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March 21, 2016

C-Class Coupe: Entry edition ticked as biggest mover

March 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
C-Class Coupe: Entry edition ticked as biggest mover

Should it surprise that most customers for the new C-Class coupe will settle for the version that provides all the style but not the most sizzle?

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March 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
C-Class
March 20, 2016

AMG edition quickens GLC pace

March 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
AMG edition quickens GLC pace

An AMG edition of the GLC medium sports utility is expected to further enhance the popularity of a model already going gangbusters here.

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March 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG
GLC
March 20, 2016

Toyota 86 update:Spot the difference

March 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Toyota 86 update:Spot the difference

MODEST styling tweaks and mild mechanical upgrades will distinguish the 86 in its crucial mid-life update – meaning it’ll take an expert eye to pick all the tell-tales.

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March 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
86
March 17, 2016

Updated Highlander a year away

March 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Highlander a year away

Better efficiency and a bolder exterior are among highlights of the mid-life refresh for the Toyota Highlander, unveiled in America almost a year ahead of its New Zealand on-sale.

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March 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Highlander
March 17, 2016

Airline’s star electric car a petrol

March 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Airline’s star electric car a petrol

Air New Zealand's suggestion it has bought 36 ‘fully-electric’ BMW i3s as part of a sustainability push isn’t quite as it seems, the car’s distributor acknowledges.

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March 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i3
March 16, 2016

Speculation fuels Holden’s V8 drive

March 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Speculation fuels Holden’s V8 drive

Holden New Zealand is steering carefully around latest talk about what kind of V8-powered car – or cars – it will offer beyond 2017.

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March 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Commodore, V8
March 16, 2016

CX-4 not being counted on here

March 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
CX-4 not being counted on here

An all-new Mazda crossover positioned between CX-3 and CX-4 won't be sold in New Zealand – and potentially isn’t needed anyway, the distributor suggests.

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March 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
CX-4
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
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