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News.com.au tested the best new cars on sale for the 2019 Car of the Year test. Now seven top picks will represent their category in a fight for the overall prize.

David McCowen NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Seven cars made the cut as category winners for News Corp Australia’s Car of the Year finale.

Choosing the best new car in a given year is not an easy process. In previous years, the motoring team picked 10 finalists to face close scrutiny from a team of experienced judges. This year, a new structure better reflects the preferences of Australian motorists. Finalists need to have arrived in the past 12 months to be eligible — bestsellers such as the Toyota HiLux aren’t new enough to get a guernsey. There are no narrow-funnelled classes for luxury or electric cars — they have to beat the competition from a broader range of rivals to be declared a winner. We divided the best new cars into seven…

Malaysians snap up Parramatta Trivett dealerships for $112m Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby has stamped its mark on Parramatta's "auto alley" after buying three luxury car dealerships from prestige car sales rival Trivett for $112 million.The triple swoop includes both the properties and businesses of Trivett on Parramatta's car dealership-clogged Church Street boulevard. Collectively, they sell BMW, MINI, Volkswagen, Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. Sime Darby Parramatta swoop includes the BMW and MINI dealerships of Trivett Fairfax Photographic

The BMW and MINI dealerships are at 42-64 Church Street with the Jaguar, Land Rover and VW dealerships running from 14-18 Church Street.

The vendor Trivett, a subsidiary of London-listed car sales and distribution giant Inchape Plc, calls itself Australia's "largest prestige auto group".…