VFACTS October 2026: Diesels overtake EVs, Toyota HiLux reigns supreme
After a couple of months with EVs holding the most market share, October saw diesels shine once again as the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger were the two best-selling vehicles.
After a couple of months with EVs holding the most market share, October saw diesels shine once again as the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger were the two best-selling vehicles.
The gap between Australia’s two best-selling vehicles has narrowed to only 129 sales as Toyota and Ford gear up for an intense sprint to the end of 2026.
While Ford's Model e division narrowed losses, it's fair to note that margins deteriorated further. Ford's launch of its midsize electric pickup, the Fathom, will be a big next step for its Model e business. Ford's break-even target for its…
Nissan has morphed the Leaf all-electric car from being a hatchback to a crossover with the recent Irish launch of the third generation of the model. Nissan’s Leaf was the first reasonably affordable and reliable mass-produced electric car on the…
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Surging EV and home battery uptake has insulated many Australians from global oil and gas price shocks, but more can be done to maximise their benefit to the grid. So heard attendees of All Energy Australia 2026, with the country’s largest…
Posted November 4, 2026 by Charles Morris & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Battery data specialist Moba has launched a Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) report that’s designed to provide dealers, remarketers and fleet operators with information about an EV’s fault codes alongside battery…
Tesla says consumer production of the redesigned Roadster will begin in 2028, according to CBT News, eight years after the 2020 target the company set for the original prototype. That gap, more than any thruster demo, defines how buyers and investors should…
Everyone knows someone who has gone electric and won’t stop talking about it. Cheap to run, they say. Smooth. Never going back. Then there’s the friend who’s curious but cautious, with a list of questions about range, charging, and how…
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