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AutoExpert is all about cars from Australian automotive expert, journalist and engineer John Cadogan

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Hyundai Palisade Recall: The Deadly Cost Of Half-baked Luxury Tech

I will get you a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarI can also save you thousands on a new car: https://autoexpert.com.au/contactThis is a report on the recent Hyundai Palisade recall in North America, following a fatal incident involving the powered rear-seat system in certain 2026 Palisade and Palisade Hybrid vehicles.The…

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The oil shock is real. The 'fuel crisis' is fake.

I will get you a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarI can also save you thousands on a new car: https://autoexpert.com.au/contactThis is a real oil shock.But it is not the end of oil.And it is not yet the kind of consumer fuel crisis Australia lived through in the 1970s and early 1980s.That’s the point of this report.Right…

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Chinese Cars: The Nightmare Scenario Just Happened

I will get you a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarI can also save you thousands on a new car: https://autoexpert.com.au/contactBuying a car from an unknown brand is not just about the car.It’s about who backs it locally when things go wrong.Importer. Distributor. Warranty. Parts. Service. Financial stability.And when one…

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3.5 Years. No Servicing. Then This Happened

I will get you a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarI can also save you thousands on a new car: https://autoexpert.com.au/contactA recent Mercedes-AMG E53 consumer law case is a warning for every car owner.A NSW tribunal dismissed the claim after accepting evidence that the car had been left idle for long periods and had not…

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The Fuel Panic Is Real. The Diesel Apocalypse Isn’t

I will get you a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarI can also save you thousands on a new car: https://autoexpert.com.au/contactAustralia’s fuel panic is real. But the so-called “dirty diesel apocalypse” all over social media? Not so much.In this video I break down what’s actually changed in Australia’s temporary fuel…

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Ford’s F-150 Lightning Disaster Has Claimed 100 Jobs In Brisbane

A Brisbane vehicle remanufacturing company called BossCap has collapsed — and up to 100 jobs now appear to be at risk.BossCap’s AusEV division built its business around converting the Ford F-150 Lightning to right-hand drive for Australia. But when Ford ended production of the current-generation Lightning, that supply pipeline appears to have fallen apart — and with it, the foundation of the…

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Taxpayers Paid $1.5 Million For The Dumbest EV Charging System I’ve Seen

This is what “the future” looks like when governments, green lobbyists and EV true believers get together with your wallet.At Sierra in Hawthorn, Melbourne, taxpayers helped fund a $1.5 million EV charging retrofit for an upscale apartment complex. The headline sounds impressive. The reality? A ceiling full of ordinary power points, a load-management system, and a setup that can only trickle…

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Game over: What I saw inside Hyundai's China factory

I will get you a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarI can also save you thousands on a new car: https://autoexpert.com.au/contactThe new Hyundai Elexio is the first Hyundai designed and engineered in China to be sold in Australia. That alone is a big deal — but the real story is what I saw when I went to China to look behind…

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Europe said 'no'. Australia: 'G'day mate' - Chinese Hyundai is here

I will get you a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarI can also save you thousands on a new car: https://autoexpert.com.au/contactHyundai has just launched the Elexio — a new electric SUV designed in China and built in China. And it’s coming to Australia.That alone marks a pretty big shift in the global car industry.For…

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Diesel PHEV: Chery KP31 is the ute Toyota should've built years ago

Chery has officially revealed the KP31 concept ute for Australia — and the headline is a 2.5L turbo-diesel PHEV with a claimed 47% thermal efficiency.That’s not just another me-too dual-cab. If Chery executes this properly, it could be a genuinely disruptive ute: diesel torque + towing credibility + hybrid assist for better urban efficiency.In this video I break down:why this is probably a…

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