Australia and New Zealand will be the first two markets to receive the factory-built right-hand drive 2025 Cadillac Lyriq battery electric vehicle following its global reveal in Melbourne on November 15.
The Optimus Group, a company listed in Japan with diversified interests across the vehicle retail and supply chain, has reached an agreement to acquire substantial dealer group Autopact. The agreement will allow for the selldown by the current owners, including controlling shareholder Archer Capital.
Cadillac looks set to launch into Australasia with a factory right-hand drive electric SUV EVs and Beyond has been led to believe. And we expect the announcement of such plans to come soon.
AutoTalk managing editor Richard Edwards is in Sydney covering the Australian Automotive Dealers Association conference and expo at the International conference centre. Edwards says post COVID the conference is back and better than ever. More to follow shortly.
A record turnout of dealers has been confirmed for the Australian Automotive Dealers Association (AADA) Convention and Expo with key themes also having great significance for the New Zealand market as the industry scopes its future.
A record turnout of dealers has been confirmed for the Australian Automotive Dealers Association (AADA) Convention and Expo at the International Convention Centre in Sydney’s Darling Harbour.
Australia’s automotive industry delivered 86,878 vehicles during February 2023, which represents a 1.8% increase on the same period in 2022. “This is the best February result since 2019. It is particularly pleasing given global and domestic supply constraints,” FCAI chief executive Tony Weber said.
Eagers Automotive Limited, Australia's leading automotive retail group, announced on Thursday that it had delivered a statutory profit before tax for FY22 of AUD 4.422 billion and a record underlying operating profit before tax of AUD 4.092 billion.
Recharge Industries, an Australian start-up, has completed the takeover of Britishvolt after the UK-based EV battery firm collapsed in January 2023.
Australian car dealership group Peter Warren Automotive is upping its dividend as it prepares to increase its stock and service of electric vehicles (EVs).