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February 01, 2018

Monkey business no laughing matter

February 01, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Monkey business no laughing matter

Three German car brands represented in NZ have been caught up in a nasty emissions experiment. What’s the impact here?

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February 01, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
BMW, Mercedes Benz, emissions, monkey
January 31, 2018

Hilux, Corolla and NX caught up in recall

January 31, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Hilux, Corolla and NX caught up in recall

Several thousand Hilux utes, plus hundreds of Corollas and a more modest count of a Lexus crossover are in the crosshairs of a national recall action.

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January 31, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
recall
January 25, 2018

Suzuki NZ sidelined on power games

January 25, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Suzuki NZ sidelined on power games

Suzuki New Zealand would like to start selling electric-assisted editions of its current production cars – perhaps because used importers already are.

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January 25, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki
SVHS, mild hybrid
January 24, 2018

A lot of boom, a bit of bust

January 24, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
A lot of boom, a bit of bust

Last year provided a record count of new vehicle registrations, yet not everyone had reason to crack open the champagne.

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January 24, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
2017, new car sales
January 24, 2018

Merc NZ mulls AMG's hot new number

January 24, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Merc NZ mulls AMG's hot new number

A new-generation mild hybrid performance engine unveiled by AMG seems to stand reasonable chance of local adoption.

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January 24, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
AMG
Mercedes Benz, AMG 53
January 19, 2018

i car changes no sweat for BMW NZ

January 19, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
i car changes no sweat for BMW NZ

Kiwi interest in an open version of BMW’s most spectacular electric achievement is ramping up – but is the maker itself still so keen on the i8 or its little bro?

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January 19, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i-cars
January 18, 2018

Updated Cherokee for 2018 push

January 18, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Cherokee for 2018 push

A new look, fresh equipment and carry-over engines seem likely to arrive with the refreshed Jeep Cherokee

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January 18, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Jeep
Cherokee, Trailhawk
January 18, 2018

Flagship Odyssey meted safety upgrade

January 18, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Flagship Odyssey meted safety upgrade

Active safety features have been added to Honda’s people mover, but only in the more expensive of the two variants.

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January 18, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
odyssey, Honda Sensing
January 18, 2018

Swift Sport set to ramp up baby boom?

January 18, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Swift Sport set to ramp up baby boom?

Last year delivered a great result for Suzuki – a run surely set to further strengthen with the arrival, now, of the new version of a car that has been a big past success.  

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January 18, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki
Swift Sport, 2017 sales
January 17, 2018

Bonkers 'never-say-die' Defender

January 17, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Bonkers 'never-say-die' Defender

Loopy Land Rovers are nothing new … though the latest is certainly different, being based on an elderly model whose funeral has already been held.

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January 17, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Land Rover
Defender, Classic
January 17, 2018

Motown lowdown: Latest Detroit show images

January 17, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Motown lowdown: Latest Detroit show images

IT'S showtime in Detroit. Let's take a quick tour of the North American International Auto Show.

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January 17, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
, Motorshows
Chevrolet, Infiniti, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Lexus, Ford
January 17, 2018

US Ranger ours too?

January 17, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
US Ranger ours too?

They’re related, but how closely: Unveiling of the North America-specific Ranger raises questions about how much of their truck might come to the impending NZ-bound update?

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January 17, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger update
January 16, 2018

Blue day in Detroit

January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Blue day in Detroit

In the week of the North American International Auto Show - aka the Detroit motor show - we peek into a museum named after a man who made Motown.

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January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Henry Ford, Detroit, Museum
January 16, 2018

Diesel just CX-8 starter?

January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Diesel just CX-8 starter?

Mazda will have a second seven-seater sports utility here this year. Is the  CX-8 set to solely be sold in diesel form?

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January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
cx-8, SUV, SkyActiv
January 16, 2018

2018's best new cars

January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
2018's best new cars

This year is set to deliver a bumper crop of new product. We tick off top hotties among the incoming crowd of SUVs, family cars, utilities, electric vehicles and sports models.

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January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Miscellaneous
2018, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Jaguar, Alpine, BMW, Ford, Holden, Kia, Lamborghini, Nissan, Skoda, Tesla, Toyota
January 16, 2018

X2 boosts SAV push

January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
X2 boosts SAV push

Front-drive format is enough for BMW’s next ‘X’ model, a compact crossover sitting between the X1 and X3.

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January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
x2
January 16, 2018

HSV: Fast facts from the Commodore years

January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
HSV: Fast facts from the Commodore years

The company responsible for turning Commodores into special performance cars has just finished that job. Here are 10 facts from that period.

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January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
HSV
v8, supercars
January 16, 2018

NZ-set Endura’s American equal updated

January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-set Endura’s American equal updated

The US-market version of the large sports utility Ford is bringing here this year has just been updated. How long before those changes reach the NZ market?

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January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Endura, Edge, ST, ST-Line
January 16, 2018

Lots of extra whizz for new G

January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Lots of extra whizz for new G

Doppelganger looks but bigger now and packing better smarts - that’s the new G-Class, properly unveiled today.

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January 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
G-Class, G63, Detroit Motor Show
January 15, 2018

Insight unplugged from Honda’s NZ EV plan?

January 15, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Insight unplugged from Honda’s NZ EV plan?

Two previous attempts to push the Insight into Kiwi ownership seem unlikely to be followed by a third.

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January 15, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
Detroit Motor Show, Insight
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MotoringNZ reviews new cars and keeps readers up-to-date with the latest developments on the auto industry. All the major brands are represented. The site is owned and edited by New Zealand motoring journalist Richard Bosselman.

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