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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…

Trivett sold for $116 million Vehicle importer and dealer group Inchcape has paid 78 million pounds ($116 million) for Australia’s largest prestige and luxury retailer the Trivett Group. The March 1 acquisition of 22 dealerships representing brands as diverse as Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, Aston Martin and McLaren is believed to be part of a broader strategy to control more automotive dealerships in Australia. It will boost the Australian retail presence of Inchcape – which also imports Subaru into Australia – from the existing 38 outlets representing more volume-selling brands including Kia, Subaru, Mitsubishi and Isuzu. In announcing the deal in the UK this morning Inchcape group chief executive André Lacroix said the move was in line with expansion plans for the Asia Pacific region. "It was important for us ... to ensure what we've built will not only continue but prosper" ... Trivett Executive chairman Greg Duncan, pictured. Pho…