Last year, Tesla suffered a near 17 per cent drop on its 2023 vehicle sales figures in Australia: the decline could steepen this year as cheaper Chinese imports – BYD, Zeekr, GWM – flood the market.

The storm left Sydney’s public transport on its knees and roads inundated as more than 85 millimetres of rain fell in some parts of the city.

Wild weather has wreaked havoc in southern NSW and the storm cells are heading towards the coast, triggering widespread flood ...