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• GWM takes aim at electric utes, BYD Shark 6-style hybrids with ‘significant issues’

  17-05-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  The latest electric and range-extender hybrid utes are “insufficient” for hardcore off-roading and “prone to overheating under extended use,” a top Chinese GWM executive claims.GWM has hit out at electric utes – and “decoupled hybrid” models closer in philosophy to a BYD Shark 6 – which it says have “significant issues” with tasks more demanding than “daily commuting” and light loads.It claims its new Cannon Alpha Hi4-T plug
  
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• Mazda CX-30 to be built in Indonesia, but no switch planned for Australia

  17-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  The CX-30 will be Mazda’s first car made in Indonesia in at least two decades – but Japan will continue to build the small SUV for Australia.The first Mazda vehicle to be manufactured in Indonesia, a neighbouring country to Australia, in at least two decades has been confirmed.Mazda has announced it will build its CX-30 small SUV in Indonesia when its new third-party distributor-operated factory opens.“Local production of the CX-30 in Indonesia will be promoted,” a Mazda
  
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• Every dual-cab ute under $80K on sale in Australia in 2025

  17-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  Dual-cab utes have risen to the top of Australia’s car market, but which models can you grab for less than $80,000? Drive finds out.There’s no denying dual-cab utes have evolved from a tradie’s workhorse to Australia’s favourite family car in recent years.While the lion’s share of the domestic dual-cab market is predominantly dominated by the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, the latter even being the best-selling vehicle by volume in Australia over the past couple of y
  
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• 2026 XPeng P7 electric sedan revealed with AI-assisted driving mode

  17-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  Chinese car maker XPeng has shown a sleek second-generation P7 sedan with upmarket aspirations and intriguing new artificial intelligence-powered technology.XPeng has unveiled the first official images of its P7 sedan, along with limited information about the vehicle.As a replacement for the first-generation P7, launched in 2018, the new P7 showcases an evolved design that keeps a similar fastback silhouette, but gives a first look at a new, more angular design language for the XPeng brand.Among
  
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• Motorists call out ‘frustrating’ act that causes traffic congestion

  17-05-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  Motorists online have been calling out an annoying trait that could be causing extended delays and traffic congestion.
  Photo: Reddit
  The ‘short stop’ at a set of traffic lights can be particularly annoying to see on the roads because there’s nothing you can do about it.RELATED: How to get the green light every timeThis short stop refers to drivers who don’t pull up close enough to the lines at an intersection for the traffic lights to sense a car has arrived.Sure, you can
  
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