Australian new car sales are at record highs in 2023, with Aussies snapping up more than 1 million new vehicles in the months leading up to October, 2023, a record-sitting 12 per cent higher than the same point in 2022. All up, the total sales chart sits at 1,006,095 units […]
Ford Ranger
Ford Recalls 4841 Units of Ranger & Everest Produced Between 2021-23
Ford has issued a recall notice for a significant number of Ranger ute and Everest SUVs for an issue that can cause the transmission to shift into park while moving. Specifically, the recall implicates 4841 examples of the Everest and Ranger produced between 2021 and 2023 for a software issue […]
Ford Attempts to Slash Wait Times with Three-Year Ship Lease
Ford has taken some major steps to cut down wait lists for its most popular vehicles, confirming it has signed a three-year lease for a 50,000 tonne cargo ship tasked with fast-tracking deliveries from Thailand. The ship in question goes by the name of the Grand Quest, operated by Polaris […]
New Car Sales High as Tesla Model Y Narrows Gap to HiLux in June: VFacts
Sales of new vehicles in June, 2023 have jumped a substantial 25% over the same time last year, with Toyota once again remaining at the top of the class and Tesla chomping at its heels with Australia’s second-best seller last month. All up, Australians purchased 124,926 new vehicles in […]
Ford Performance planning 2024 Dakar assault with Ranger Raptor T1+
Ford Performance has announced more world domination plans in the arena of off-road racing, as it eyes off the ultimate challenge, the next Dakar Rally. A key to its goal is the most hardcore Ranger we’ve seen to date, the Raptor T1+, which will compete in the Rally Raid T1+ […]
Hennessey debuts ‘VelociRaptor 500’ kit for US-spec Ford Ranger Raptor
Everyone’s favourite Texan tuning house, Hennessey Performance, has launched a comprehensive power upgrade for the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 powering the Ford Ranger Raptor, known as the VelociRaptor 500. As the name might suggest, Hennessey has managed to extract 20 per cent more power from Ford’s stock powerplant in the US, […]
VFACTS new car sales figures released for April, Ford Ranger reigns supreme
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has released new car sales data for the month of April, showing slight year-on-year growth and the Ford Ranger sitting atop the leaderboard. All up, sales (actually new registrations, but we’ll call them sales because it’s easiser) totalled 82,137 units in April, which […]
Ford Performance taking on Tatts Finke desert rally in Ranger Raptor
Ford Performance is gearing up for the gruelling Tatts Finke Desert Race next month, confirming that its Baja 1000 conquering Ranger Raptor will be hitting the sand. The launch of the Ranger Raptor at this year’s Tatts Finke marks the first entry for both Ford Performance and the father-and-son team […]