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January 05, 2017

Escape offers fresh sales path

January 05, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Escape offers fresh sales path

New name, more kit, sharper pricing – is this enough to reinstate Ford’s compact sports utility as a major player?

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January 05, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Escape
December 21, 2016

2017 a year for Toyota boom babies

December 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
2017 a year for Toyota boom babies

Small hot cars are coming to the fore with Toyota at the moment.

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December 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR
December 20, 2016

SEAT completes VW’s NZ brand set

December 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
SEAT completes VW’s NZ brand set

A booming market condition has triggered the return of VW’s Spanish brand SEAT, and it’ll be here in force.

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December 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Seat
December 17, 2016

Full EV Ioniq same price as popular PHEV rival

December 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Full EV Ioniq same price as popular PHEV rival

The Hyundai Ioniq has reset the entry price to fully electric motoring.

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December 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Ioniq
December 16, 2016

I20 Cross front-drive but still four play

December 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
I20 Cross front-drive but still four play

Hyundai’s Paddon-proven small car has finally hit the showroom. It's Cross ... but not angry.

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December 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
I20
December 15, 2016

Five now a six figure starter

December 15, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Five now a six figure starter

Get more, pay more …. pricing for a key BMW, the 5-Series sedan, has been announced.

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December 15, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
5-Series
December 12, 2016

Two-door thrust starts at bottom, moves up

December 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Two-door thrust starts at bottom, moves up

One now, one next year and one in 2018 – suddenly Toyota is building coupes again, though it doesn’t want to talk too much about everything yet.

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December 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
December 09, 2016

Ute, right-hook seven-seater not on Subaru build list

December 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Ute, right-hook seven-seater not on Subaru build list

Every new Subaru coming to New Zealand from now on has a common key fresh start ingredient, but it cannot be used to realise every dream.

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December 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
December 08, 2016

E-Class snares A-grade motoring prize

December 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
E-Class snares A-grade motoring prize

A car that gives motorists a taste of a hands-free driving future has won the country’s most relevant motoring prize.

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December 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Miscellaneous
December 08, 2016

Revealed - it's your next Commodore!

December 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Revealed - it's your next Commodore!

The Commodore you’ll be driving from early 2018 has been revealed. Is it worthy of the name?

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December 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Commodore
December 06, 2016

Baby steps with compacts’ refreshes

December 06, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Baby steps with compacts’ refreshes

Mid-life updates for two Holden small fry bring improvement but are unlikely to stand as major milestones.

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December 06, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Barina
December 02, 2016

Little comment on Fiesta’s NZ chances

December 02, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Little comment on Fiesta’s NZ chances

Is this our next Fiesta? It seemed a simple enough question …

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December 02, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Fiesta
November 30, 2016

Barina revisions mostly at face value

November 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Barina revisions mostly at face value

Updates to the Barina compact car have been revealed.

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November 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Barina
November 30, 2016

Six appeal will drive Amarok now

November 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Six appeal will drive Amarok now

VW is out to prove that one-tonne ute sales, to private owners at least, are driven more by power than price.

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November 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Amarok
November 30, 2016

Arteon, eGolf sorted for NZ

November 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Arteon, eGolf sorted for NZ

An electrifying four-door coupe and a fully-electric Golf are among new headline models joining the VW NZ lineup next year.

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November 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Arteon, eGolf
November 23, 2016

Five the prime number for BMW next year

November 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Five the prime number for BMW next year

Though BMW sales are down five percent year-on-year, the brand remains confident it is doing well enough and will have a decent 2017.

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November 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
November 23, 2016

Jag NZ on charge for I-Pace

November 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Jag NZ on charge for I-Pace

Jaguar’s first electric car could be cruising New Zealand in the year of its release.

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November 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Jaguar
I-Pace
November 22, 2016

Tesla prices announced – cars coming later

November 22, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Tesla prices announced – cars coming later

Pay now, and pick up next year – Tesla has begun its NZ sales plan.

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November 22, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
November 22, 2016

Viziv a good look for NZ

November 22, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Viziv a good look for NZ

The biggest-ever vehicle Subaru has built is desired by Subaru NZ – but its availability is a long shot.

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November 22, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Viziv
November 17, 2016

Second-gen CX-5 an evolution

November 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Second-gen CX-5 an evolution

New Zealand’s most popular medium sports utility delivers familiarity and substantial change

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November 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
CX-5
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