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September 23, 2021

Stellantis brands on Bono’s playlist

September 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Stellantis brands on Bono’s playlist

Special-edition vehicles drive pitch to raise millions to fight against health crises.

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September 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
RAM, Jeep
Bono, Stellantis, Jeep, Ateco, RAM
September 23, 2021

BMW’s baby ‘bahn-stormer for NZ

September 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
BMW’s baby ‘bahn-stormer for NZ

Last of the line M240i xDrive delivers stomping six-cylinder and all-wheel-drive

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September 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
BMW NZ, 2-Series, All wheel drive, six cylinder
September 23, 2021

Lotus reveals EV chassis

September 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Lotus reveals EV chassis

The modular electric vehicle platform to underpin forthcoming Lotus electric cars is revealed.

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September 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Lotus
LEVA, Renault, Alpine, Geely
September 22, 2021

Toyota welcomes ute tax delay

September 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Toyota welcomes ute tax delay

Government revises emissions levy introduction date to April 1, 2022

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September 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Clean Car, Neeraj Lala, Motor Industry Association
September 22, 2021

Ken Block feeling Audi’s EV racing buzz

September 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Ken Block feeling Audi’s EV racing buzz

Germany has signed up the Hoonigan for motorsport development role.

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September 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS Q e-tron, WRC, Dakar Rally
September 21, 2021

DB5 Junior a spy kid’s dream drive

September 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
DB5 Junior a spy kid’s dream drive

Driving a high-powered old school sports car loaded with all sorts of anti-baddie devices, right up to a pair of nose-mounted rotating barrel machineguns, is childs’ … well, rich kids’ … play.

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September 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Aston Martin
DB5, Aston Martin, James Bond
September 21, 2021

Outlander price climbs, LS seat count drops

September 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Outlander price climbs, LS seat count drops

Outgoing entry model’s status as cheap family transport erodes with more dollars, fewer chairs.

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September 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander, Outlander PHEV, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand
September 21, 2021

Emira release starts with $148k special

September 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Emira release starts with $148k special

First Edition launch trim initially bases on V6 but will ultimately also go to four-cylinder.

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September 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Lotus
Emira, Lotus NZ, Elise, Exige
September 20, 2021

Lexus’ full electric just within EV grant zone

September 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Lexus’ full electric just within EV grant zone

The first all-electric Lexus has priced $100 below the demarcation for qualifying for Government’s largest clean car discount.

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September 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
UX 300e, Lexus NZ, Toyota NZ, Neeraj Lala, Andrew Davis
September 17, 2021

Look to unlock, touch to go

September 17, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Look to unlock, touch to go

This electronic device has facial recognition and fingerprint recognition smarts … and it isn’t your phone.

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September 17, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Genesis, Hyundai
GV60, biometric, fingerprint
September 17, 2021

New vehicle lobby rejects clean car push

September 17, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
New vehicle lobby rejects clean car push

Tesla will be solely favoured by an addition to upcoming clean car regulations that has so massively sideswiped the car industry it has now u-turned on supporting it.

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September 17, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, David Crawford, Michael Wood, Clean Car
September 16, 2021

Hybrid Escape to join plug-in version

September 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Hybrid Escape to join plug-in version

Four variants arriving in mid-2022.

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September 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Escape, hybrid, FHEV, PHEV
September 15, 2021

Qashqai set for early 2022, most advanced engine later

September 15, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Qashqai set for early 2022, most advanced engine later

Nissan's critical new small SUV will arrive in New Zealand early next year.

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September 15, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Qashqai, X-Trail, Nissan NZ, Ben Montgomery
September 15, 2021

Revised GT-R almost good to go

September 15, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Revised GT-R almost good to go

Updated Godzilla in two power-packed editions.

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September 15, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
GT-R, Nismo, Premium Edition T-Spec, Track Edition Engineered by Nismo T-Spec
September 15, 2021

CX-5 revisions revealed

September 15, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
CX-5 revisions revealed

Updates for popular Mazda CX-5 have rolled out internationally.

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September 15, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
CX-5, Mazda NZ
September 14, 2021

Sportage special price campaign starts

September 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Sportage special price campaign starts

Push to raise awareness of new model puts entry edition well under Hyundai equivalent.

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September 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Sportage, Sportage LX, Todd McDonald, special launch, price
September 14, 2021

N power times two

September 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
 N power times two

Pricing of the Kona N raises potential for sibling rivalry within Hyundai’s expanding ‘N’ performance model family.

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September 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Kona N, Hyundai NZ, Andy Sinclair, i30N
September 14, 2021

Clean car regulation over-reach alarms industry

September 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Clean car regulation over-reach alarms industry

Is Government reaching too far and acting on poor advice in its intent to deliver world-leading emissions and economy regulations? The organisation representing the industry is increasingly alarmed.

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September 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Clean Car, Michael Wood, Government, emissions, exhausts
September 13, 2021

Triton’s mass tax avoidance

September 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Triton’s mass tax avoidance

Huge shipment of additional Mitsubishi utes is inbound to beat January 1 levy.

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September 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, MMNZ, Daniel Cook
September 13, 2021

Toyota Japan's EV reset raises TNZ interest, but hybrid strategy still the go

September 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
 Toyota Japan's EV reset raises TNZ interest, but hybrid strategy still the go

Though Toyota NZ is sticking with a hybrid-flavoured electric transition strategy, latest advancements and investment by Japan HQ shows the car-maker is no sleeping giant, the local brand boss says.

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September 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
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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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