotive Network brought together industry leaders, Employee Resource Group (ERG) champions, and aspiring professionals to celebrate progress and drive meaningful change. In alignment with the 2025 global theme, #AccelerateAction , the event focused on tangible steps to advance women in the automotive industry through insightful discussions, shared experiences, and actionable takeaways.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MARCH 12, 2025
The Chevrolet Cobalt holds 40.6% of the Uzbek market so far in 2025. For the first time since 2018 we can share with you today rare data for Uzbekistan. Over the first two months of 2025, 50,373 new light vehicles found a buyer in the country. Local producer Chevrolet suffocates the market with 82.4% share, and the rest of the brands present in Uzbekistan collect crumbs.
Autocar
MARCH 12, 2025
Hybrid power would give sports models new lease of life in markets where emission regulations limit numbers Toyota is priming a new hybrid powertrain for its GR models, giving its sporting sub-brand a new lease of life in an era of strict emissions regulations. This systemwill be based around a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine that's being developed by the Japanese car maker.
Carscoops
MARCH 11, 2025
A Cybertruck sank in Ventura Harbor, exposing some flaws in Musk’s boat claims. The owner was reportedly attempting to launch a jet ski when the mishap occurred. Remember when Elon Musk made that borderline absurd claim that the Cybertruck would be “waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes, and even seas that aren’t too choppy” back in 2022?
Drive.com
MARCH 11, 2025
Tucked away in the corner of the Everything Electric show, this super-inventive design could revolutionise future EVs. An Australian brand is giving old diesel trucks a new lease of life by repurposing them as electric vehicles in a way that could revolutionise the future of the technology. Displaying its innovative tech at the Everything Electric show in Sydney, Janus Electric ‘s vehicles are changing how trucks carry out short- to mid-journey trips by having a removable battery.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MARCH 10, 2025
The Suzuki Swift is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in February. New car sales in Iceland rally back up 64.2% year-on-year in February to 652 units, on year-ago results hampered by two measures for EVs: the discontinuation of the VAT discount and the implementation of a kilometre-rate charge. The year-to-date tally is up 45.8% to 1,245. Toyota (+10.6%) advances to pole position with a dominant 16% share with Kia (+150%) retrograding to #2.
Autocar
MARCH 14, 2025
Arrival of BMW's next-gen Neue Klasse cars will start in September with the iX3 SUV Announcement made in annual sales conference, which revealed one in five BMW Group cars sold last year was an EV BMW is set to go on a massive product offensive, launching 40 models in the next three years. Announced by CEO Oliver Zipse during the brand's annual results conference, the launches will be either new models or updates to current cars.
Motor Authority
MARCH 11, 2025
An Infiniti QX65 coupe-like SUV is coming soon The QX65 will share its underpinnings with the three-row QX60 An updated version of the QX60 will arrive around the same time as the QX65 Infiniti with its limited lineup is in dire need of new products, but relief is coming, and soon. Following the introduction of the redesigned 2025 Infiniti QX80.
Carscoops
MARCH 11, 2025
New to the 2025 model range is a striking shade of red known as Metal Oxide. Toyota has also added distinctive 17-inch wheels with silver and black spokes. The same synthetic leather as the C-HR has been added to the Corolla’s cockpit. The 12th-generation Toyota Corolla has just been updated in Europe for the 2025 model year. The changes made are relatively minor, but do touch on the car’s exterior design and the interior.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MARCH 12, 2025
The Audi Q8 is up to a record 5th place in February. 19,619 new cars found a buyer in Austria in February, a -1.9% year-on-year drop. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.7% to 40,067 thanks to a splendid start of the year ( January at +16.5%). Volkswagen (-5.2%) falls faster than the market but easily remains in the lead with 14.8% ahead of a strong Skoda (+13.5%).
Autocar
MARCH 14, 2025
Lexus enters fast-filling premium electric SUV club with jazzed-up Toyota bZ4X With so many cars spuriously purporting to be sporty or have racing genes, its refreshing when the presentation for a new one hardly even mentions athleticism. The Lexus RZ is the firms flagship electric car, and instead it ought to offer confidence, control and comfort, says Lexus.Mind you, it still has up to 309bhp and will out-accelerate quite a few hot hatches.The RZ was Lexus' first steps into getting serious abo
Motor Authority
MARCH 14, 2025
A redesigned Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class with hybrid and electric options arrives for the 2026 model year AMG will reveal a tuned version of the electric CLA-Class in 2026 The reported output is a minimum of 500 hp, generated by one or more axial-flux electric motors Mercedes-Benz on Thursday took the covers off a third-generation CLA-Class compact.
Carscoops
MARCH 14, 2025
The Caprice keeps its original 5.0-liter V8 with 170 hp and 255 lb-ft of torque. George Barris’ custom shop gave it a Gold and Cream paint job with graphics. Inside, it features black and gold velvet seats with a swivel functionality. Most Chevrolet Caprices from the 1990s blend into the background of automotive history like a beige sofa in a thrift store.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MARCH 13, 2025
Aion UT Lets now examine the latest launches on the Chinese market, based on wholesales. This month is unusually quiet with only three new models hitting Chinese roads, all of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all 189 active Chinese Brands. 1. BYD Seal 05 (770 sales) Yet another new launch by market leader BYD, it seems this is a monthly occurrence… The Seal 05 PHEV is the third model under the Seal nameplate aft
CarExpert
MARCH 11, 2025
The returning Geely brand’s debut product in Australia is even cheaper than expected. The mid-sized Geely EX5 electric SUV is priced from $40,990 before on-road costs in Complete trim, with the Inspire priced at $44,990 before on-roads. That’s $2500 less than pricing previously published on industry price guide Redbook. That makes it $1000 more than the smaller BYD Atto 3 Essential , and thousands less than other mid-sized electric SUVs like the top-selling Tesla Model Y.
Motor Authority
MARCH 12, 2025
Infiniti has been spotted testing prototypes of an updated version of its QX60. The update constitutes a mid-cycle refresh for the three-row midsize SUV, which first arrived for the 2022 model year. Expect the updated version to launch for the 2026 model year, meaning a debut late this year or early next year is likely. The updated QX60 is being.
Carscoops
MARCH 10, 2025
Prototypes of the third-gen Mazda CX-5 were caught during development testing. The compact SUV and Mazda’s best seller is expected to debut in 2025 as a 2026 MY. The new CX-5 will be fitted with a full hybrid powertrain, developed in-house. Update 3/10 : Our spy photographers have spotted another 2026 Mazda CX-5 prototype, this time the European-market version testing in Germany.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MARCH 9, 2025
The Ford Tourneo Custom is up to #4 in February and YTD. New Hungarian passenger car sales stand at 10,575 in February, a tiny -1.5% year-on-year evolution. The year-to-date tally is up almost 5% to 19,700. Suzuki remains in the lead of the brands chart with 15.6% share ahead of Toyota at 10.9%. Ford is up one spot on January to #3 and surges 144% year-to-date to 8.5% share.
CarExpert
MARCH 11, 2025
Not a week goes past without a new auto brand popping up in Australia and that remarkable growth is matched by an equally explosive influx in technology, especially in the hybrid and electric vehicle segments. We had the chance to sample one of the newest entrants, the Jaecoo J7 SHS plug-in hybrid , at a long-range driving event in South Africa, from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, ahead of an imminent Australian launch.
Motor Authority
MARCH 14, 2025
Toyota has slowly expanded its offerings of GR-branded performance cars over the years, with models like the GR Corolla and GR Yaris attaining cult-like status in some markets. None of the cars feature electrification, but that may change soon, Autocar reported on Wednesday, citing comments from GR engineer Hiroyuki Yamada. According to the.
Motor Trader
MARCH 14, 2025
Hendy Group is aiming to drum up sales of double-cab pick-ups ahead of the increase in Benefit-In-Kind (BIK) charges takes effect on 6 April. Hendys BIK campaign will run throughout March and will be profiled through its website and social media channels. In the 2024 Autumn Budget , HMRC announced that double cab pick-ups with a payload over one tonne will be treated the same as company cars from 1 April 2025 for corporation tax purposes and from 6 April 2025 for income tax purposes.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MARCH 9, 2025
The Maruti Suzuki Fronx is the best-selling vehicle in India for the first time. Wholesales in India edge up 2.3% year-on-year this month which is enough for a new February record at 380,691. The year-to-date tally after two months is up 2.2% to an all time high 782,229. Maruti Suzuki (+0.3%) is stable to 42.2% share but the event of the month is below: Mahindra (+18.9%) is up one spot on last month to #2, a new record ranking for the brand.
CarExpert
MARCH 11, 2025
Makoto Uchida will be replaced as CEO of Nissan by the Ivan Espinosa , the company’s chief planning officer and head of motorsports, on April 1. Nissan’s board of directors met on March 11, and asked Uchida-san to step aside in favour of Mr Espinosa. Uchida-san will stay on as a director until the automaker’s shareholder meeting in June.
Canadian Auto Dealer
MARCH 10, 2025
Don Romano Though he is a year away from turning 65, Hyundai Canada President and CEO Don Romano says he isnt ready for retirement or to back away from a challenge. After taking the helm and turning around Hyundai Canada as a struggling brand in more than a decade, introducing Genesis to the marketplace, and putting his personal stamp on diversity, equity and inclusion, Romano is moving to Australia in a similar role and also a chief advisor to the Hyundai Asia Pacific Region.
Carscoops
MARCH 14, 2025
Skoda has revealed that 69% of Fabia customers opted for a manual transmission last year. That take rate is higher than on a number of sporty cars sold in the United States. Despite the popularity of DIY gearboxes, Skoda noted customers are embracing automatics. Manual transmissions are closely associated with sports cars, but they’ve become increasingly rare over the years.
Motor Authority
MARCH 12, 2025
Porsche will offer gas and hybrid powertrains across all segments well into the next decade For the Macan segment, Porsche is evaluating a new SUV with gas and hybrid powertrains The new SUV is being considered for launch toward the end of the decade It wasn't long ago that Porsche targeted 80% of sales to be electric vehicles by 2030, but slowing.
CarExpert
MARCH 10, 2025
The Holden Commodore is in the record books despite going out of production nearly eight years ago, thanks to a trio of US speeders. In a video uploaded to YouTube by VinWiki , Bronson Justice claims to have piloted a Chevrolet SS the US-market version of our VF Holden Commodore from Jacksonville, Florida to San Diego, California in under 24 hours.
Autocar
MARCH 13, 2025
Britains cheapest car suddenly looks a whole lot more appealing but is it? While much of the rest of the car industry has been floundering, Romanian budget brand Dacia has been soaring during the past 10 years, and its biggest-selling model is this,the Dacia Sandero supermini.The Sandero arrived in third-generation form at the end of 2020, bringing fresh styling, more practicality, slightly higher equipment levels and a new platform with itbut keeping much the same value positioning that it had
Carscoops
MARCH 14, 2025
An official report cited alcohol, drug impairment, and unsafe speeds as crash contributors. The Cybertruck caught fire after impact, trapping passengers despite efforts to escape. The electric vehicle’s handle-less design may have worsened the rescue efforts during the fire. Testimony from a witness to a fatal crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck in Piedmont, California, last November has raised concerns about both the vehicle’s safety features and the reckless behavior of those involv
Motor Authority
MARCH 13, 2025
2026 CLA splits into electric, hybrid models EV: 85.5-kwh battery, 2-speed transmission, single or dual motors Hybrid: turbo-4, electric motor, 8-speed dual-clutch Prices—and cars—come later in 2025 We’ve seen it in spy photos, and sat in the front right seat for a sneak preview of its performance. Now it’s time to take the.
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