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February 28, 2025

CLE begins AMG journey

February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
CLE begins AMG journey

Six-cylinder ’53’ seems ultimately set to be joined by a V8 ’63’.

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February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG
AMG53, CLE, Mercedes Benz NZ, Coupe, CLE200, CLE300
February 28, 2025

Shark attack - five stars but also bite marks

February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Shark attack - five stars but also bite marks

Safety auditor ANCAP gives BYD’s new ute a strong score, but also questions elements of the design and technology.

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February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Shark 6, BYD NZ, ute, ANCAP
February 28, 2025

Lyriq order book opens

February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Lyriq order book opens

Provisioned home charger incentive for early birds.

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February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Cadillac
Lyriq, Experience Centre, Auckland, Jess Bala, GMSV
February 28, 2025

Kia goes for triple treat with EV roll-out

February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Kia goes for triple treat with EV roll-out

National distributor resolutely mum on local potential for EV5 van, EV4 medium car and city-specific EV2 concept. 

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February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
PV5, EV4, EV2, Kia New Zealand, Seoul, Kia, Spain
February 27, 2025

Terramar teed up for NZ, but what of Tavascan?

February 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Terramar teed up for NZ, but what of Tavascan?

Two key sports utilities for VW Group’s Cupra sub-brand are en route, but only one has been detailed.

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February 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Cupra
Terramar, Tavascan, Nataliya Ellingham, Cupra NZ, Giltrap Group, VW NZ
February 27, 2025

Rossi celebration M4 revealed

February 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Rossi celebration M4 revealed

No.46 has turned 46 … so BMW has created a special road-legal edition of the car he races.

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February 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
M4, BMW NZ, M4 Competition, Valentino Rossi, GT3
February 26, 2025

Third Smart model prime number

February 26, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Third Smart model prime number

The #1 and #3 are here now, the potentially more vital #5 is still en route.

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February 26, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Smart
#1, #3, #5, Smart NZ, Armstrong Group
February 25, 2025

Tough terrain-tuned Everest set to shake

February 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Tough terrain-tuned Everest set to shake

Tremor treatment delivers a seismic shift for off-road addicts seeking an alternate to a certain Toyota.

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February 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Everest, Rachel White, Ford NZ, biturbo, Ranger
February 24, 2025

Hitch to X3’s towing readiness

February 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hitch to X3’s towing readiness

Latest BMW model’s integrated towball has been rendered inactive until local fix for heavy-duty compliance enables. 

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February 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
BMW NZ, Towing, tow ball, automated tow hitch, X3, Mike Thompson
February 20, 2025

Kia begins big box development

February 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Kia begins big box development

The first of a series of different-sized, lookalike electric vans has been shown off - what chance for NZ?

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February 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV5, Kia NZ, PBV
February 20, 2025

Updated XC60 here later this year

February 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Updated XC60 here later this year

New grille the most obvious external styling change, cabin gets a new screen for faster infotainment action.

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February 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
XC60, Volvo NZ, Snapdragon, Qualcomm
February 19, 2025

Sealion 7 set to join BYD push

February 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Sealion 7 set to join BYD push

New model comes as China’s most successful car maker seeks to regain health here.

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February 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Sealion 7, BYD NZ, Atto3, EV, Tesla, Model Y
February 18, 2025

More Ranger PHEV detail revealed

February 18, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
More Ranger PHEV detail revealed

Blue Oval’s electric assist tray deck will go cab-chassis as well as dual cab.

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February 18, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Ranger PHEV, Ford NZ, BYD, Shark 6, GWM, Cannon Alpha PHEV
February 17, 2025

EV4 unveiled, no NZ indication

February 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
EV4 unveiled, no NZ indication

Kia has further enlarged its electric car line-up with a compact hatch and sedan.

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February 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Kia NZ, EV4, sedan, Kia EV Day, Seoul
February 14, 2025

Pump action: After five years' at top, electric is elbowed in COTY

February 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Pump action: After five years' at top, electric is elbowed in COTY

Having gone to battery-wed product for five successive years, the national car of the year has reverted to fossil fuelled favouritism with the Mercedes E-Class being the 2024 pick.

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February 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
NZ Car of the Year, NZ COTY, NZ Motoring Writers' Guild, Mercedes Benz NZ, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Robert Barry, Joerg Schmidt
February 11, 2025

Superb’s safety a big hit

February 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
 Superb’s safety a big hit

Smashing time for front line rigs shows patrol choice protects well when serving.

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February 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
Superb, NZ Police, crashes
February 11, 2025

NZ-set Geely looking to AI leadership

February 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-set Geely looking to AI leadership

Deepseek connection for China’s latest market entry kicking off nationally in April with single sports utility.

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February 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Geely
Deepseek, AI, Geely, Jordan Haines, Giltrap Group, EX5
February 11, 2025

Kodiaq hybrids’ potential under spotlight

February 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Kodiaq hybrids’ potential under spotlight

The immediate big news for the new SUV is return of the diesel - but a petrol-electric alternate is also undergoing trial here.

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February 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
Kodiaq, Alex Brown, Skoda NZ, Nikola Prochazkova, Skoda, PHEV
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
February 05, 2025

Dull start to year for new car sellers

February 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Dull start to year for new car sellers

New vehicle sales last month were still trending as they did through most of 2024. What to do?

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February 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley, MIA, Toyota RAV4, BYD Atto3, BYD Shark, Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Outlander
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