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• Tesla deliveries down 13 per cent in first months of 2025 as BYD takes charge

  07-04-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  The best-selling electric-car brand 12 months ago has seen sales slide around the world – allowing BYD to pull ahead – but there’s more than one reason for the decline.Global deliveries of Tesla electric vehicles fell 12.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, with 50,129 fewer customer hand-overs – the brand’s worst result in three years.But there is help on the way, as production of the updated Model Y ramps up – the sw
  
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• Every Toyota SUV on sale in Australia in 2025

  07-04-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  While the Toyota RAV4 is the Japanese car maker’s best-selling model, make no mistake, Toyota’s SUV range is as diverse as they come.It’s no secret that Toyota has continued to be the most popular car maker in Australia for over a decade.Between January and December 2024, the Japanese marque comfortably led the sales race among all brands, shifting 241,296 vehicles last year – more than doubling the total of its closest rival, Ford, which sold 100,170.
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• 2025 Range Rover Velar Autobiography P400 review

  07-04-2025 16:00 via drive.com.au
  There’s no shortage of choice regarding luxury large SUVs, so can the Range Rover Velar stand out from the pack?
  Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2025 Range Rover Velar Autobiography P400Despite the number of BMW X5s and Audi Q8s on the road, the origin of the luxury SUV lies in another brand – Range Rover.Originally launching in the 1970s, the first R
  
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• Genesis G90 coupe, convertible firming for showrooms

  07-04-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  After a decade of false starts, Genesis is exploring plans to launch a pair of sports cars based on its largest luxury sedan – but they are no sure prospect for Australia.Hyundai’s luxury-car brand Genesis is getting closer to launching its first sports car since becoming a standalone brand a decade ago.Genesis executives hinted at production plans for the just-revealed X Gran Coupe and X Gran Convertible concepts, which are closely related to the G90 luxury sedan sold in South Korea
  
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• A car thief’s favourite tool is technically allowed in Australia, but why?

  07-04-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  This little-known tool is being blamed for the recent surge in vehicle thefts across Australia, and yet it isn’t illegal to buy or own. Drive investigates why.
  Image: iStock/Dominik Spalek
  While car theft is not a new phenomenon in Australia, there is a little-known tool that is technically legal and is playing a significant part in the current surge of vehicle thefts across the country.
  What is a key-copying tool?It is an electronic vehicle diagnostic device primarily used by locksmiths o
  
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• Sydney proposes parking tax on heavy SUVs and utes, but may exclude even heavier electric cars

  07-04-2025 05:42 via drive.com.au
  Drivers of Australia’s most popular vehicles could see parking rates tripled under a City of Sydney proposal to charge heavier vehicles a higher rate – but possibly exclude electric cars – following a similar move in Paris.Drivers of Australia’s most popular vehicles could be charged as much as three times the standard parking price under a new proposal from a City of Sydney councillor.However, electric vehicles – many of which weigh half a tonne more than petrol eq
  
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• New Ineos Grenadier ute ‘return and refund policy’ isn’t all it seems

  07-04-2025 03:59 via drive.com.au
  Ineos is inviting customers to purchase a Grenadier Quartermaster ute and return it within six months if they’re not happy, but it is not a free refund – and has strings attached.British off-road brand Ineos has introduced a “return and refund policy” for its Grenadier Quartermaster four-wheel-drive ute, intended to allow customers not happy with the vehicle to hand it back within six months and 15,000km.However, it is not a straight refund policy, and customers will be o
  
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• 2025 Deepal E07 price and specs: Electric ute-SUV mash-up costs Model Y money

  07-04-2025 02:35 via drive.com.au
  An unconventional new car from China – an electric SUV with the rear of a ute – is coming to Australia soon with claimed sub-four-second 0-100km/h performance.2025 Deepal E07 pricing and specifications‘Multitruck’ blends ute with SUVSingle or dual electric motorsPriced from $64,900 before on-road costsChina’s take on a Tesla Cybertruck – the 2025 Deepal E07 – has opened for pre-orders in Australia, ahead of customer deliveries due to commence in the thir
  
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• 2025 MG QS seven-seat SUV revealed for Australia, due in showrooms mid-year

  07-04-2025 01:15 via drive.com.au
  MG’s first seven-seat SUV for Australia is bigger than a Toyota Kluger, but could have a price on par with Chinese and Indian rivals.MG has taken the wraps off its first seven-seat family SUV for Australia at the Melbourne motor show – the 2025 MG QS – due in showrooms this July or August.The QS is a rebranded version of the Roewe RX9 sold by MG’s parent company in other markets, and is larger than a Toyota Kluger, but smaller than the defunct Mazda CX-9.Prices
  
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• Leapmotor on track to outsell Jeep and Alfa Romeo, its fellow Stellantis brands

  07-04-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  Jeep, Alfa Romeo, and Fiat could be overtaken by newcomer Leapmotor by the end of 2025 as interest surges in its affordable electric models.Leapmotor Australia – with an expanded product line-up – could become the best-selling brand under the local Stellantis umbrella, surpassing established brands like Jeep and Alfa Romeo in just a year.For reference, Stellantis is a global company formed after the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and PSA Group in 2021, with brands in their
  
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