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September 02, 2025

Tank flagship joins electrified movement

September 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Tank flagship joins electrified movement

 Plug-in hybrid Tank 500 is in the neighbourhood from late this year.

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September 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Great Wall Motors, New Zealand, Australia, Tank 500, Hi4-T, LandCruiser 300, NEDC, WLTP, Cannon Alpha
October 29, 2024

John Cooper Works electrics hold sprint supremacy

October 29, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
John Cooper Works electrics hold sprint supremacy

Battery-wed JCWs set pace for off-the-line nip but place second to the petrol for overall speed.

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October 29, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Mini
JCW, Oxford, Great Wall Motors, electric, John Cooper
February 10, 2023

Ora lands in budget battery zone

February 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Ora lands in budget battery zone

 It could be funky, could be good – but in New Zealand, it’ll simply sell as the GWM Ora, with the hook of price-matching the cheapest new electric on the market.

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February 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Ora
Haval NZ, Great Wall Motors, GWM, Good Cat, Funky Cat
January 13, 2023

GWM purring about Funky Cat

January 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
GWM purring about Funky Cat

Compact Ora hatch among models singled out for recognition by Euro NCAP.

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January 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Funky Cat, Euro NCAP, crash test, ANCAP, Great Wall Motors
October 20, 2022

Wey next for Great Wall’s RHD strategy?

October 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Wey next for Great Wall’s RHD strategy?

Wey cited for right hand drive by Great Wall Motor at Paris showcase also including a development of first Ora set for sale here in January.

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October 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Great Wall Motors, Ora
Wey, Paris Motor Show, Coffee 01, EV, Great Wall Motors, Good Cat, Funky Cat, Next Cat
July 27, 2022

Aceman previews next Mini electric

July 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Aceman previews next Mini electric

It’s ‘game on’ with a new design and lots of clever tech. Nothing yet about the performance or range.

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July 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mini
Aceman, Mini NZ, Countryman, Clubman, Great Wall Motors
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