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October 11, 2022

Tasty GR86 race car revealed

October 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Tasty GR86 race car revealed

Latest 2.4-litre car has presented in track-ready form - but Kiwis keen to try it will have to cross the Tasman.

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October 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Gazoo Racing, GR86, Toyota NZ, Toyota Australia, Andrew Davis
October 03, 2022

TNZ relays fresh brand message

October 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
TNZ relays fresh brand message

Latest corporate slogan set to drive Toyota here for next decade.

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October 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Toyota New Zealand, Neeraj Lala
September 28, 2022

Battery-fed HiLux a 2023 showing?

September 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Battery-fed HiLux a 2023 showing?

Model’s developer will pitch at business first.

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September 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota, Electric vehicles
Hilux, EV, SEA, Toyota NZ
September 12, 2022

GR 86 on route – but will it be on track?

September 12, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
GR 86 on route – but will it be on track?

What chance Toyota's street racer could replace its predecessor in local motorsport. And how long is here for, anyway?

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September 12, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
GR 86, Toyota NZ, GR racing, Subaru, Toyota New Zealand
September 01, 2022

Ranger, Hilux outsell cars in August registrations

September 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger, Hilux outsell cars in August registrations

Electric passenger models also did well last month, but ute tax hasn’t curtailed Kiwi taste for old favourite one-tonners.

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September 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Autotalk, Motor Industry Association
August 31, 2022

Corolla Cross detail shared

August 31, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Corolla Cross detail shared

As expected, it’s hybrid only, but just a single edition will come with a function commonly associated with a sports utility … all-wheel-drive.

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August 31, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Corolla Cross, E-Four, Toyota New Zealand
August 24, 2022

Corolla sports utility detail shared

August 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Corolla sports utility detail shared

Not much is being said here yet about the Corolla Cross. Different story in Australia.

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August 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Corolla Cross, hybrid, E-Four, RAV4, C-HR, Yaris Cross
August 02, 2022

End of the line for Hilux Mako special

August 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
End of the line for Hilux Mako special

NZ-developed special won’t wear changes to donor SR5 Cruiser.

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August 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Hilux, Steve Prangnell, SR5 Cruiser
July 20, 2022

Highlander engine update for NZ?

July 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Highlander engine update for NZ?

The V6 has been killed off … but is the replacement turbocharged four-cylinder good enough for local Clean Car ambition?

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July 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Highlander, V6, hybrid, Toyota New Zealand
July 14, 2022

New 86 here in September

July 14, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
New 86 here in September

Toyota NZ is keeping it simple with the new-gen of its compact coupe.

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July 14, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
86, GR86, coupe, Subaru BRZ, Steve Prangnell
July 13, 2022

CO2 cloud hanging over brands’ big boy

July 13, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 CO2 cloud hanging over brands’ big boy

The reality of Government’s Clean Car mandate is impacting selection choices being made by the country’s largest seller of new passenger models.

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July 13, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus, Toyota
LandCruiser, 300 Series, Toyota New Zealand, Lexus New Zealand, LX500d, CO2, Clean Car
July 05, 2022

SUV included in hybrid Corolla line-up

July 05, 2022/ Rob Maetzig
SUV included in hybrid Corolla line-up

Age-old nameplate moving on from fully petrol era

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July 05, 2022/ Rob Maetzig/
Toyota
Corolla Cross, Toyota New Zealand, Steve Prangnell
June 22, 2022

86 remains on GR roster, but no Morizo

June 22, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
86 remains on GR roster, but no Morizo

The GR 86 is en route, but the Morizo GR Corolla won’t be.

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June 22, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Gazoo Racing, GR86, GR Corolla, Morizo, Toyota NZ
June 02, 2022

Mitsubishi, Toyota speak to sales stoush

June 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mitsubishi, Toyota speak to sales stoush

Rival CEOs each expressing confidence as latest counts land.

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June 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, Mitsubishi, Toyota
Registrations, May, Hilux, Outlander, Eclipse Cross, Neeraj Lala, Daniel Cook
April 28, 2022

Manual Supra a NZ starter

April 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Manual Supra a NZ starter

No price or volume prediction shared for edition, which will sit alongside the existing automatic.

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April 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Gazoo Racing, Toyota NZ, Steve Prangnell, Supra
April 21, 2022

Mirai trial kicks off with corporates

April 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mirai trial kicks off with corporates

National television broadcaster among involvers set to sample Toyota’s fuel cell car as brand pushes hydrogen uplift.

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April 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Toyota NZ, Mirai, Neeraj Lala, hydrogen
April 18, 2022

Supra stick shift a NZ passion play?

April 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Supra stick shift a NZ passion play?

Sales forecast won’t support TNZ gearing up for this box – but distributor desire might still be strong.

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April 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Supra, GR, Gazoo Racing, Neeraj Lala
April 05, 2022

Flood of bZ4x details released

April 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Flood of bZ4x details released

Toyota’s incoming first full electric now has official WLTP range figures.

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April 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
bZ4x, Toyota NZ, e-TNGA, Subaru NZ, Solterra, Lexus, UX300e
April 01, 2022

GR Corolla: 220kW, all-wheel-drive and manual

April 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
GR Corolla: 220kW, all-wheel-drive and manual

Hot details of the latest addition to Toyota’s fabulous Gazoo Racing family have been leaked.

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April 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
GR Corolla, Toyota NZ, GR Yaris, Gazoo Racing
March 29, 2022

GRrrrrr-eat expectations

March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
GRrrrrr-eat expectations

Just a couple more sleeps before the long-awaited hot Corolla is revealed to the world.

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March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Toyota NZ, Toyota GR Corolla, Toyota GR Yaris, Toyota Gazoo Racing
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