Nissan X-TRAIL

Mazda CX-5
News

Best-selling SUVs could soon overtake passenger cars

2016 is on track to be the first year that Australians buy more SUVs than passenger vehicles, according to the latest VFACTS figures.

Top five safety car drifts
Features

Top five safety car drifts

When the safety car is more entertaining than the race cars

Advice

Parents find teaching kids to drive too stressful

Teaching learners to drive can be a stressful experience, but it doesn’t have to deter you from getting in the passenger seat forever.

News

Top 10 selling SUVs in Australia, April 2016

Here’s how the top-selling SUVs in Australia were ranked in April 2016

News

Nissan Qashqai, X-Trail, Pathfinder SUVs to be more exciting

Nissan says it will create a more buyer-friendly SUV line-up to plug a planned loss in passenger cars

News

2016 Beijing Motor Show Preview

China’s alternating motor shows in Beijing and Shanghai have snowballed in size over recent years – just like the Chinese new car market itself – and are now attracting relatively major reveals.

VFACTS new vehicles sales report March 2016
Industry

VFACTS new vehicles sales report March 2016

New-car sales pace slows slightly in March as we cross the quarter-million mark

News

Top 10 most popular vehicles in Australia, March 2016

We take a look at Australia’s latest car industry figures.

News

Top 10 selling passenger cars in Australia, February 2016

We take a look at the top selling passenger cars in Australia so far this year.

News

Top 10 selling SUVs in Australia, February 2016

We take a look at the top selling SUVs in Australia so far this year.

Buyers hit the new-car accelerator in February
Industry

VFACTS new vehicles sales report February 2016

Toyota Corolla nudges out the Mazda 3 in February’s sales race to regain bestseller title

Opinion

The search for a family car

With a growing family, Nathan discovered the trials and tribulations of upgrading the family car to a seven-seater. Masculinity optional.

Volkswagen cars in parking lot
Industry

Scandal-rocked VW brands sustain sales

New car market on track for record year with two months to go

Medium SUV 7-seat under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
Best Value Cars

Medium SUV 7-seat under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Koreans prove impossible to beat

Haval
News

Haval’s Aussie launch delayed

Chinese SUV brand Haval has been forced to delay its Australian launch due to problems establishing its Australian dealer network

Advice

SUV sales set to overtake cars in 2017

SUVs are on the rise and taking over the car industry faster than you can say “Winter Is Coming”. Wheels takes a look at the rise of this segment in Australia.

Toyota Hilux
News

March car sales hit new record

Booming trade ute and SUV sales have helped push Australia’s new-vehicle market into record territory during March, the latest new vehicles registration data shows

Toyota Corolla
News

2014 car sales: Australia’s Hottest 100

The complete list of the Top 100 vehicles rockin’ Oz

Toyota Australia range
News

2014 car sales: The top 10 lists

Winners are grinners, so here’s our list of the best performers from 2014

Mazda CX-7
News

Mazda CX-7 to return

Mazda is set to revive the CX-7 as a fourth SUV in its expanding soft-roader family

Mitsubishi Outlander
Best Value Cars

Medium SUV 7-Seater Under $60K

Value in spades for these spacious seven-seaters

Wheels: Car lookalikes
News

Wheels: ‘Like’ this page and win!

What are your favourite car design look-a-likes? ‘Like’ this page on Facebook and tell us your favourite car design look-a-like. The best response will win one of five motorsport DVDs from the Wheels gift shop…

Renault is working to bring three new SUVs to market
News

Renault is working to bring three new SUVs to market

Reports out of Europe this week suggest Renault is working to bring three new SUVs to market. The new models will reportedly be based on the styling of Renault’s recent Captur concept and built on Nissan platforms.