This page collects news about new cars sold in Australia: launches, price changes and offers, and the imports that fill a market with no local manufacturing left. Australia buys its cars from Japan, Thailand, South Korea, China and Europe, and its buyers have long favoured utes and SUVs.
The entry-level end has changed most recently. Chinese makers, led by BYD, now sit at the bottom of the price list, where small petrol hatchbacks used to hold the cheapest-car title on their own. Prices in our Australian coverage are shown in Australian dollars with a US dollar equivalent, and we note where a figure is a drive-away promotion rather than a list price.
