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January 14, 2026

Modest improvement for new car sales in 2025

January 14, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Modest improvement for new car sales in 2025

Distributor organisation sees some improvement over 2024, but nothing to crow about.

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January 14, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley, Toyota RAV4, Ford Ranger, EV, PHEV, hybrid
January 07, 2026

RAV4 prices power up

January 07, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
RAV4 prices power up

Gen six line landing later this year takes country’s most popular car into new pricing territory - topping at almost $67k!

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January 07, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
RAV4, Toyota NZ, Andrew Davis, hybrid, PHEV, plug-in hybrid, Palmerston North
December 17, 2025

New RAV4 first Toyota with emergency services alert

December 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
New RAV4 first Toyota with emergency services alert

‘Call for help’ ability has an interesting international ingredient. 

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December 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
RAV4, e-call, Australia, OTA, Hilux, PHEV, Hey Toyota, Cloud, SIM, Albertus Mulder
December 09, 2025

Tank 300 taking PHEV option

December 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Tank 300 taking PHEV option

GWM’s rugged entry SUV will the third option for a fuel-saving drivetrain already meted to the Tank 500 and Cannon Alpha utility.

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December 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Great Wall, Cameron Thomas, GWM NZ, Hi4-T, PHEV, Tank 500, Cannon Alpha
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
October 23, 2025

2026 RAV4’s hybrid, PHEV spread clarified

October 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
2026 RAV4’s hybrid, PHEV spread clarified

Self-contained system primarily front foots fleet-favoured choices, while mainly upmarket editions have new mains-fed choice.

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October 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
RAV4, PHEV, hybrid, GR Sport, Andrew Davis, XSE, GLX, GX, GXL, Limited, Adventure
October 22, 2025

Electric-assist Amarok short circuits

October 22, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Electric-assist Amarok short circuits

Ford’s PHEV tech for Ranger could conceivably be an easy transfer into VW’s Amarok and the NZ distributor was interested. Turns out Germany isn’t.

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October 22, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Amarok, Kevin Richards, PHEV, South Africa, Stormtrak, Wildtrak, Ford Authority
October 09, 2025

GWM confident challenging NZ market big guns

October 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
GWM confident challenging NZ market big guns

‘We are aiming to get into the top eight next year and the year after into the top five’ says highly-credentialed, newly-appointed country manager.

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October 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Cameron Thomas, John Kett, country manager, PHEV, electrified, hybrid
October 06, 2025

PHEV GWM Tank pips hybrid edition

October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
PHEV GWM Tank pips hybrid edition

On the one hand, it has full electric and a plug … on the other, there are fewer seats. 

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October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Hi-4T, Tank 500, PHEV, HEV, Tank 700, Lang Lang, Tank, Rob Trubiani
September 30, 2025

MG on charge with HS hybrids

September 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
MG on charge with HS hybrids

Flagship plug-in version cites significant range and EV-only abilities.

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September 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
MG
MG, Dean Sheed, Super Hybrid, Essence, PHEV, Outlander, Haval H6, RAV4
September 24, 2025

Updated Outlander upholds top score

September 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Outlander upholds top score

Extra safety ingredients help Kiwi favourite withstand tougher test

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September 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander, PHEV, ANCAP, Mitsubishi Motors NZ
September 23, 2025

Hydrogen X5 talked up regionally

September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hydrogen X5 talked up regionally

Munich confirms fuel cell edition will join EV, PHEV, petrol and diesel types - will we see it here?

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September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
iX5, X5, Munich, BMW NZ, BMW Australia, EV, PHEV, petrol, diesel, FCEV, Hydrogen
September 19, 2025

Electric-assist Cruiser for region

September 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Electric-assist Cruiser for region

Petrol-hybrid version of the 300-Series is signing up for an Outback adventure. Will it also test NZ interest?

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September 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
LandCruiser, LandCruiser 300, Toyota NZ, Toyota Australia, hybrid, parallel hybrid, PHEV, RAV4
September 16, 2025

RAV4 release timeline still vague

September 16, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
RAV4 release timeline still vague

First examples of  a new line unveiled in May are here in early 2026 … as demonstrators. Pre-June expectation for customer deliveries.

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September 16, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
RAV4, Toyota NZ, Andrew Davis, hybrid, PHEV, Mitsubishi Outlander
September 10, 2025

Mystery hybrid in Mitsubishi NZ’s sights for 2026

September 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Mystery hybrid in Mitsubishi NZ’s sights for 2026

Consumer swing toward self-replenishing petrol-electric has forced the national PHEV expert to fill take a step back.

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September 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
hybrid, PHEV, EV, Mitsubishi Motors NZ, MMNZ, Tony Johnston
September 04, 2025

CO2 aspiration stymied by electric disinterest

September 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
CO2 aspiration stymied by electric disinterest

New car industry watchdog heartened by rise in sales, but suggests the top choices aren’t helping emissions aims. 

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September 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car, Industry
Motor Industry Association, EV, PHEV, hybrid, REgistrations, emissions, Clean Car Standard
September 04, 2025

Current and new GLC set to sell side-by-side?

September 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Current and new GLC set to sell side-by-side?

Mercedes’ regional announcement of a PHEV edition of the current car curiously precedes imminent international unveiling of all-electric successor.

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September 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
GLC, GLC with EQ Technology, GLC 350 e, Mercedes Benz NZ, electric, PHEV, EQE, EQS, G 580
August 21, 2025

Star appeal hope for Geely’s Outlander rival

August 21, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Star appeal hope for Geely’s Outlander rival

Starray SUV expected to be the biggest breadwinner out of six new electrified vehicles incoming from Chinese powerhouse.

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August 21, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Geely
NordEast, Giltrap Group, Jordan Haines, Starray, EM-i, PHEV, Mitsubishi, Outlander PHEV
August 08, 2025

Haval H6 PHEV provision broadens

August 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Haval H6 PHEV provision broadens

Ultra grade editions now also with petrol-electric powertrain.

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August 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Haval
GWM, H6, PHEV, Ultra, GT
July 09, 2025

Updated Outlander cops modest price lift

July 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Outlander cops modest price lift

PHEV achieves improved electric-only ability, Aussies take credit for new suspension tune.

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July 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander, PHEV, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Mitsubishi Australia, MMC
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