The move by several state governments to hit electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with a road user tax has drawn criticism from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries as well as the country’s largest car company Toyota. The Federal Chamber has been a strong critic of proposed EV road user taxes but acknowledges […]


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Japan to stop the sale of petrol powered cars by 2035
News out of Japan late last month that it will stop the sale of petrol-powered cars by 2035 has garnered criticism from Toyota’s President. Akio Toyoda said such a hasty move could cripple the car industry suggesting “the current business model of the car industry is going to collapse.” Mr Toyoda also suggested the electricity […]
Best cars I drove in 2020 irrespective of price
A casual chat with some friends over Xmas and a fairly familiar question – so what was the best cars you drove in 2020 irrespective of price. Not easy to answer, the car industry a constantly changing landscape – but two cars stood out both expensive yes but memorable with exceptional qualities. First up, BMW’s […]
New Kia Carnival the first new model release for 2021.
First new model release for 2021 comes from Kia in the form of their fourth generation Carnival people-mover. The people mover market in recent years has come down to two main models – Honda’s long-standing Odyssey and Kia’s larger more box-like Carnival, the latter commanding over 50 per cent of the people mover market. And […]
Despite the pandemic new vehicle sales showed a strong recovery in November and December to finish the year just 13.7 per cent down on 2019.
Official V-Facts car sales figures for 2020 released this week show the market bounced back in November and December to finish the year just 13.7 per cent down on 2019. National new vehicle sales in December were 95,652, a 13.5 per cent increase on December 2019 with private buyers the driving force for the upswing. […]
The move by several state governments to hit electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with a road user tax has drawn criticism from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries as well as the country’s largest car company Toyota. The Federal Chamber has been a strong critic of proposed EV road user taxes but acknowledges […]
Japan to stop the sale of petrol powered cars by 2035
News out of Japan late last month that it will stop the sale of petrol-powered cars by 2035 has garnered criticism from Toyota’s President. Akio Toyoda said such a hasty move could cripple the car industry suggesting “the current business model of the car industry is going to collapse.” Mr Toyoda also suggested the electricity […]
Best cars I drove in 2020 irrespective of price
A casual chat with some friends over Xmas and a fairly familiar question – so what was the best cars you drove in 2020 irrespective of price. Not easy to answer, the car industry a constantly changing landscape – but two cars stood out both expensive yes but memorable with exceptional qualities. First up, BMW’s […]
New Kia Carnival the first new model release for 2021.
First new model release for 2021 comes from Kia in the form of their fourth generation Carnival people-mover. The people mover market in recent years has come down to two main models – Honda’s long-standing Odyssey and Kia’s larger more box-like Carnival, the latter commanding over 50 per cent of the people mover market. And […]
Despite the pandemic new vehicle sales showed a strong recovery in November and December to finish the year just 13.7 per cent down on 2019.
Official V-Facts car sales figures for 2020 released this week show the market bounced back in November and December to finish the year just 13.7 per cent down on 2019. National new vehicle sales in December were 95,652, a 13.5 per cent increase on December 2019 with private buyers the driving force for the upswing. […]
The move by several state governments to hit electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with a road user tax has drawn criticism from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries as well as the country’s largest car company Toyota. The Federal Chamber has been a strong critic of proposed EV road user taxes but acknowledges […]
Japan to stop the sale of petrol powered cars by 2035
News out of Japan late last month that it will stop the sale of petrol-powered cars by 2035 has garnered criticism from Toyota’s President. Akio Toyoda said such a hasty move could cripple the car industry suggesting “the current business model of the car industry is going to collapse.” Mr Toyoda also suggested the electricity […]
Best cars I drove in 2020 irrespective of price
A casual chat with some friends over Xmas and a fairly familiar question – so what was the best cars you drove in 2020 irrespective of price. Not easy to answer, the car industry a constantly changing landscape – but two cars stood out both expensive yes but memorable with exceptional qualities. First up, BMW’s […]
New Kia Carnival the first new model release for 2021.
First new model release for 2021 comes from Kia in the form of their fourth generation Carnival people-mover. The people mover market in recent years has come down to two main models – Honda’s long-standing Odyssey and Kia’s larger more box-like Carnival, the latter commanding over 50 per cent of the people mover market. And […]
Despite the pandemic new vehicle sales showed a strong recovery in November and December to finish the year just 13.7 per cent down on 2019.
Official V-Facts car sales figures for 2020 released this week show the market bounced back in November and December to finish the year just 13.7 per cent down on 2019. National new vehicle sales in December were 95,652, a 13.5 per cent increase on December 2019 with private buyers the driving force for the upswing. […]