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February 19, 2022

Ioniq 5 named NZ Car of the Year

February 19, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ioniq 5 named NZ Car of the Year

Motoring Writers’ award for five-seater under spotlight for potential update.

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February 19, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Alfa Romeo, Hyundai, Industry, NZ Car of the Year
NZ Car of the Year, NZ Motoring Writers' Guild, Hyundai NZ, Chris Blair, Richard Edwards, Peter Greenslade Trophy
February 04, 2022

GT7: Cool cars and uncannily realistic clouds

February 04, 2022/ Josh Byrnes
GT7: Cool cars and uncannily realistic clouds

After 25 years, Gran Turismo is all about exquisite detail

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February 04, 2022/ Josh Byrnes/
Miscellaneous, Industry
GranTurismo, Kazunori Yamauchi, Polyphony Digital
February 03, 2022

Is your car dirtier than a toilet?

February 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Is your car dirtier than a toilet?

Is your car dirtier than a toilet? Erm, probably ...

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February 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
bacteria, toilet, Aston University, Jonathan Cox
February 03, 2022

Mitsubishi tops January rego count

February 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mitsubishi tops January rego count

Market slows slightly as supply issues continue and new lending criteria impacts.

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February 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, Mitsubishi
registrations, Motor Industry Association, Outlander, Triton
February 01, 2022

Emissions drop not enough to satisfy Govt

February 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Emissions drop not enough to satisfy Govt

Consumers are getting the message about buying cleaner cars, but the Beehive is pushing too hard, industry suggests.

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February 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, Electric vehicles, Emissions
Emissions, Clean Car, Motor Industry Association, David Crawford
January 13, 2022

Clearing the air on exhaust ratings

January 13, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Clearing the air on exhaust ratings

Government’s emissions testing protocol is brand new … and will be fuelled by the old methodology. How’s that going to work?

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January 13, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, CO2, WLTP, NEDC, David Crawford, Toyota New Zealand
January 06, 2022

Sony, Togg challenging for EV space

January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Sony, Togg challenging for EV space

Technology brands use CES to reveal latest products chasing the electric vehicle dollar.

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January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Technology, Industry
Sony, Togg, Consumer Electronics Show, CES
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
December 31, 2021

Hits and a miss

December 31, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Hits and a miss

Two cars made especially huge positive impression during 2021 … and one simply cratered.

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December 31, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Hyundai Ioniq 5, Audi RS e-tron GT, BMW M8
December 22, 2021

Different spin on AdBlue situation

December 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Different spin on AdBlue situation

Will relying on a single supplier for the diesel engine additive backfire?

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December 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
AdBlue, DGL Group, DEF, Simon Henry
December 16, 2021

‘Home-grown’ steers NZ clear of global diesel additive crisis

December 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
‘Home-grown’ steers NZ clear of global diesel additive crisis

New Zealand won’t be impacted by shortages of an essential product for modern diesel engines, the motor industry believes.

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December 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
AdBlue, urea, Motor Industry Association, David Crawford
November 03, 2021

Sema sensations shared

November 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Sema sensations shared

Coronavirus has failed to kybosh this annual Las Vegas feature.

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November 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
SEMA 2021, Las Vegas, motorshow
October 26, 2021

Insect and alloy shortage latest threats to car scene

October 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Insect and alloy shortage latest threats to car scene

It’s the season for a tiny creature known to opportunistically hitchhike across continents and oceans … oh, and there’s a looming aluminium shortage.

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October 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Stink bug, magnesium, Aluminium, Motor Industry Association, David Crawford
October 05, 2021

Model 3 country’s favourite passenger car last month

October 05, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Model 3 country’s favourite passenger car last month

Electric car interest accelerated last month, with Tesla leading the way, latest new vehicle registrations data suggests.

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October 05, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Telsa, Model 3, MIA, David Crawford, Registrations, September 2021
September 17, 2021

New vehicle lobby rejects clean car push

September 17, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
New vehicle lobby rejects clean car push

Tesla will be solely favoured by an addition to upcoming clean car regulations that has so massively sideswiped the car industry it has now u-turned on supporting it.

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September 17, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, David Crawford, Michael Wood, Clean Car
September 14, 2021

Clean car regulation over-reach alarms industry

September 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Clean car regulation over-reach alarms industry

Is Government reaching too far and acting on poor advice in its intent to deliver world-leading emissions and economy regulations? The organisation representing the industry is increasingly alarmed.

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September 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Clean Car, Michael Wood, Government, emissions, exhausts
September 02, 2021

New vehicle market whacked last month, but still strong

September 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
New vehicle market whacked last month, but still strong

Ford’s Ranger led the way last month as new vehicle sales were subdued by the Covid-19 lockdown.

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September 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Ford Ranger, Motor Industry Association, Toyota New Zealand, Ford NZ, David Crawford
June 13, 2021

$8k EV incentive inspires new vehicle distributors

June 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
$8k EV incentive inspires new vehicle distributors

EUROPE’S biggest provider of electric cars will be asked to accelerate local market release of its mainstream models now that Government has delivered a tasty incentive.

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June 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Electric vehicles, Industry
VW, Hyundai, Renault, MG, Skoda, Cupra, Giltrap Group, EV, Feebate, Incentive, Government
June 11, 2021

2030 deadline for electrics proposed

June 11, 2021/ Richard Bosselman

A group representing local EV owners echoes call from new international organisation.

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June 11, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Better NZ Trust, Kathryn Trousen
June 07, 2021

More than 5600 vehicles bought every week

June 07, 2021/ Rob Maetzig
More than 5600 vehicles bought every week

On average more than 800 new and used imported vehicles are being registered every day as Kiwis continue their Covid-inflamed vehicle buying spree.

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June 07, 2021/ Rob Maetzig/
Industry
registrations, MIA, Mark Stockdale
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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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