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September 05, 2025

In the deep end - Super Duty takes a dunking

September 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
In the deep end - Super Duty takes a dunking

Ford’s most rugged Ranger has undertaken a wilderness test to validate off an impressive wading ability.

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September 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Super Duty, Geelong, Crooked River, wading, snorkel, river, You Yangs
August 13, 2025

Ranchero rev up: Ford NZ eyeing new US electric ute

August 13, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ranchero rev up: Ford NZ eyeing new US electric ute

Brand-new 400v platform, sub-Ranger pricing, in build from 2027 and definitely set to be exported. Ford new EV tray deck has raised local interest.

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August 13, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranchero, Ford US, Ford NZ, Detroit, Jim Farley, LFP, Mustang Mach-E, Louisville, Universal EV platform, Universal EV production System, Tom Clancy
July 18, 2025

Ranger Super Duty stuck in price rut?

July 18, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger Super Duty stuck in price rut?

Brawniest version of country’s favourite ute seems destined to be expensive, but that’s all we know.

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July 18, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Super Duty, ute, Ford New Zealand, Tom Clancy
June 05, 2025

Configuration challenges zap flat deck electric Ranger

June 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Configuration challenges zap flat deck electric Ranger

Engineering for plug-in configuration inhibits useful rural and worksite configuration, conversion is not advised. 

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June 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, PHEV, Phil Millar, Ford NZ, electric, conversion, wellside, flatdek
May 05, 2025

Ford V6, Chevy V8 faults highlighted

May 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ford V6, Chevy V8 faults highlighted

Big lunged powerplants cited to have potential for failure because of defective parts.

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May 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Everest, V6, diesel, Chevrolet, GMC, V8
April 07, 2025

Heeding the call - Ranger’s super size shown

April 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Heeding the call - Ranger’s super size shown

Coming next year, the Super Duty development of NZ’s favourite ute is a serious business.

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April 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Super Duty, Ford, Ranger, Ford Australia, Ford NZ
March 05, 2025

PHEV Ranger priced, three versions coming mid-year

March 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
PHEV Ranger priced, three versions coming mid-year

Electric assist drivetrain’s premium more pronounced for XLT than with Wildtrak.

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March 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, PHEV, Ford NZ, Annaliese Atina
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 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
January 06, 2025

Hybrid Ranger set to be easily picked

January 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hybrid Ranger set to be easily picked

Styling changes are part of the ute’s entry into the electric-sphere.  

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January 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Ford NZ, PHEV, petrol, biturbo, diesel, V6
December 20, 2024

Ranger versus RAV4 - will Ford lose its shirt?

December 20, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger versus RAV4 - will Ford lose its shirt?

The Blue Oval’s truck has claimed a 10th consecutive year as our favourite one-tonne, but is feeling heat to also maintain as the country’s top-selling new model.

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December 20, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford, Toyota
Ranger, RAV4, Ford New Zealand, Toyota New Zealand, registrations, top seller
December 04, 2024

Electric Puma hits the road

December 04, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Puma hits the road

Ford here continues to reiterate the model’s local role relies on the EV sector improving.

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December 04, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Puma Gen-E, Ford NZ, Pu, Puma ST
November 01, 2024

Mach-E price smash puts cheapest with budget babies

November 01, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Mach-E price smash puts cheapest with budget babies

Fancy a full-sized five-seater for just $45k? Ford NZ’s ‘ultimate test drive’ process is a full-out pitch to clear out 2023 stock.

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November 01, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Mustang, Mach-E, Ultimate test drive, Omoda E5, Tom Clancy
September 17, 2024

Electric-assisted Ranger in for strong reception

September 17, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Electric-assisted Ranger in for strong reception

Battery car sales are well down but Ford says local research suggests consumers still keen on PHEV ute in an incentive-free market.

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September 17, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger PHEV, plug-in hybrid, battery, Ford NZ, Tom Clancy
September 16, 2024

Fresh plug for electric-assisted Ranger

September 16, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Fresh plug for electric-assisted Ranger

Ford reveals showroom look, but is still shying from giving out much technical detail - or saying when it’s landing. 

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September 16, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, PHEV, Andrew Birkic, BYD Shark, GWM Cannon Alpha
September 09, 2024

Puma electric promised NZ now under review

September 09, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Puma electric promised NZ now under review

The small electric crossover Ford NZ last year signalled as  definite starter has fallen victim to radically changed market condition.

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September 09, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Puma, Puma EV, Ford NZ, Tom Clancy, Escape, PHEV, EV, market
August 27, 2024

Tough terrain-tuned Everest revealed

August 27, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
 Tough terrain-tuned Everest revealed

Tremor treatment a seismic shift for off-road addicts.

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August 27, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Everest, Ranger, Tremor, Ford NZ, V6
August 12, 2024

Electric pony a lean machine

August 12, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Electric pony a lean machine

Rear-drive Mach-E manages almost twice its cited 504km range in UK economy run.

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August 12, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Mustang, Mach-E, electric, economy, Webfleet, Kevin Booker, Same Clarke, Richard Parker
July 11, 2024

Capri going for three - as an SUV

July 11, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Capri going for three - as an SUV

Coupe-roofed alternate to electric Explorer revealed.

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July 11, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Capri, Explorer, SUV, Ford NZ, EV, Ford Europe, VW, MEB
May 16, 2024

From fizz and phones to Ford

May 16, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
From fizz and phones to Ford

Latest head of Blue Oval’s national operation announced.

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May 16, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Annaliese Atina, Simon Rutherford, Andrew Birkic, Ford NZ
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