Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

South Korean automaker Kia has started production on its all-electric EV5 SUV for export in China, with the first markets targeted being Thailand and Australia, with Australia’s price expected to undercut Tesla’s Model Y. Kia’s top seller in Australia is the Sportage hybrid SUV with around 15,000 sales.

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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2023

Hybrid mainstay Toyota remains the top-selling brand in Australia head of Mazda and Ford. Chinese cars sit number three behind Japan and Thailand in terms of popularity in Australia. Add in hybrids and plug-ins and the combined electrified share of the market was 17.9 It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 15, 2023

Cox’s claim that the Mirage was the only vehicle to sell below $20,000 in July must mean dealerships are either marking up base model Kia Rios and Nissan Versas or simply not having any shipped to their lots. But it’s still evidence of the Mirage’s long-standing role as bargain transportation. The above hasn’t helped sales.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Revo was a star of a Toyota product showcase in Melbourne in August at which dealers, employees and media were shown new generation models coming to Australia over the next 12 months including the 180 Series Prado , hybrid C-HR and the 48v ‘it’s not a mild hybrid’ HiLux.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

READ MORE: Electric Toyota HiLux firms for Australia as Revo show car’s local stay extended for further study READ MORE: Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick? In response, Toyota points to the thousands of petrol-electric hybrids it has sold here and overseas.

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