Automotive safety agencies like ANCAP purport to force carmakers to change, but there’s a problem when it comes to pressuring governments to act. Here’s why deadly cars can be failures, but still pass the test…
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The consumer law regulator has dealt Honda Australia a substantial penalty for misleading consumers during the fallout of their special dealership-culling operation. If you’re buying a new car, here’s why naughty corporate conduct matters…
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It’s rare that such an example of bad engineering comes along in the car industry. Here’s what you should know before buying this cheap but decent-looking SUV for you or your family…
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Mercedes-Benz Australia has won against ex-dealer franchisees in court, despite sales be their lowest level in a decade thanks to the high-price fixing agency model. Here’s what it all means for consumers like you…
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It’s time to say things the mainstream motoring media won’t about the newest, cheapest electric vehicle Australians can buy. Here are the inconvenient facts about the BYD Dolphin…
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Nissan Australia continues to prove that it will continue doing the one thing that it achieves with seemingly effortless excellence: throwing customers just like you under the bus. Here’s what will probably collapse Nissan, sooner or later…
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Just when you thought Volkswagen couldn’t possibly kick any more public relations own-goals, a kidnapping happened. Here’s how the Wolfsburg’s carmaker dropped the ball, again…
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The internet is having a meltdown at the news of rusty BYD Atto 3 electric cars out there on the roads. So how bad is this corrosion? Should you scrub the brand from your shortlist?
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Stellantis, Fiat Chrysler by another name, has appointed a shiny new chief executive brand resurrector. But in the face of adverse sales trajectory, can he hope to revive the dead brands?
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Nissan’s 7-seat SUV has been launched. Nissan Australia claims this one is much better than the R52 predecessor. If you're shopping for a full-size family SUV, press pause and think about the issues I'm gonna raise…
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This report comes courtesy of the Queensland Consumer Tribunal and it's particularly for you if your reasonably new car just happens to be a lemon. When you drop the big bucks on a new vehicle, this is not how it's supposed to go...
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It seems Nissan isn’t quite sure how its e-Power hybrid system actually works. Perhaps it's time for the regulator to start acting on false marketing promises made by carmakers so that consumers like you don’t fall for it. See what you think…
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Nissan Australia has pulled the covers off its new but poorly-named hybrid SUV. New X-Trail will come as a hybrid, courtesy of a tiny battery. Let's talk about what it's going to offer and see if you should even bother...
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When a brand refuses to help its customers, word spreads. Here’s your response to recent news that Isuzu Ute Australia declined to fix a failed D-Max fuel pump under Consumer Law...
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Seems if you have a legitimate problem which Isuzu Ute Australia can weasel out of, they’re likely to throw your consumer rights under the bus. This is exactly why I do not recommend you buy an Isuzu D-Max or an MU-X…
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Ford Australia will be celebrating the launch of Mercedes-Benz’s new, wholly underdone excuse for an electric van - the eVito. Here’s why it simply won’t do the job…
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Good friends of AutoExpert, Mercedes-Benz Australia, have been handed a chunky financial penalty by the Federal Court of Australia. This is what happens when corporate carmakers treat consumer law with indifference...
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Toyota: still spending a fortune marketing the myth about its unrivalled quality, yet still seemingly dropping the ball on car making fundamentals such as painting cars. Is it really that hard?
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Lawyers have started circling Isuzu Ute Australia. Turns out, D-Max's reputation for truck-like endurance and herculean prowess off-road could be coming to a halt, if proven.
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Thinking of buying a 4WD capable of keeping your young-adult children safe as they venture out into the world? Here’s how the deathtrap Jeep Wrangler rolls…
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