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BYD Yangwang Altior revealed, better than Rolls-Royce?
BYD’s ultra-luxury division, Yangwang, has officially unveiled its flagship Altior limousine at a global premiere in Abu Dhabi, taking direct aim at the Rolls-Royce Ghost and Mercedes-Maybach S-Class. Pre-sales have opened in China at 2,080,000 yuan (roughly AU$450,000), with buyers…
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BYD’s $3M Yangwang U9 Xtreme has high-speed crash, then sets record (video)
A prototype of BYD’s halo hypercar, the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, has been completely destroyed during high-speed evaluation testing on a closed circuit in China. Remarkably, test driver Jiang Wen – a 23-year veteran of the automaker – walked away from…
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VFACTS: October 2026 new car sales results for Australia
VFACTS for October 2026 has landed, and the year’s sales total has now passed the one million mark. The Toyota HiLux is back on top of the sales charts with 5954 units, while the Ford Ranger and Toyota RAV4 were…
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BYD teases Rolls-Royce-inspired Yangwang Altior executive sedan
BYD has escalated its assault on the ultra-luxury establishment, teasing a palatial new executive flagship sedan under its high-end Yangwang brand with the Altior. While official details remain closely guarded ahead of a formal unveiling, industry insiders and supplier tracking…
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VFACTS: September 2026 new car sales results for Australia
Yes, it’s that time again. New vehicle registration figures for Australia for September 2026 are out, and the headline is the Ford Ranger’s comeback: after halving in August, the Ranger more than doubled its sales to reclaim the outright sales…
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BYD Atto 2 DM-i update announced, priced from $24,990
BYD Australia has aggressively rewritten the rulebook for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) affordability, officially pricing the incoming Atto 2 DM-i from just $24,990 before on-road costs. The razor-sharp pricing strategy not only undercuts the brand’s own fully electric Atto 2 lineup,…
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VFACTS: August 2026 new car sales results for Australia
New vehicle registration figures are out, in the form of August VFACTS for 2026, and while the total market barely moved, the story underneath is dramatic. Geely has multiplied its volume more than tenfold on the strength of three new…
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BYD Atto 1 price slashed to $19,990 drive-away, cheapest car in Australia
BYD Australia has aggressively lowered the entry barrier to electric vehicle ownership, confirming a new $19,990 nationwide drive-away price for the base-grade Atto 1 Essential. The pricing adjustment officially makes the compact hatch Australia’s most affordable new car outright, significantly…
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BYD Mako PHEV ute previewed, based on Sealion 5
BYD is getting ready to introduce its second dual-cab ute, pulling the covers off a pre-production example of the new Mako plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the 2026 Interlagos Festival in Brazil. Positioned below the body-on-frame Shark 6, the Mako adopts…