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Mazda CX-5 becomes Australia’s third-best selling car, months before new model arrives

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The CX-5’s best January sales in four years – and a slip in Toyota RAV4 deliveries – helped Mazda’s top seller place ahead of all other new cars bar the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux. The Mazda CX-5 has capitalised on slow Toyota RAV4 sales to become Australia’s top-selling SUV in January 2026, behind only the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux as the third-best-selling new vehicle overall. It is despite six months to go until the launch of a new-generation CX-5 , due mid-year with a larger body and new technology, but less power and the deletion of the turbo engine. Data published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) reports 2289 examples of the CX-5 as sold last month , up 22.3 per cent on the same month last year. It is far from a record result – a higher tally was reported as recently as June 2025 – but it is the SUV’s highest January sales since 2022, and returns it to its once-long-held position of the country’s top-selling SUV. MORE: New Mazda CX-5 surpri...
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GWM Ora 5: BYD Atto 2, Kia EV3 rival could replace the current electric hatch in Australia

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The Australian future of the GWM Ora electric hatch is unclear, as it has been discontinued in Thailand, where it is built, to be replaced by the Ora 5 SUV. GWM Ora 5 (Chinese model) The GWM Ora has been discontinued in Thailand, where it has been built for Australia since mid-2025, raising questions about the future of the electric hatchback in local showrooms. Bangkok Post reports GWM Thailand vice president Wayne Zhou said the hatchback, sold there as the Ora Good Cat, will be discontinued to “pave the way” for a new Ora-branded electric vehicle. “At this stage, we have no information to share regarding the decision to discontinue the Ora Good Cat [in Thailand, for Australia and New Zealand],” a GWM Australia spokesperson told Drive . The GWM Ora 5 electric small SUV, unveiled in China in 2025, is expected to replace the Ora Good Cat in Thailand – while it has been confirmed for Australia, albeit without an official name. MORE: 2026 GWM Ora 5 electric SUV to challen...
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2026 Toyota Prado Altitude adds handy off-road feature

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Toyota’s most off-road-capable 250 Series LandCruiser Prado has gained technology from other model grades at no direct cost. Tyre pressure monitoring technology has been added to the most off-road-focused Toyota Prado variant, as part of a minor 2026 update. It is not accompanied by a price rise, though an unrelated $700 increase in the RRPs of all Prado variants – from the base GX to the now-$100,000-plus Kakadu – was applied on January 1, attributed to inflation. Altitude variants produced from September 2025 are now fitted with tyre pressure monitoring, previously exclusive to cheaper VX and more expensive Kakadu model grades, which ride on 20-inch wheels. It is the first time the Prado has offered the feature with the Altitude’s 18-inch wheels and Toyo all-terrain tyres; it was already available on the related Lexus GX550 Overtrail, which shares the Altitude’s tyres and alloy size. MORE: 2025 Lexus GX550 Luxury review Toyota is steadily rolling out tyre pressu...
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Apple CarPlay Ultra availability finally set to expand beyond Aston Martin

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Apple’s in-car ecosystem promised to reach affordable mass market cars when it launched, and over 12 months later, Kia or Hyundai may be the first to adopt the system. Apple CarPlay Ultra Aston Martin Apple released its next-generation of in-car infotainment in May 2025, with a system called CarPlay Ultra. Unlike earlier iterations of CarPlay , which mirrored key phone functions like music, maps, or podcasts on a vehicle’s infotainment system, CarPlay Ultra promised to extend to all of a car’s controls, including climate controls, instrumentation, and more. As it was announced, Apple promised a commitment to the system from numerous brands, including Ford , Honda , Hyundai , Jaguar , Kia , Land Rover , Polestar , Renault , Volvo and others. But, almost nine months after launching, only Aston Martin has adopted the system. MORE: Apple CarPlay Ultra revealed – new tech takes over all in-car screens, debuts in Aston Martins Apple CarPlay Ultra Aston Martin ...
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Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series was the lowest-selling LandCruiser family in 2025

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The Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series was outsold by the LandCruiser 70 Series in 2025, but the latter’s sales were driven mostly by utes than wagons. Toyota 70 Series (left), Toyota 300 Series (right). Australian buyers are gravitating more towards a Toyota model dating back to 1985 than one launched less than five years ago, sales data proves. With 11,561 sales reported, the LandCruiser 70 Series outsold the 300 Series by more than 500 units in 2025, with the latter recording 11,030 deliveries. The LandCruiser 300 Series is available in only a single five-door wagon body type. However, Toyota offers the 70 Series in multiple body styles: a cab-chassis ute option (the 79 Series), a five-door wagon option (the 76 Series), and a van-like option commonly referred to as the Troop Carrier or ‘troopy’ (the 78 Series). MORE: 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series price and specs: Up to $2000 dearer with new technology, spec updates Of the 70 Series LandCruisers sold in 2025, t...
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Latest mobile phone and seatbelt detection camera locations for Melbourne and Victoria: February 2026 mapped

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This map shows the 335 locations Victoria Police can place their mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras in February 2026. While mobile phone and seatbelt detection camera positions can vary month to month in Victoria, police are obliged to publish the potential locations for public transparency. Mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras are mounted high up on portable trailers and photograph drivers from above as they pass. The cameras detect if the driver is using a mobile device illegally, or failing to wear their seatbelt legally. The map below shows mobile traffic cameras in their latest approved locations around Victoria. MORE: Latest mobile phone and seatbelt detection camera locations for Melbourne and Victoria – December 2025 mapped February mobile phone and seatbelt detection camera locations Victoria Hover your mouse over, or tap, the red symbols to see more information about each camera’s location and reason for its potential placement. These...
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BMW admits heated seat subscriptions were a mistake

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The German giant will double down on subscriptions with a monthly fee to use the 360-degree camera, if you didn’t order it to begin with – but heated seat charges won’t return. BMW iX3 BMW has admitted that monthly charges to unlock the heated seats and steering wheel were “probably not the best way” to dip its toe into the burgeoning market for subscriptions to features in new cars. However, it has no plans to drop subscriptions altogether, and is instead doubling down in its latest models with fees to unlock additional driver-assistance technology. The new iX3 electric SUV will be available with a subscription to the 360-degree camera, as well as a Driving Assistant Pro package with assisted lane changes and hands-free motorway driving, plus semi-autonomous capabilities in urban areas, akin to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Supervised. Buyers can order these features prior to delivery, but BMW will fit the hardware powering them to every car that rolls off the production li...
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