Author: Ben Zachariah
The CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL), Shaun Westcott, has stepped down from the role after five years in the highest job.In line with The Australian, Mr Westcott resigned from his position because the Japanese auto brand’s local chief last week, but the corporate has up to now chosen to not announce the move. “MMAL can confirm that Shaun Westcott has made the choice to resign as CEO,” a spokesperson for the corporate confirmed to CarExpert today following enquiries.“We thank him for his contribution and impact during his time with MMAL and need him all the perfect along with…
The world’s largest battery maker is targeting the European electric vehicle (EV) market with a brand new battery promising 478km of range with just 10 minutes of super-fast charging – an improvement on figures originally quoted back in August 2023.Chinese battery giant CATL says the Shenxing Pro is the highest-performing lithium iron phosphate battery in Europe, and provides greater than 400km of range with just 20 minutes of charge in real-world testing.CATL has also added some significant safety features, with the battery maintaining power for greater than an hour during a thermal runaway event – thereby allowing the motive force to…
LDV is tapping into Australia’s love of the outside by offering a factory-built campervan based on the Deliver 9 industrial van.Priced from $89,990 drive-away, the 2026 LDV Deliver 9 campervan is the lowest-priced fully-fitted campervan offered by an automaker – and certainly one of the best-value turn-key campervans now available anywhere available in the market.Under the bonnet is a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine that sends 108kW of power and 375Nm of torque to the rear wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission, and is fed by an 80-litre fuel tank.The Deliver 9 campervan features 4 leather-trimmed seats (with seatbelts), a double…