Nobody Is Buying These 12 Cars in Australia — Not Even at $34,000 Off

A brand new ute landed on Australian forecourts last year with more noise than anything since the Ranger. Kia spent years on it, aimed it straight at the HiLux, and told everyone it was coming for the top of the ute market. Within months the price was cut by up to $15,000. Then the deals were extended — and the trade press headline said it plainly: the Tasman drive-away offers were being extended amid ongoing slow sales. That's not a bargain. That's a distress signal, and it's the single most useful thing you can learn to read before you walk into a showroom. A carmaker doesn't wake up feeling charitable. When a brand knocks $10,000 or $15,000 or $34,000 off a car, it's telling you something it will never say out loud. And the dealer knows exactly how long that car has been sitting on his lot. You don't — but the discount tells you, if you know how to read it. This video counts down 12 new cars Australian dealers can't shift, what's actually been knocked off each one, and whether the discount makes it a bargain or a reason to walk away. It also gives you the three-way test: a runout on a car that sells well is free money; a launch offer from a new brand is somebody else's marketing budget; but a discount on a car that's neither old nor new, extended twice, is the market telling you something the salesman won't. The countdown: the Mitsubishi ASX · the Subaru Forester Hybrid at $4,700 off · GWM incentivising seven of its nine models · the MG IM6 with $3,000 cashback three months after launch · the Volvo EX30, discounted twice in a year · Leapmotor at up to $10,000 off with a freebies list as long as your arm · the Nissan X-Trail e-Power, extended · the Ford Ranger and Everest with $5,000 fuel cards, and a Ranger Hybrid Stormtrak that went from $86,990 to $73,000 drive-away · Hyundai's electric range, cut by up to $34,000 · the Toyota Tundra, cut about $20,000 to clear year-old stock, with Toyota Australia blaming a lack of awareness · and the new-generation Nissan Navara at more than $14,000 off. At number one: the Kia Tasman. Not because the discount is the biggest, but because of everything around it — a flagship ute, months old, cut by up to $15,000, offers extended amid slow sales, and a major redesign already confirmed. We also cover why the advertised discount is the floor of the negotiation rather than the ceiling, why national drive-away pricing isn't always national, and the difference between a cheap car and a car nobody wants. Plus the fair case: a discounted car isn't a broken car, Australia is one of the most competitive markets on earth, and buyers have more leverage right now than at any point since before the pandemic. If you've bought one of these, tell us in the comments what you actually paid and what the dealer threw in on top. And if you walked away from one, say which and why — somebody watching is standing in that showroom this weekend. Sources: manufacturer pricing announcements, CarExpert, Drive, CarsGuide, carsales, Australian motoring press. This video is general information, not purchasing advice. Every price and campaign named is as announced or reported, and most offers run to the end of September — several have already been extended. Manufacturers don't publish stock levels or how long individual cars sit, so a heavy discount is strong evidence of slow sales rather than proof of it. new car deals australia, car discounts australia 2026, kia tasman discount, kia tasman slow sales, toyota tundra price cut, nissan navara deals, hyundai ioniq 5 discount, ford ranger runout, mg im6, leapmotor australia, gwm deals, volvo ex30 price, subaru forester hybrid, drive away deals australia, runout sales australia, best time to buy a new car australia, new car negotiation australia