While the visual updates are quite minor, the Isuzu D-Max and MU-X are now available in Thailand with a new 2.2-litre bi-turbo diesel engine.
Derek Fung
The partnership carries a strong WA connection.
Olga de Moeller
Chery is more than tripling the number of brands it has in Australia over the next year, while other Chinese automakers are following a very different strategy.
William Stopford
Chery says new technology could help Chinese premium brands find cut-through against more established luxury players, as it plans to launch its first upmarket marques in Australia.
Alborz Fallah
Despite an estimated 100 different tyre brands on sale in Australia, just 16 companies contribute to an association dedicated to sustainability.
Ben Zachariah
Chery designed its new ute platform to also accommodate an SUV, leaving the possibility of a diesel plug-in hybrid, three-row SUV from the brand.
Hopes for the Cybertruck’s official local launch have been dashed, with the automaker returning deposits and offering a complimentary FSD subscription with purchases of other models instead.
Damion Smy
Chery says its Australian expansion will include brands aimed at smaller customer groups, and is studying different dealer-network limits for each.
Chery’s international boss estimates around 90 per cent of Chinese automakers are losing money, and warns more companies will disappear as development costs rise.
Chery wants more local input into its vehicles, with a planned Australian development centre to work across its brands and on products including the Stockman ute.
More than 1000 Ford Ranger utes and Ford Everest SUVs have been recalled over a faulty infotainment screen that may fail to display the reversing camera image.
Denza's N9 is nearing an Australian launch as a new flagship, plug-in hybrid luxury SUV with three rows of seating... and essentially no rivals.
Subaru is set to reveal a new WRX equipped with an STI manual gearbox, but don't count on an Australian introduction.
Max Davies
Australia’s crumbling roads pose increasing risks to drivers, according to the head of a major tyre brand – but it's not the only safety issue.
The CX-30 range has been expanded, and both it and the Mazda 3 also gain more driver-assist tech, wireless smartphone connectivity and new paint hues.
Chery’s iCaur will start with the electric V25 before adding two range-extender SUVs, with its first Australian arrival tipped for early 2027.
General Motors claims machine learning and simulation are cutting vehicle development to around two years – and it has a Corvette ZR1 top-speed story to prove it.
Paul Maric
Honda is joining the body-on-frame ute scene with more than a little help from its friends at Mitsubishi.
Inchcape is ceasing its custodianship of another auto brand in Australia, with Deepal to be distributed by a factory-backed operation.
General Motors is expanding its 30-year-old OnStar service with an in-car AI assistant trained on its own vehicles, and merging all of its brand apps into one.
Chery says its Stockman diesel plug-in hybrid can keep the engine running to charge the battery and support DPF regeneration, even when electric power is available.
Luxeed is the second Chery brand confirmed this month for a local launch, and is due here in the second quarter of 2027 with a luxury people mover.
The Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake will join its four-door ‘coupe’ sibling here early in 2027, but offer a smaller lineup.
GM's new centralised computer won't just be for electric Cadillacs, with pickups and more SUVs confirmed – plus a smartphone-style hardware refresh cycle.
