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December 05, 2025

Greatest Gazoo signed for NZ: GR GT is a go!

December 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Greatest Gazoo signed for NZ: GR GT is a go!

Glam GT coupe with more kapow than Toyota’s previous ultimate offer, the Lexus LFA, is set to take on NZ roads - and tracks, too.

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December 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota, Lexus
GR, Andrew Davis, Toyota NZ, Lexus, LFA, V10, V8, Gazoo Racing
December 04, 2025

Hard goes soft: G-Class cabrio confirmed

December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hard goes soft: G-Class cabrio confirmed

The bigfoot of the Mercedes’ passenger fleet is opening up to its fans.

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December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
G-Class, cabriolet, Maybach, Landaulet, V12, V8, Sweden, Austria, Graz
December 04, 2025

Ring time cred for 911 - spend big, save seconds … somewhere

December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ring time cred for 911 - spend big, save seconds … somewhere

A wild new Manthey kit for the hotshot Porsche adds to its king of the track cred. 

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December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
GT3, 911, Nurburgring, Nordschliefe, Manthey, Weissach, Porsche, Meuspath
December 03, 2025

Ranger heading to year’s best status

December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger heading to year’s best status

New vehicle sales are showing gradual improvement. For the ute that has held historic leadership, easily-achieved dominance continues.

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December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Registrations, November, Aimee Wiley, Motor Industry Association, Toyota RAV4, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi ASX, Ford Everest
December 03, 2025

NZ up for additional Super Duty choices

December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ up for additional Super Duty choices

Premium themed double cab and a pick up styling are in our mix, brand confirms.

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December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Super Duty, Ford NZ, Tom Clancy, XLT, Pick up
December 03, 2025

NZ Car of the Year shortlist announced

December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ Car of the Year shortlist announced

10 passenger products from around the globe are being considered for NZ’s motoring award.

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December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
NZ Car of the Year
NZ Motoring Writers' Guild, finalists, 2025, Audi A5, Cadillac Lyriq, Geely Starray EM-i, Kia EV3, MG QS, Mercedes-Benz G580, Mini Aceman, Nissan Ariya, Subaru Forester, VW ID.Buzz
December 03, 2025

Dual distributor plan for latest big Chinese car make?

December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Dual distributor plan for latest big Chinese car make?

Dongfeng has set up with a NZ distributor but a high-profile subsidiary might be set to take a different route.

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December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Dongfeng, Forthing
ADL, Armstrong's, Ateco, Rick Armstrong, Neville Chrichton, Friday, electric, MG
December 01, 2025

Yoke steer RZ and OTA-enabled ES en route

December 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Yoke steer RZ and OTA-enabled ES en route

Lexus highlights models’ ‘technology firsts’ as it also celebrates the year to date.

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December 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
Lexus NZ, Andrew Davis, Palmerston North, RZ, ES, electric, hybrid, registrations
December 01, 2025

NZ interest in Prelude sought

December 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ interest in Prelude sought

No word, yet, on new coupe’s price and launch timing is simply “in 2026.”

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December 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
Prelude, Civic, Type R, Honda NZ
November 28, 2025

NZ-bound Mahindra electric SUV revealed

November 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-bound Mahindra electric SUV revealed

Long-legged seven chair model is expected around June.

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November 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mahindra
XEV 9S, India, Mahindra NZ, 3XO, XUV700, SUV, EV, electric
November 27, 2025

2026 Outback: New look, new models, new outputs

November 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
2026 Outback: New look, new models, new outputs

As expected, the Wilderness editions are a turbocharged go; XT is out to pasture, 2.5s plug on.

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November 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Outback, Subaru NZ, Inchcape, Wilderness, Premium, Touring
November 27, 2025

Emergency services’ auto dial push for NZ

November 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Emergency services’ auto dial push for NZ

ANCAP pushing for higher eCall take-up as it also promises closer consideration of ADAS next year.

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November 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
ANCAP
Crash test, eCall, NZ government, SOS, crash testing, Europe
November 25, 2025

Joy of six for more Rangers, Everest

November 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Joy of six for more Rangers, Everest

MY2026.5 changes to Ford NZ sales staples also confirms new single turbo 2.0-litre diesel is much less grunty than outgoing biturbo.

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November 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Everest, Ford NZ, Ford Australia, Wolftrak, Black Edition, Active, biturbo, V6
November 25, 2025

Mazda NZ returning to electric zone

November 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Mazda NZ returning to electric zone

Bid with China-sourced 6e sedan to begin in late-2026.

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November 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
Dave Hodge, Changan, Mazda NZ, electric, Deepal, 6e, Mazda Australia, Hiroshma, LFP, Kodo, EX-60
November 24, 2025

Nissan intends PHEV ute in 2026

November 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Nissan intends PHEV ute in 2026

Frontier Pro will sit alongside the new Navara to kick off a China-made product push.

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November 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Navara, Frontier Pro, Dongfeng, PHEV
November 24, 2025

China Inc: When push becomes shove

November 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
China Inc: When push becomes shove

More than two dozen Chinese vehicle brands are now represented in NZ, and all have ambition to be powerhouses.

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November 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
China, BYD, Atto 3, Shark 6, Warren Willmot, GWM, Dean Sheed, Simon Rutherford, Cameron Thomas, MIA, NCAP, ANCAP
November 21, 2025

Electric Cayenne a powerful porker

November 21, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Cayenne a powerful porker

Battery blitz is assured by a new model that really brings home the bacon for performance fans.

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November 21, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Cayenne, Electric, Turbo, Porsche NZ, 911
November 20, 2025

Navara, baby BYD, Aceman among five star scorers

November 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Navara, baby BYD, Aceman among five star scorers

Six vehicles have been awarded maximum scores from the national crash test auditor.

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November 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Tesla Model Y, BYD Atto 1, MG QS, Nissan Navara, MINI Aceman, Volvo EX90, ANCAP, crash test, five stars, stars
November 20, 2025

China’s cheap Toyota EV not on Kiwi group’s itinerary

November 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
China’s cheap Toyota EV not on Kiwi group’s itinerary

Toyota NZ has just sent a delegation to the world’s largest car making country - but not to pick a product.

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November 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
bZ3X, bZ4X, Toyota NZ, electric, Champions Advisory Panel, Palmerston North, GAC
November 20, 2025

EV tech involver slams CCS dilution

November 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
EV tech involver slams CCS dilution

‘The Government’s approach to electrification is woefully inadequate and it is putting NZ firmly in the global slow lane.’ 

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November 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
EV, Evnex, Ed Harvey, Chris Bishop, electric, emissions, CO2
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