Toyota tops, Lexus climbs
/Even with full registrations data yet to come out, there was never any doubt who led the way in 2023.
Read MoreEven with full registrations data yet to come out, there was never any doubt who led the way in 2023.
Read MoreLexus, Volvo, Leapmotor, Hyundai and impending Zeekr and Xpeng models get five stars; MG’s latest secures four, Jeep’s cops three.
Read MoreAnother black month in a generally bleak year.
Read MoreModel sharing partnerships are nothing new - but this is the first time conjoined products cannot be separated.
Read MoreNational Jaguar Land Rover boss to oversee all family business’s brands.
Read MoreThough last month showed a slight lift, 2024 is looking set to be a black year for new car sales - with the electric sector looking especially tough.
Read MoreNew passenger vehicle uptake lifted slightly in August, but the market is still sluggish.
Read MoreRegistrations still down year-on-year, but distributor organisation believes market could be stabilising.
Read MoreRevised emissions rules make it easier for ICE, but electric needs to run hot as well.
Read MoreUtes now stand a chance of meeting revised targets; EVs and low emissions fare potentially not as vital.
Read MoreEVs, PHEVs again hurt as whole new car sector falls 60 percent year-on-year.
Read MoreThe new car market is in the mire, and not just because spending money is tight. Environmental mandate to make things better is dirtying the scene for hardest-hit electrics.
Read MoreLast month the worst this year for registrations counts.
Read MoreEV charging network hopes Tritium can u-turn on insolvency, has alternates if not.
Read MoreDesultory market reflects economic slowdown.
Read MoreZap gone from EV market, but fossil fuel sales also desultory unless it was a ute.
Read MoreSix months on from preliminary finding, the value of NZ’s old vehicle sector has risen significantly.
Read MoreIndustry buying appears to have fed last-minute interest in subsidy.
Read MoreSino-Brit becomes fifth electric to secure national title.
Read MorePetrol and diesel cars and light commercials dominate January count.
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BMW’s performance division has given its all in celebration of a certain race track’s 100th. You can, too.
The electric arm of big player BAIC is ‘vixen’ to be noticed by kicking in with its smallest export offer that adds tech edge to a price-competitive zone.
Beijing Automotive’s first models hit high-potential market segments and prove sensible pricing can still buy a sensational specification.
A big mid-life facelift for the carryover wagon and a new body styling choice lift this type to highly recommended status.
There’s no disputing the closeness to a certain other, but that doesn’t necessarily detract.
The outcry out for a sportier version of Toyota’s top seller has been answered - and it’s a red-blood with a Green theme.
When its heart seems little different to that in nan’s shopping basket how much soul remains?
How well does Japan’s small car specialist fare when its first electric faces up to a similar concept from China?
The first electric car to achieve the Czech make’s vaunted performance badge is certainly hot - but will the price cool desire?
Munich’s first all-electric compact executive model will next year bow out to the ‘Neue Klasse’ i3. The final edition of the i4 is set to leave with head held high.
Electrics come in all styles and sizes these day, but nothing else from this age shakes its booty quite like this one.