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Australian used electric-car sales more than doubled in March 2026 amid fuel crisis: AADA

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The Australian Automotive Dealer Association says second-hand electric-car sales more than doubled last month, amid high fuel prices. Second-hand electric-car sales more than doubled in Australia in March compared with the previous five months, according to the Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) . Used car sales data supplied by the AADA reveals 7557 second-hand electric vehicles were delivered across Australia in March, from a monthly average of 3339 between October 2025 and February 2026. “Australia’s used electric vehicle (EV) market experienced a sharp surge in March, with activity accelerating rapidly as fuel prices climbed following escalating tensions in the Middle East,” the AADA said in a media release. The AADA also reported a 38 per cent decline in available supply, with 5129 electric cars listed for sale in March – fewer than the number sold, and down from 8278 listings in February. MORE: Australian new-car sales in March 2026 – electric car sales s...
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BYD Shark 6 cab-chassis has Australia to thank

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The tub-less version of BYD’s popular Shark 6 ute wouldn’t exist without Australia, a top executive has revealed. Australian demand for a cab-chassis version of the BYD Shark 6 has prompted its development and launch less than 18 months after the arrival of the pick-up. The Shark 6 range was “designed specifically” for Australia, according to BYD Asia Pacific managing director Liu Xueliang, and feedback from customers and fleets locally is fed back into global development of BYD utes. “Recently, we have just launched Shark CC [cab-chassis] model, which has been very much welcomed by a lot of consumers,” Liu told media including  Drive  through a translator at the Melbourne motor show . “Actually, we didn’t consider this model before, because we heard the voice from the consumers about the need for the Shark CC model. MORE: BYD fast-tracking shipments to Australia amid surge in EV, hybrid demand “That’s why we developed this special model just for the consum...
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Nissan Skyline to be rebooted, hinting at GT-R revival

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As part of a reset of its high-performance line-up, the iconic Skyline nameplate is being overhauled in a new-generation model. Nissan has confirmed a new generation of the Skyline sports sedan – most recently the Japanese version of the Infiniti Q50 – as part of a high-performance resurgence poised to eventually revive the GT-R badge. While most car enthusiasts will associate the Skyline badge with inline-six, all-wheel-drive heroes of the 1980s and 1990s, Nissan applies the name to the Infiniti Q50 luxury car – no longer sold in Australia – in the Japanese market. With the Q50 and related Skyline now more than 10 years old, Nissan has used a media conference in Japan to confirm a new-generation model set to lean further into the classic lighting and badging cues of past generations. It is part of a long-term strategy to streamline the global Nissan line-up from 56 models to 45, and focus on top sellers or models that the brand is best known for. MORE: 2027 Nissan X-Tra...
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2026 Ford Everest Trend review

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Is it worth grabbing a mid-spec Ford Everest Trend with the bi-turbo diesel engine before it’s axed from the line-up this year? We’ve taken it for one last hurrah to find out. Skip ahead: Introduction Technology Value Exterior Fuel efficiency Competitors Cost Verdict Interior 2026 Ford Everest Trend All-new in 2022, the third-generation Ford Everest arrived in Australia to great fanfare, hot on the heels of the related Ranger ute. Locally designed and engineered, the new Everest felt truly Australian, stirring memories of the days of Aussie manufacturing now long since past. Later this year, more big changes are coming to the model’s line-up; the most significant, in fact, in those three years. The lower end of the line-up is being swapped out for new trim grades, and Ford is removing the 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel engine option due to increased demand for the V6, it says. Is it worth grabbing one of the outgoing variants before they’re...
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