
Originally Published: April 18th 2026
Much has been made about the demise of Australia’s automotive manufacturing industry en masse since Holden produced the last Commodore in 2017 – but that hasn’t stopped small companies making a big difference.
From Walkinshaw’s pickup conversions, Premcar partnering with Nissan and Mitsubishi for showroom-fresh vehicles, and the Volvo group building trucks in Australia too, if you go looking there’s a success story somewhere.
Now there’s a new brand to champion, with Melbourne-based Savic finally rolling out the C-Series motorcycle to customers across the country, having first previewed the electric two-wheeler in 2018, and faced a handful of delays along the way.
This article originally appeared on Torque Cafe, on April 18th 2026
Words: Jordan Mulach
Images: Savic Motorcycles