Now that Jim Chalmers has put lipstick on an economic pig (thanks economist Leith van Onselen) and King Albo is looking to subsidise bread and water for the masses, it’s the right time to look at buying a used rather than new car. Used car sales are going down like the Chinese E...

Just when you thought Formula 1 and FIA couldn’t become more of a parody of itself, Mickey Mouse shows up to help. The House of Mouse cartoon and f

These five hybrids are a better bet than Oscar this weekend Australians are avoiding full EVs like a bogan avoids beige interiors. It’s not just that The Mad Musk’s selling 59.6 per cent fewer Teslas, or the fact that very fast charging of EVs will limit battery life.

King Albo’s plan to axe the $5.2bn luxury car tax will reshape Australia’s metal market. If the LCT is cut tomorrow the price of all used cars and many new cars will drop.

F1’s Soap Opera: Jack Gets the (Temporary) Sack, Oscar Packs the Silverware In an exclusive interview, Woody Creek F1 commentator Hunter Thompson summed up the state of the $6bn global sport. “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro, buy the ticket, take the ride and I ha...

Thinking Mother’s Day? Thinking how to get over the Pergola Party winning on election day? Thinking the best way to give your car dealer another way to rip you off? Think no more. Here are the six worst car accessories you can buy now: 

Mazda is facing a class action in the US over a serious engine defect in some of its most popular models – and yet here in Australia, the company is pretending it’s not their problem. The lawsuit, filed in a California court, claims that the 2.5-litre turbocharged SkyActiv-G e...

The car market’s in the toilet, which normally means it’s time to panic. EV sales for March dropped 51 per cent, diesels down 10 per cent, but plug-in hybrids were up 300 per cent. Apart from Tesla, the biggest losers were Toyota Land Cruiser (-3356), Toyota Camry (-2676) and t...

Just when you thought the party was over, the orange clown walked back in and turned the music back on. But the party never stopped at Lambo Land. Last weekend, while you had your eyes glued to the F1 in Suzuka and the Mazda MX-5 Cup in the Suzuka of Australia, the city with wo...

A landmark case in the UK Supreme Court this week could force banks and lenders to cough up $90 bill in compensation over shady car loan practices. The scandal? “Flex commissions” – a scheme that let car dealers quietly inflate interest rates on loans to pocket bigger kickbacks f...

Friend, 20 readers, and the Sultan of Kensington’s second cousin’s bean counter – strap in. The David vs. Goliath (spoiler: David brought a charging network and 20% cheaper ­batteries) battle for world domination of the auto industry is over. The EV Hunger Games has been won.  ...

It was bigger than a footy player’s night out in Bali. A Melbourne Monsoon. There were 444,631 persons in real life and about a billion more watching on Kayo. The first GP in world history to have three red flags. Six drivers deciding to stop for a ciggie. A bloke who just got ...