Brand bonanza - but how many new car choices do we need?
/NZ is bursting with new car makes … and more are on the way.
Read MoreNZ is bursting with new car makes … and more are on the way.
Read MoreNew models from BYD, Tesla and MG notch top ratings, as does a re-tested Skoda.
Read MoreElectric vehicle interest has re-ignited and the battery-wed version of a Kiwi favourite is regionally ready, so …
Read MoreJanuary this year was better than the same month in 2025, but that doesn’t mean the market is finally running well.
Read MoreBYD’s premium brand will start with super-hybrid SUVs.
Read MoreMore than two dozen Chinese vehicle brands are now represented in NZ, and all have ambition to be powerhouses.
Read MoreBYD’s luxury brand is about to launch here, with a pair of dirt-ready plug-in hybrids.
Read MoreBlue Oval’s electric assist tray deck will go cab-chassis as well as dual cab.
Read MoreLast year’s sour market massively affected some big players, but they’re weathering the storm, the Motor Industry Association says.
Read MoreANCAP determines recently launched plug-in hybrid here a good performer overall.
Read MoreRevised emissions rules make it easier for ICE, but electric needs to run hot as well.
Read MoreEVs, PHEVs again hurt as whole new car sector falls 60 percent year-on-year.
Read MoreDesultory market reflects economic slowdown.
Read MoreZap gone from EV market, but fossil fuel sales also desultory unless it was a ute.
Read MoreThe brand previously known as SsangYong has big plans - and a core product development partner.
Read MoreVerbose script across the back to go, in favour of a simple badge.
Read MoreGWM’s car has just become the cheapest new electric offered in NZ - and it’ll fight to hold that status if either arch-rival counter-attacks.
Read MoreMore competition means more competitiveness, the industry’s voice believes.
Read MoreCompact hatch positioning below BYD’s sole present offer, the Atto 3.
Read MoreAnother ambitious Chinese brand you’ve never heard of is going right hand drive. Is Human Horizons’ Technology tomorrow’s BYD?
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BMW’s performance division has given its all in celebration of a certain race track’s 100th. You can, too.
The electric arm of big player BAIC is ‘vixen’ to be noticed by kicking in with its smallest export offer that adds tech edge to a price-competitive zone.
Beijing Automotive’s first models hit high-potential market segments and prove sensible pricing can still buy a sensational specification.
A big mid-life facelift for the carryover wagon and a new body styling choice lift this type to highly recommended status.
There’s no disputing the closeness to a certain other, but that doesn’t necessarily detract.
The outcry out for a sportier version of Toyota’s top seller has been answered - and it’s a red-blood with a Green theme.
When its heart seems little different to that in nan’s shopping basket how much soul remains?
How well does Japan’s small car specialist fare when its first electric faces up to a similar concept from China?
The first electric car to achieve the Czech make’s vaunted performance badge is certainly hot - but will the price cool desire?
Munich’s first all-electric compact executive model will next year bow out to the ‘Neue Klasse’ i3. The final edition of the i4 is set to leave with head held high.
Electrics come in all styles and sizes these day, but nothing else from this age shakes its booty quite like this one.