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March 12, 2016

AMG’S E-attack starts with a six

March 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
AMG’S E-attack starts with a six

The first of two kinds of AMG in an E-Class setting has just been revealed.

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March 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG
E-Class
March 11, 2016

Post-VF Commodore Holdens will maintain Downunder flavour

March 11, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Post-VF Commodore Holdens will maintain Downunder flavour

The end of car-making isn’t the end for Holden – Australia’s GM operation has a key ongoing role adding a finishing polish to future product from around the world.

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March 11, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
GM
March 10, 2016

Holden set for SUV onslaught?

March 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Holden set for SUV onslaught?

Holden is updating its sports utility range but is still cagey about revealing its full game plan.

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March 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Captiva
March 10, 2016

Climate change kills Leaf – for now

March 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Climate change kills Leaf – for now

The Leaf is no longer available as a new car. But that doesn’t mean Nissan NZ is out of the electric car business.

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March 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Leaf
March 09, 2016

Sportswagon has NZ market potential

March 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Sportswagon has NZ market potential

Having recently dropped its sportiest car, Kia here is looking at introducing a Sportswagon – but it’s not quite the same thing.

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March 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Sportswagon
March 08, 2016

All zip, no zap for C-HR here?

March 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
All zip, no zap for C-HR here?

It’s the little things that count, right? That’s Toyota New Zealand’s thinking with a new small crossover.

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March 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
March 07, 2016

NZ fast tracking for big-torqueing SQ7

March 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
NZ fast tracking for big-torqueing SQ7

Audi is giving electric superchargers their first production application with the SQ7 sports utility.

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March 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
SQ7
March 04, 2016

Extra-fiesty Fiesta possible for NZ entry

March 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Extra-fiesty Fiesta possible for NZ entry

There’s local market positivity about the most powerful Fiesta yet.

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March 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Fiesta
March 03, 2016

As Cruze departs, Astra arrives

March 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
As Cruze departs, Astra arrives

The end of the line for Cruze gives clearer insight as to when Astra arrives in New Zealand.

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March 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Cruze
March 02, 2016

Audi’s cute Q2 here in early 2017

March 02, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Audi’s cute Q2 here in early 2017

Audi’s smallest crossover yet – the just-revealed Q2 – has big potential in New Zealand.

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March 02, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Q2
March 02, 2016

Prius sales target at least double 2015 count

March 02, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Prius sales target at least double 2015 count

Having almost hit rock bottom, the Prius hatch is expected to rise again, with an ambitious sale target aired.

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March 02, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Prius
March 01, 2016

Eyes have it for auto Outbacks, top Forester

March 01, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Eyes have it for auto Outbacks, top Forester

EyeSight active safety technology has become standard to the Subaru Outback – for no change in price, for now.

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March 01, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Outback, Forester
February 29, 2016

NZ-headed Toyota compact crossover revealed

February 29, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-headed Toyota compact crossover revealed

Fancy something snappier-looking than a RAV4? Toyota is ready to answer that call, with a radical compact crossover.

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February 29, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
February 28, 2016

Extra-sizzle S4 set to stomp in

February 28, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Extra-sizzle S4 set to stomp in

A swap to a turbocharged V6 makes the Audi S4 a suitable performance flagship – at least until the RS4 arrives.

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February 28, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
S4
February 26, 2016

New Prius hatch arrives as battery charge almost depleted

February 26, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
New Prius hatch arrives as battery charge almost depleted

The latest Prius is here, in better shape than ever … but how much interest is there any more? Statistics suggest this hybrid kingpin is on skid row in New Zealand, at least as a new car.

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February 26, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Prius
February 25, 2016

Niro in spotlight to join Kia’s Kiwi family

February 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Niro in spotlight to join Kia’s Kiwi family

It might soon be ohm time for Kia New Zealand, with emergent potential to add a petrol-electric hybrid compact crossover that is weeks from its full international debut.

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February 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Niro
February 23, 2016

Levante booked for late-year NZ appearance

February 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Levante booked for late-year NZ appearance

Release of undisguised images of the new Levante, the first crossover in Maserati’s 100-year history, has prompted distributor comment about New Zealand can expect to see.

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February 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Maserati
Levante
February 23, 2016

Boulder-bashing Brute chasing ute sector interest

February 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Boulder-bashing Brute chasing ute sector interest

A tough-looking addition to the Jeep Wrangler family provides an early glimpse of what the factory is planning for the next-generation of this famously rugged machine.

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February 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Jeep
Brute
February 22, 2016

Audi on wagon warpath with new A4

February 22, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Audi on wagon warpath with new A4

Arrival of the new A4 has enthused Audi’s importer to the point where it is talking against a trend, by proposing station wagon superiority over like-sized sports utilities, its own included.

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February 22, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
A4
February 20, 2016

Sportage price set to spark Seoul sibling war?

February 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Sportage price set to spark Seoul sibling war?

An aggressive pricing strategy for the new Sportage includes a launch special entry model pitch that significantly undercuts the Hyundai equivalent. How relevant is that?

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February 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Sportage
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