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September 07, 2021

ID. Life VW’s electric city car

September 07, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
ID. Life VW’s electric city car

Battery-dedicated future Polo equivalent set to show in 2025

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September 07, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
ID. Life, ID, Polo, electric, Volkswagen NZ
September 06, 2021

Mercedes’ Munich gear fest

September 06, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Mercedes’ Munich gear fest

Two models confirmed for New Zealand release next year, two probables for further into the future … Mercedes has unloaded a lot of star material to consider.

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September 06, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
AMG, Mercedes AMG, Mercedes Benz
EQE, EQS, EQS AMG, EQG, Maybach EQS
September 05, 2021

Audi’s ultra grand ambition

September 05, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Audi’s ultra grand ambition

More talk about level four automation as Audi reveals second ‘sphere’ concept.

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September 05, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Grand Sphere, Autonomy, Level four, Level two, Audi NZ
September 03, 2021

New Cruiser on hold as Toyota plants close

September 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
New Cruiser on hold as Toyota plants close

Market leader strives for optimism as parts shortages hobble production.

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September 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Land Cruiser 300 Series, Corolla, Lexus, Steve Prangnell
September 03, 2021

Is this the ANZAC Sportage?

September 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Is this the ANZAC Sportage?

Australia reveals everything but the price for a range it has previously shared with us.

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September 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Sportage, GT-Line, Kia New Zealand, SUV, Hyundai Tucson
September 03, 2021

Ace goes AC

September 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Ace goes AC

Britain’s oldest car maker has resurrected a well-regarded 1950s’ roadster as an electric model.

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September 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
AC
AC Ace, EV, electric
September 02, 2021

New vehicle market whacked last month, but still strong

September 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
New vehicle market whacked last month, but still strong

Ford’s Ranger led the way last month as new vehicle sales were subdued by the Covid-19 lockdown.

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September 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Ford Ranger, Motor Industry Association, Toyota New Zealand, Ford NZ, David Crawford
September 02, 2021

New Sportage revealed

September 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
New Sportage revealed

Kia says the new Sportage it has uncovered is for Europe only, but also concedes it has a lot of similarity with another more global car yet to be unwrapped.

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September 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
September 02, 2021

Defenders to die for?

September 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Defenders to die for?

A James Bond-themed new Defender and an electrified original have been announced.

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September 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Land Rover
Defender, 110, 90, Series 1, Land Rover NZ
September 01, 2021

AMG’s powerhouse Coupe

September 01, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
AMG’s powerhouse Coupe

Mercedes-AMG has kick-started its electrified era.

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September 01, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
AMG, Mercedes AMG
GT 63 Coupe, Mercedes Benz NZ
August 31, 2021

Sixt’s NZ franchise appoints CEO

August 31, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Sixt’s NZ franchise appoints CEO

Consolidation of a multinational vehicle subscription service’s New Zealand operation has furthered, with appointment of a car industry high-flier to run national operations.

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August 31, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Sixt
Dane Fisher, Giltrap Group, Richard Giltrap
August 30, 2021

Updated X3M and X4M landing year-end

August 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Updated X3M and X4M landing year-end

A fresh face, more tech and even more performance.

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August 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
X3 M Competition, X4 M Competition, BMW NZ, M
August 27, 2021

UK reliability study puts Dacia and Lexus on pedestal

August 27, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
UK reliability study puts Dacia and Lexus on pedestal

A British survey bringing out the dirty laundry on the best and worst brands and cars for reliability in their market suggests equality between a budget make and a luxury performer.

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August 27, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Study
What Car?, Reliability, Lexus, Dacia, Renault
August 26, 2021

Heavy-duty Silverado en route

August 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Heavy-duty Silverado en route

When big isn’t big enough … the NZ-bound Silverado Heavy Duty is entering right-hand-drive production soon.

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August 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Chevrolet, GMSV
Silverado, HD, Heavy Duty, Joanne Stogiannis
August 26, 2021

MG’s plug-in electric debuts locally

August 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
MG’s plug-in electric debuts locally

COVID restrictions that are keeping car dealerships off limits to customers have not kept MG from going ahead with the public release of a plug-in hybrid car.

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August 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
MG
HS PHEV, new energy car, Peter Ciao
August 25, 2021

Arkana under consideration for NZ

August 25, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Arkana under consideration for NZ

Renault here says it is studying factory’s new compact coupe-styled SUV.

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August 25, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Renault
Arkana, Renault NZ, Captur, Clio, Koleos
August 25, 2021

iX pricing announced, late-year arrival confirmed

August 25, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
 iX pricing announced, late-year arrival confirmed

BMW’s fully electric bespoke sports utility wagon has a premium over versions of Audi, Mercedes and Tesla rivals.

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August 25, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
iX, X5, X7, e-tron, EQC, Model X, BMW NZ
August 24, 2021

Polestar close to NZ activation

August 24, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Polestar close to NZ activation

National servicing and potential of a version benefitting from the Government’s EV rebate - that’s the latest from Polestar as it counts down to a NZ sales start.

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August 24, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Polestar
Giltrap Group, Thomas Ingenlath, Bruce Fowler, Volvo NZ
August 23, 2021

Hybrid X3 flanked by petrol, diesel alternates

August 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Hybrid X3 flanked by petrol, diesel alternates

Detail and price of petrol-electric BMW X3 is shared but still nothing on the fully battery-compelled edition.

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August 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
X3, xDrive30e, BMW NZ, hybrid
August 19, 2021

Genesis GV60 revealed as luxury hatchback

August 19, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Genesis GV60 revealed as luxury hatchback

First look at the car that might bring Hyundai’s premium marque back to New Zealand.

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August 19, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Genesis, Hyundai
GV60, Hyundai NZ, Andy Sinclair, Ioniq V, EV6
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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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