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March 12, 2025

C-HR goes full electric, extra zap for bZ4X

March 12, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
C-HR goes full electric, extra zap for bZ4X

Toyota’s battery charge is seriously enlivened, with a fully electric C-HR and big changes to the bZ4X.

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March 12, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
bZ4X, C-HR, Toyota NZ, Europe, Toyota Japan
December 19, 2023

C-HR Toyota’s Turkish delight

December 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
C-HR Toyota’s Turkish delight

New sourcing point for second generation of popular compact crossover.

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December 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR, Toyota NZ, Steve Prangnell, Palmerston North, Turkey
July 10, 2023

No plug-in C-HR for NZ

July 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
No plug-in C-HR for NZ

 TNZ won’t say why it is sticking with mild hybrid.

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July 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR, Toyota NZ, PHEV, mild hybrid
June 26, 2023

New C-HR a mains player in top form

June 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
New C-HR a mains player in top form

A plug-in hybrid places above the carryover, but pepped mild hybrid - there’s more tech and an eye-catching new look.

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June 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR, Toyota NZ, Hybrid, PHEV, Clean Car, Toyota New Zealand
November 21, 2022

Wraps off new C-HR?

November 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Wraps off new C-HR?

Conjecture rife that Toyota’s latest ‘beyond zero’ electric study has a specific role.

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November 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
BZ, BZ4X, C-HR, Toyota NZ, EV
August 24, 2022

Corolla sports utility detail shared

August 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Corolla sports utility detail shared

Not much is being said here yet about the Corolla Cross. Different story in Australia.

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August 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Corolla Cross, hybrid, E-Four, RAV4, C-HR, Yaris Cross
April 12, 2017

Private buyer push for new crossover

April 12, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Private buyer push for new crossover

Will genuine customer desire, rather than need for discounting, fuel the cheeky C-HR compact’s sale? Toyota New Zealand seems to be expressing confidence.

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April 12, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
December 21, 2016

2017 a year for Toyota boom babies

December 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
2017 a year for Toyota boom babies

Small hot cars are coming to the fore with Toyota at the moment.

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December 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
September 16, 2016

Chic compact crossover has TNZ tingling

September 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Chic compact crossover has TNZ tingling

The C-HR is a compact crossover that can do big things for Toyota here, a spokesman suggests.

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September 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
March 08, 2016

All zip, no zap for C-HR here?

March 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
All zip, no zap for C-HR here?

It’s the little things that count, right? That’s Toyota New Zealand’s thinking with a new small crossover.

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March 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
February 29, 2016

NZ-headed Toyota compact crossover revealed

February 29, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-headed Toyota compact crossover revealed

Fancy something snappier-looking than a RAV4? Toyota is ready to answer that call, with a radical compact crossover.

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February 29, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
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