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March 09, 2026

Battery-reliant fleet hits milestone, what next?

March 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Battery-reliant fleet hits milestone, what next?

Electric/electrified imprint hitting 100,000 new units would have been reached a lot earlier had support continued.

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March 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
EV, PHEV, Motor Industry Association, MIA, registrations, electric, electrified, battery, ICE, fossil fuel, Clean Car Standard, Clean Car rebate, Clean Car
March 05, 2026

With Ariya pulled, is Nissan NZ’s electric push in doubt?

March 05, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
With Ariya pulled, is Nissan NZ’s electric push in doubt?

Brand’s national outlet having nothing to say now about the new Leaf and updated Ariya raises big questions.

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March 05, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Ariya, Leaf, Nissan NZ, EV, PHEV, e-Power, electric, Clean Car Discount, Clean Car Standard
March 04, 2026

No Escape - medium SUV pulled

March 04, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
No Escape - medium SUV pulled

Ford has dropped its medium five-seater and says no substitute is pending.

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March 04, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Escape, Puma, PHEV, FHEV, hybrid, Tom Clancy
March 03, 2026

Slight rise is sales encourages MIA

March 03, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Slight rise is sales encourages MIA

Business and private buyer interest kept market alive in February and most went for ICE choices.

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March 03, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Ford Ranger, Aimee Wiley, Hybrid, PHEV, EV, BEV, Hyundai Tucson, Toyota RAV4, Nissan Navara
March 02, 2026

Question mark over PHEV Tank’s efficiency?

March 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Question mark over PHEV Tank’s efficiency?

GWM is persisting with a calculator relegated to history here but still used in Australia. It has yet to explain why.  

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March 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Tank 300, PHEV, plug-in hybrid, WLTP, GWM Australia, GWM NZ
February 25, 2026

Electric edge JAC close to release

February 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Electric edge JAC close to release

Plug-in hybrid ute has just completed massive test programme across the Tasman.

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February 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
JAC
PHEV, Hunter, JAC, T9, JAC NZ, Fieldays
February 24, 2026

Diesel-hybrid ute a Chery delight?

February 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Diesel-hybrid ute a Chery delight?

Could KP31 unveiled yesterday be the battery-assisted breakthrough rural NZ has been waiting for?

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February 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Chery
KP31, diesel, PHEV, hybrid, Chery
February 02, 2026

High five: Baby Tank PHEV signs

February 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
High five: Baby Tank PHEV signs

The smaller of the two models in GWM’s robust off-roader family has yet another drivetrain.

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February 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Tank, Tank 300, Tank 500, Cannon Alpha, PHEV, electric, WLTC, WLTP
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
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