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April 02, 2026

NZ-attuned Haval reaches showroom

April 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-attuned Haval reaches showroom

Availability of the character-altering regional suspension and steering revision starts with the H6 crossover.

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April 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM, Haval
H6, Rob Trubiani, Lang Lang, Melbourne, Cameron Thomas, suspension, steering, dampers, Haval, H6 PHEV, H6 HEV, hybrid
January 07, 2026

Leaf battery re-life ignoring rich NZ cache

January 07, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Leaf battery re-life ignoring rich NZ cache

Nissan is regionally revamping batteries from clapped out Leafs. So why won’t it touch NZ domiciled cars?

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January 07, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Leaf, reelectrify, Nissan Node, Nissan NZ, Nissan Australia, Andrew Humberstone, Melbourne, Victoria
December 19, 2025

Five stars for MGs, Haval

December 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Five stars for MGs, Haval

Acing the national crash test safety has been achieved by two Chinese makes - but one product has been recalled as result of an observed anomaly.

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December 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM, Haval, MG
ANCAP, Carla Hoorweg, Melbourne, recall, five stars, MG ZS
September 04, 2025

Five stars for LDV, Omoda and Audi

September 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Five stars for LDV, Omoda and Audi

Latest large ute and full-sized SUV from China win plaudits, as does new Q5.

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September 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi, LDV, Omoda
ANCAP, Carla Hoorweg, Melbourne, Euro NCAP, Omoda 9, Terron 9, Q5
June 19, 2025

Updated Impreza, Crosstrek now ANCAP stars

June 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Impreza, Crosstrek now ANCAP stars

Changes to models’ safety equipment satisfy national crash test auditor.

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June 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Crosstrek, Impreza, ANCAP, five stars, traffic sign recognition, Melbourne, Subaru NZ
May 16, 2025

Six-shooter plug-in hybrid E-Class arrives

May 16, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Six-shooter plug-in hybrid E-Class arrives

It has the stonk of the old AMG E 63, but aims for fuel sipping sainthood.

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May 16, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG
E 53, PHEV, Mercedes Benz NZ, Melbourne, E 63 S
January 24, 2025

V victory - NZ scores hotshot Caddy

January 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
V victory - NZ scores hotshot Caddy

The Lyriq electric sports utility has a new flagship - and it’s here next year.

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January 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Cadillac
GMSV, General Motors Speciality Vehicles, Melbourne, Lyriq, V, John Roth
January 14, 2025

Latest Mazda SUV scores with ANCAP

January 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Latest Mazda SUV scores with ANCAP

Five star result for CX-80 matches earlier score determined for DNA-related CX-60. 

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January 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
CX-80, Mazda New Zealand, Mazda CX-60, ANCAP, five stars, Melbourne, Euro NCAP
November 14, 2024

MG, Omoda crossovers ace ANCAP

November 14, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
MG, Omoda crossovers ace ANCAP

Chinese crossovers achieve five star scores from national crash testing auditor.

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November 14, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Chery, MG, Omoda
ANCAP, five star, MG HS, MG NZ, Omoda, Chery, Melbourne
November 08, 2024

Cannon Alpha hybrid aces ANCAP

November 08, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Cannon Alpha hybrid aces ANCAP

Chinese-made ute is first hybrid one-tonner to face independent crash tester’s analysis.

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November 08, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM, Great Wall Motors
Cannon Alpha, ANCAP, five stars, Melbourne
October 25, 2022

RAM, Silverado interest defies Clean Car

October 25, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
RAM, Silverado interest defies Clean Car

A monster registrations run suggests CO2 penalty hasn’t curtailed Kiwi interest in American heavy metal; hence why remanufacturing plant is to double capacity.

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October 25, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Chevrolet, GMSV, RAM
Silverado, RAM, Walkinshaw Automotive Group, Melbourne, Ateco
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