In this issue, Polestar opened its first retail space in Melbourne at the Chadstone Shopping Centre just in time for Christmas.
Subaru Retailer staff around Australia also did their bit in the December/January holiday season, to assist the Australian Road Safety Foundation to promote its ‘Make it home safely for Christmas’ communications campaign.
Toyota Australia finished 2022 once again as Australia’s best-selling new vehicle brand, and the Toyota Hilux was the country’s best-selling model once more.
Volvo Cars Australia finally achieved its objective of selling more than 10,000 new cars in 2022 after falling short of this target in 2021.
Data from car subscription platform, Loopit, shows that MG was the most subscribed new vehicle brand in Australia in 2021, and the MG3 light hatch was the most subscribed model. It also says the Polestar 2 was the most subscribed battery electric vehicle.
To better service dealers in Victoria and Tasmania, Toyota has also opened a new mega pre delivery centre in what was the former Camry production line at its now Centre of Excellence in the Melbourne suburb of Altona.
Kia Australia has renewed its vehicle partnership with the Australian Open for another five years.
Spanish challenger brand, Cupra, has confirmed retail prices for its all-new Born electric SUV and the Leon V hot hatch.
Globally, Bentley Motors and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars also broke sales records in 2022 in spite of a softer market in the Peoples Republic of China.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023) saw a range of new electric vehicles make their debut at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
All this plus our regular round up of industry news, views, and statistics.
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