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• Nissan Juke Hybrid a chance for Australia to save smallest SUV from axe

  20-05-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  Nissan Australia is looking to introduce the Juke hybrid offered in Europe to improve light SUV sales.The Nissan Juke light SUV could be culled from the car maker’s line-up in Australia if we can’t get the hybrid version sold in Europe, Drive understands.The Juke exists in a relatively small segment as things stand, as Australian buyers opt for larger SUVs in greater volumes, so adding the hybrid powertrain offered overseas could be key to its future.Speaking to Drive, Nissan’s
  
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• Is it legal to have a dog in the back of a ute?

  20-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  While there’s nothing quite like travelling with your dog, leaving them unrestrained in the back of a moving ute can land you a hefty fine.
  Image: iStock/Janelle Lugge
  There’s nothing quite like enjoying a drive with your friends and family. But a trip to the local café or beach with your dog is one of life’s best simple pleasures.While farmers have transported their dogs in the backs of utes for decades, the rise of the pick-up truck as Australia’s favourite car h
  
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• Nissan achieves official ‘Australian Made’ certification

  20-05-2025 06:04 via drive.com.au
  After opening in 1982 and producing millions of parts exported around the world, the Nissan Casting Australia Plant has been recognised as making ‘true blue’ products.Nissan Australia has gained certified ‘Australian Made’ labelling for parts made at its casting plant in Dandenong South, Victoria after 43 years of operation.Though the Nissan Casting Australia Plant (NCAP) has had a kangaroo easter egg on all its manufactured components since opening in 1982, the Japanese
  
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• Y63 Patrol parts to be made at Nissan’s Australian factory

  20-05-2025 06:00 via drive.com.au
  Some components in the highly-anticipated next-generation Nissan Patrol will be manufactured locally, the car maker has confirmed.Parts of the new Y63 Nissan Patrol will be made at the car maker’s casting plant in Melbourne, it has been revealed.Every new Patrol, regardless of which market it is sold in, will get a final drive differential housing that is made at Nissan’s Australian factory in Dandenong South, Victoria.The factory, which is now in its 43rd year of operation, will pro
  
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• Should I buy a Y62 or Y63? Why the 2025 Nissan Patrol may be the ‘one to keep’

  20-05-2025 06:00 via drive.com.au
  Despite the model having been on sale for 13 years already, executives say they’d get the 2025 Nissan Patrol over the incoming next-generation Y63. But why? Let’s find out.Nissan just launched the last iteration of its flagship Y62 Patrol before the new Y63 comes next year – but despite the hype over the next generation, its boss says this is the one to keep.According to the Managing Director of Nissan Oceania, Andrew Humberstone, “This is the car to buy now because that&
  
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• 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander price and specs: Updated family SUV is more expensive

  20-05-2025 04:00 via drive.com.au
  It may not look like it, but the Mitsubishi Outlander family SUV has received its most comprehensive update in four years – alongside price rises of up to $2950.2025 Mitsubishi Outlander pricing and specificationsNew features, tweaked styling for petrol-only versionsPlug-in hybrids to followPriced from $39,990 before on-road costsThe updated 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander is due in Australian showrooms this June with price rises of up to $2950 to accompany new features and styling.The facelifte
  
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• MG’s Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7 rival revealed in patent leak

  20-05-2025 02:30 via drive.com.au
  MG’s next electric car – a mid-size SUV to rival the Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7 – has been revealed in leaked design patents before its expected Australian launch.
  UPDATE, May 21, 2025: While MG’s parent company SAIC Motor filed to trademark ‘MGS6 EV’ in Australia earlier this month, joining ‘MGS5 EV’ it registered in December, Drive understands the S6 name will not be used for this model, and it will have a different badge.
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• 2026 MG S6 EV: New Tesla Model Y rival revealed in patent leak

  20-05-2025 02:30 via drive.com.au
  MG’s next electric SUV – the mid-size S6 – has been revealed in leaked design patents before expected Australian launch by the end of the year.The second medium-to-large-sized electric SUV set to be offered by MG in Australia has leaked ahead of its official reveal in the coming months.Design patents have revealed the brand’s upcoming mid-size electric SUV – the 2026 MG S6 EV – will wear a similar look to the recently-launched MG S5 EV small SUV, which it is e
  
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• 2026 Toyota RAV4 teased one last time ahead of tomorrow’s reveal

  20-05-2025 00:05 via drive.com.au
  Rugged styling is on the menu for the new Toyota RAV4, in what is likely its final official preview ahead of its global debut tomorrow morning.The reveal of the new-generation 2026 Toyota RAV4 family SUV is less than 36 hours away, after months of reports, leaks and spy photos.Toyota has released what is likely to be its last batch of teaser images of the new RAV4, giving a clearer – but still cryptic – look at the boxier, more off-road-themed appearance of the new mid-size SUV.Due t
  
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• Best EOFY car sales in 2025

  20-05-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  New-car deals are back this year, with some car brands slashing tens of thousands from the asking price of some popular models.After years dealing with COVID-related issues, production slowdowns, and lack of stock, new-car end-of-financial-year deals are back in 2025 with a vengeance.If you are looking for a new set of wheels, there is no better time to buy as brands from Jeep, Mazda, and Mitsubishi – as well as newcomers like Geely and Chery – look to clear out stock for the new fin
  
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