EV Central
MARCH 11, 2025
As we predicted , this new smallest of Kia EVs goes into battle wearing a sub-$50,000 price tag, undercutting the Hyundai Kona Electric ($54,000) and Renault Megane E-Tech ($54,990), and closely challenging the Chinese BYD Atto 3 ($39,990), Chery Omoda E5 ($42,990) and outgoing MG ZS ($39,990). inch screen are standard across the range.
EV Central
MAY 25, 2025
Is Haval soon to reveal a full electric small/medium SUV ready to challenge Chinese EV cheapies like the BYD Atto 3, Geely EX5, MG S5 EV and Chery Omoda E5? Should such an EV SUV land here, reckon on a circa $40k price tag to challenge the $40,490 drive-away new MG S5 EV, $39,990 BYD Atto 3, $40,990 Geely EX5 and $42,990 Chery Omoda E5.
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EV Central
JUNE 26, 2025
Suzuki Australia has announced that its entry 2025 Suzuki Fronx mild-hybrid will make its debut Down Under this September to challenge the likes of the MG ZS, Chery Tiggo 4 and GWM Haval Jolion for sales supremacy. 2026 Suzuki Vitara. In Australia all Fronx models will also come with a six-speed automatic transmission.
EV Central
MARCH 12, 2025
The political fall-out Automotive lobby group the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) took the opportunity offered by declining EV sales to attack Australia’s freshly introduced CO2 reduction regulations, the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES). We must stay the course to see these benefits realised in Australia.
EV Central
JUNE 6, 2025
That was enough to make it the ninth best-selling brand in the country (ahead of Volkswagen, Nissan, Subaru, Honda, Chery, MG and many others). And competition is likely to ramp up further in July with the introduction of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard.
EV Central
JUNE 17, 2025
The BYD Atto 8 is expected to come with a high level of standard equipment. In China the DMP version comes with a 35.6kWh lithium-iron phosphate battery that provides for an EV range of up to 150km; that figure is on the more lenient Chinese CLTC test cycle, so expect closer to 100km when rated to the more realistic WLTP standard.
EV Central
JULY 30, 2025
Stephen Collins the Chief Operating Officer of the BYD auto brand in Australia was candid in his acknowledgement of the challenge the likes of BYD, GWM, MG, Geely, Zeekr and Chery pose to some auto brands that have been operating in Australia for decades. But the ones Collins thinks are in trouble are the real minnows.
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