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August 14, 2025

Chery baby re-sets hybrid admission

August 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Chery baby re-sets hybrid admission

Tiggo 4 petrol-electric cheaper than tech leader’s choices, but falls behind on running cost.

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August 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Chery
Tiggo 4, hybrid, petrol electric, Toyota, Yaris, Yaris Cross, GX
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August 05, 2025

Hilux July’s favourite new vehicle

August 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hilux July’s favourite new vehicle

Ute volume climb offset dip in passenger; EV counts still poor.

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August 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Toyota, Ford, Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley, REgistrations, volume, plated
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June 05, 2025

Forester rejig sets up showdown with Outback

June 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Forester rejig sets up showdown with Outback

Details revealed a week ago are validated by national distributor - and, as tipped, prices have climbed.

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June 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Forester, hybrid, Toyota, Subaru NZ
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May 29, 2025

New Forester specs shared - thanks neighbour!

May 29, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
New Forester specs shared - thanks neighbour!

Outputs and economy for new powerplants, likely trims incoming here and potential for price rises. It’s all here.

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May 29, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Forester, Subaru NZ, Hybrid, Toyota, Outback
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May 12, 2025

Updated Outlander, new Forester for Fieldays

May 12, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Outlander, new Forester for Fieldays

Mystery Creek brings out new dirt road products .

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May 12, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi, Subaru
Forester, Outlander, Toyota, PHEV, hybrid
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May 05, 2025

April quiet for new car sales

May 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
April quiet for new car sales

Last month’s count down on March and less than for April 2024.

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May 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, registrations, Toyota, RAV4, Ford, Ranger
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May 02, 2025

Electric, hybrid, hydrogen - he knows them all

May 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Electric, hybrid, hydrogen - he knows them all

Exclusive: Toyota New Zealand’s new boss, Tatsuya Ishikawa, has a fascinating background and some interesting ideas for Toyota’s future path here. 

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May 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Tatsuya Ishikawa, Toyota NZ, Lexus NZ, Toyota, Akio Toyoda, Electric, BEV, Hybrid, PHEV
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April 18, 2025

Trailseeker takes Subaru on new trek

April 18, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Trailseeker takes Subaru on new trek

Solterra’s new mud mate delivers as an electric Outback.

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April 18, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Solterra, Trailseeker, New York motor show, Toyota, bZ4X, Subaru NZ
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February 08, 2025

Hybrid enhanced for new Forester

February 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hybrid enhanced for new Forester

Twin electric motor variant signed up for NZ -  will we also see the Wilderness edition of gen six car?

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February 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Forester, Toyota, Subaru NZ, Hybrid, CVT, Wilderness, Chicago
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November 04, 2024

Toyota heavyweights go old school for SEMA

November 04, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Toyota heavyweights go old school for SEMA

A lid-less Land Cruiser Prado and a recreated 4Runner take pride on place in Vegas.

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November 04, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Hilux, Prado, Land Cruiser, Toyota, 4Runner, SEMA, Las Vegas
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August 06, 2024

MIA sees hope from July new car tally

August 06, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
MIA sees hope from July new car tally

Registrations still down year-on-year, but distributor organisation believes market could be stabilising.

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August 06, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, New vehicle sales
Motor Industry Association, Registrations, July, Toyota, Mitsubishi, EV
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July 02, 2024

Slim pickings in June for new car sector

July 02, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Slim pickings in June for new car sector

EVs, PHEVs again hurt as whole new car sector falls 60 percent year-on-year.

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July 02, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Registrations, Motor Industry Association, Tesla, Toyota, Model 3, Model Y, RAV4, BYD
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April 03, 2024

Third dark month for car industry

April 03, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Third dark month for car industry

Desultory market reflects economic slowdown.

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April 03, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, registrations, Tesla, BYD, MG, Toyota
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December 04, 2023

CO2 culprit Ranger smoking hot in 2023

December 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
CO2 culprit Ranger smoking hot in 2023

Emissions charges haven’t kept the Ford traydeck from holding its traditional dominance.

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December 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
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Ford Ranger, Waka Kotahi, Toyota RAV4, Ford, Toyota, Clean Car
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June 18, 2023

Electric more dominant in Toyota’s future

June 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electric more dominant in Toyota’s future

Shareholder discontent quelled; swathe of developments outlined.

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June 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Toyota, bZ4X, Toyota NZ, Kanto, BEV, hydrogen, solid state
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January 10, 2023

Electrics on rise but Ranger still king

January 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electrics on rise but Ranger still king

Latest battery cars lifted EV action but ‘ute tax’ also failed to hurt interest in Ford and Toyota pick-ups.

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January 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Tesla, Ford, Ranger, Motor Industry Association, Hilux, Toyota, Model 3, David Crawford
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October 26, 2022

Sister model to NZ-bound Toyota EV revealed

October 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Sister model to NZ-bound Toyota EV revealed

While the BZ3X sedan is only for China, there’s talk a Suzuki spin-off might avail globally.

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October 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki, Toyota
BZ4X, BZ3X, Toyota, Suzuki, EV, Tesla, Model 3
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August 12, 2022

CO2 counts show few meeting 2023 target

August 12, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
CO2 counts show few meeting 2023 target

Just three brands with fossil fuel fleets, and only one deep into electric, have CO2 fleet averages under a proposed threshold.

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August 12, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
CO2, Newsroom, Hyundai NZ, Honda, Toyota, Ford, Mitsubishi, Suzuki
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April 20, 2022

Lexus RZ electric here in early 2023

April 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Lexus RZ electric here in early 2023

Lexus’ second battery-pure car is a swank sister ship to Toyota’s bZ4x, but with additional tech – and more zest.

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April 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
RZ 450e, Lexus New Zealand, Andrew Davis, EV, Toyota, bZ4x
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January 06, 2022

Car, ute sales hit record in 2021

January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Car, ute sales hit record in 2021

Covid hurting the supply chain has resulted in big waiting times, but enough vehicles reached customers to push registrations tally to a new high.

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January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Ford, Toyota, Tesla, Motor Industry Association
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MotoringNZ reviews new cars and keeps readers up-to-date with the latest developments on the auto industry. All the major brands are represented. The site is owned and edited by New Zealand motoring journalist Richard Bosselman.

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