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October 08, 2016

Final NZ Falcon delivery still weeks away

October 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Final NZ Falcon delivery still weeks away

The beginning of the end of car making in Australia starts today.

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October 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Falcon
October 07, 2016

Tesla powering into NZ in 2017

October 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Tesla powering into NZ in 2017

Kiwis have been talking up Tesla for ages – soon they’ll be able to put their money where their mouths are.

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October 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
October 07, 2016

Mustang the one that got away in NZ COTY

October 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Mustang the one that got away in NZ COTY

Might debate about the 10 vehicles selected as national car of the year finalists be tarnished by disgruntlement about the one that has not?

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October 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Miscellaneous
October 05, 2016

Outlander’s DC drive times sweetly with electric highway push

October 05, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Outlander’s DC drive times sweetly with electric highway push

The next version of the country’s best-selling plug-in hybrid seems set to take full advantage of the Charge Net plan to electrify our main trunk route.

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October 05, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander
October 04, 2016

Dieselgate barely a blip for VW here

October 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Dieselgate barely a blip for VW here

How do Kiwis feel about Volkswagen’s emissions scandal a year on?

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October 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
October 03, 2016

Electric highway a good power play for BMW

October 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Electric highway a good power play for BMW

Build it and they will come? BMW explains why it is happy to stump up serious cash to help realise the long-held dream of an electric highway.

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October 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i3
October 01, 2016

Power play in Paris

October 01, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Power play in Paris

The Paris motor show has just begun. Here are the highlights.

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October 01, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Miscellaneous
October 01, 2016

Discovery to channel new baby engine here?

October 01, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Discovery to channel new baby engine here?

The next Land Rover Discovery isn’t set to undertake its New Zealand adventure until mid-2017, but the local distributor is already thinking about how it needs to equip.

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October 01, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Land Rover
Discovery
September 28, 2016

Astra starting line up revealed

September 28, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Astra starting line up revealed

Everything you wanted to know about the new Astra launching here in December – save for pricing, that is.

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September 28, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Astra
September 27, 2016

Equinox a 2018 sighting for NZ

September 27, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Equinox a 2018 sighting for NZ

Holden’s next five-seater medium SUV has better potential than the last, the brand suggests – though what volume it might achieve is not being discussed.

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September 27, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Equinox
September 21, 2016

Plenty of room at family outing

September 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Plenty of room at family outing

Volvo’s second large sports utility, the V90 Cross Country, seems set to stake a claim in territory already colonized by the XC90, but the distributor feels they can get along.

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September 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
V90
September 20, 2016

Open top AMGs turn up heat

September 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Open top AMGs turn up heat

It’s soon going to be open season for AMG cars – the Kiwi distributor is shooting for two hard-edged soft tops.

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September 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG
C-Class
September 18, 2016

Holden NZ: Commodore slump not the end linkedin facebook Pinterest tumblr Google+

September 18, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Holden NZ: Commodore slump not the end  linkedin facebook Pinterest tumblr Google+

A dip in Commodore sales has not upset Holden – but it is a bit miffed about how it has been translated.

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September 18, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Commodore
September 17, 2016

Swift Progress: What's next for Suzuki’s little ripper?

September 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Swift Progress: What's next for Suzuki’s little ripper?

With Suzuki dropping hints that the next Swift might launch in 2017, our resident conceptualist Josh Byrnes considers the potential styling path.

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September 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki
Swift
September 16, 2016

Chic compact crossover has TNZ tingling

September 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Chic compact crossover has TNZ tingling

The C-HR is a compact crossover that can do big things for Toyota here, a spokesman suggests.

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September 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
September 14, 2016

i sees red

September 14, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
i sees red

A red-hot edition of the BMW i8 is in the wings … but, in the meantime, BMW has produced a special edition of the current in that colour. Huzzah!

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September 14, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i8
September 12, 2016

Evans’ e-drive also a road trip

September 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Evans’ e-drive also a road trip

In signing up for Jaguar’s Formula E race team, Kiwi Mitch Evans is also helping drive the brand’s road car programme.

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September 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Jaguar
September 10, 2016

Three to one a big call for Colorado?

September 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Three to one a big call for Colorado?

Colorado pricing has been announced. But those are the only numbers Holden NZ wants to discuss.

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September 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Colorado
September 10, 2016

More smarts, new hearts for Paddon-sanctioned i30

September 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
More smarts, new hearts for Paddon-sanctioned i30

The new i30 has broken cover – and it seems set to offer New Zealand a lot more than just a heavily revised styling.

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September 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
i30
September 09, 2016

Mazda3: Diesel dies, life improves

September 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Mazda3: Diesel dies, life improves

Good news: The Mazda3 has been updated with great gear for no extra cost. Sad news: The best model in the old range is no longer with us.

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September 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
Mazda3
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