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2026 Lexus ES Priced for Australia: Electric ES 350e From $77,000, Hybrid ES 300h From $75,000
Lexus Australia locks in the eighth-generation ES with a first-ever electric option. Hybrid ES 300h Luxury opens the range at $75,000 before on-roads, ES 300h Luxury + Enhancement Package sits at $82,000. The battery-electric ES 350e Sports Luxury lands at $77,000 with a 74.7kWh pack and up to 510km WLTP range, while the dual-motor ES 500e Sports Luxury AWD tops the range at $84,000 with 252kW combined and 465km. Both EVs share a 150kW DC and 22kW three-phase AC charging setup. Bigger new body: 5,140mm long on a 2,950mm wheelbase, 14-inch touchscreen, first Lexus to run Toyota's Arene OS. Electric variants arrive Q3 2026, hybrid ES 300h follows later in the year. ANCAP not yet rated after the previous car's 2018 5-star result expired.
BYD Australia to Refund 1,265 Owners After Build-Year Mix-Up on Atto 3, Sealion 8 and Shark 6
BYD Australia has confirmed 1,265 Atto 3, Sealion 8 and Shark 6 buyers were sold cars stamped as MY26 on the paperwork that were actually built in 2025. Cause was a CRM field that stored the date the car left the factory rather than the true build date, and dealers wrote contracts off that field. No mechanical or safety defect; compliance plates and government records were correct throughout. BYD is contacting every affected owner with three options: a full refund of the original transaction price, a MY26-built replacement of the same model at the original purchase price, or keep the current car plus a $1,100 goodwill payment roughly equal to a dealer delivery fee. The full refund and MY26 swap were added only after the ABC picked the story up; BYD's initial offer to everyone was the $1,100 cheque alone. Owners can self-check the build date on the door-jamb compliance plate or by decoding the 10th character of their 17-digit VIN (S is 2025, T is 2026). Build year drives resale value on Redbook and Glass's, sum-insured bands, and fleet-lease depreciation schedules. Warranty is untouched at 6yr/150,000km vehicle and 8yr/160,000km battery from first registration.
Ford Ranger and Everest 10-Speed Transmission Recall: 2,537 More Aussie Cars Called Back on the 2020 Campaign
Ford Australia has re-notified 2,537 more Ranger and Everest owners on the 2020 REC-000320 campaign for the 10-speed 10R80 transmission fluid pump gear defect. Rangers built 19 December 2017 to 20 September 2019 and Everests built 27 November 2017 to 29 June 2019 are on the list. A software calibration in the Powertrain Control Module and Transmission Control Module can let the transmission fluid pump gears fail on the move, dropping hydraulic pressure and taking drive to the wheels away without warning. The remedy is a free PCM and TCM reflash at any Ford dealer, typically under an hour of workshop time. No parts are swapped, no fluid drained. Ford Customer Service on 13 3673 can update your address if you have moved since 2019. Check REC-000320 on vehiclerecalls.gov.au or ford.com.au/owners/vehicle-support/recall-and-service-action-lookup against your 17-digit VIN. PX3 Ranger and first-generation Everest only, all with the 10R80 auto. Next-Gen T6.2 Ranger, current Everest, PX2, V6 diesel and Ranger Super Duty are not on this campaign.
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