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 […]
Alexi Falson
Alexi is an automotive road tester and news editor at PerformanceDrive. He appreciates the complexity of modern vehicle engineering and loves to keep his hands greasy working on motorbikes and cars. He prefers wagons over SUVs, vans over utes and reads more news than your Grandma.
BMW iX2 production set for late 2023, EV brand sales up 112% in Q1
BMW says we can expect to see an all-electric take on the X2 SUV hit the production floor at the end of the year, wearing the iX2 badge and joining the iX2. The news comes from BMW in its latest results for the first quarter which detailed EV sales more […]
Volvo profits up 7% in Q1 2023, focus on continued “transformation”
Volvo has released its financials for the first quarter of 2023, with the company looking to accelerate its electric transformation plans with a strong 7 per cent increase in operating profit. All up, the results were a fairly mixed bag, with Volvo Cars reporting a significant jump in revenue for […]
Toyota Yaris hits 10 million global sales milestone
Toyota has announced that its pint-sized Yaris hatchback has joined an exclusive club within the company after it hit a milestone of 10 million global sales. It’s an honour that the Yaris shares with five other Toyota vehicles that have been able to record sales figures exceeding eight figures, along […]
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 […]
Second-gen Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 announced for Australia, arrives in June
Mercedes is beefing up its SUV ranks with a June arrival set for its 2023 GLC in Australia, bringing in a more fuel-efficient mild-hybrid powertrain, updated infotainment system and a more generous equipment list. But this comes with a significant price jump over the outgoing model. The GLC has fast […]
Bentley Continental GT, Azure & Flying Spur receive updates for MY2024
Bentley has lifted the lid on a minor styling update for the Continental GT and GTC Azure, as well as the Flying Spur S and Speed variants for MY2024. With spring well underway in the northern hemisphere, Bentley’s freshen-up for the Continental and Flying Spur adds a vertical vane grille, […]
2023 Volkswagen Amarok scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating
Volkswagen’s next generation Amarok has passed ANCAP’s safety testing with flying colours, receiving a five-star tick to accompany its Australian arrival. All up, the Amarok scored 86 per cent for adult occupant protection, 93 per cent for child occupant protection, 74 per cent for its vulnerable road user protection, and […]