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August 18, 2022

Emissions hit won’t trip Chevy strategy

August 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Emissions hit won’t trip Chevy strategy

GMSV high-ups keeping mum about any electric inclusions, but happy to talk about old school ZO6.

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August 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Chevrolet
Corvette, C8, Pukekohe, GMSV, Marc Ebolo, Joanne Stogiannis
August 17, 2022

PHEV push to back up Audi’s full electrics

August 17, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
PHEV push to back up Audi’s full electrics

TFSI-e drivetrains for A3, Q3, Q5, Q7 and Q8 signed off for NZ

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August 17, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Audi NZ, Dean Sheed, TFSI-e, A3, Q3, Q5, Q7, Q8
August 17, 2022

Open-air Polestar a goer

August 17, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Open-air Polestar a goer

Electric brand has green-lit production version of sensational 02 showstopper.

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August 17, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Polestar
02, Polestar NZ, Polestar 2, Polestar 5, convertible
August 16, 2022

Mokka Opel’s starter, other models right behind

August 16, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mokka Opel’s starter, other models right behind

Crossover kicking in with stronger spec, lower price than Peugeot blood brother.

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August 16, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel, Peugeot
Mokka, Opel NZ, Armstrongs, Peugeot, 2008, e-2008, Mokka-e, electric
August 15, 2022

Late year arrival for i7

August 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Late year arrival for i7

Is this the next BMW for the Beehive’s VIP fleet?

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August 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i7, BMW NZ, 7-Series, Beehive, VIP
August 15, 2022

Wiring up local motorsport for electric grid

August 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Wiring up local motorsport for electric grid

High-level international motorsports are already battery-included. How long before this technology comes to our racing circuits? The national administrator is already prepping.

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August 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi, Electric vehicles, Jaguar, Porsche, Technology
Downforce, Tim Martin, Motorsport NZ, Elton Goonan
August 12, 2022

CO2 counts show few meeting 2023 target

August 12, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
CO2 counts show few meeting 2023 target

Just three brands with fossil fuel fleets, and only one deep into electric, have CO2 fleet averages under a proposed threshold.

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August 12, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
CO2, Newsroom, Hyundai NZ, Honda, Toyota, Ford, Mitsubishi, Suzuki
August 10, 2022

Clean car discounts boosting Suzuki

August 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Clean car discounts boosting Suzuki

Fattened market share down to customers seeking thrift and Government’s helping hand, brand says.

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August 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki
Suzuki NZ, Clean Car, CO2, rebates, Jimny, Swift, Ignis
August 10, 2022

Rodin track-pure hypercar revealed

August 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Rodin track-pure hypercar revealed

No price, performance figures yet for outrageous FZERO.

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August 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Rodin
FZERO, David Dicker, hypercar, Fzed
August 08, 2022

Ford hottie cold shouldered

August 08, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Ford hottie cold shouldered

Party time is over for the Blue Oval’s small big-hearted performance model.

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August 08, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Fiesta ST, Simon Rutherford, Hyundai i20 N
August 04, 2022

Niro Plus to join Kia choices

August 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Niro Plus to join Kia choices

Enlarged version of original generation, in hybrid and full electric, to arrive next month.

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August 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Niro EV, Niro Plus, Niro hybrid, Kia NZ, Todd McDonald
August 03, 2022

BYD hits three in 2023

August 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
BYD hits three in 2023

Tesla-matching sedan and budget hatch here late next year; but no word on SUV and utility promised our neighbour.

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August 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Atto 2, Atto 4, Dolphin, Seal, Sea Lion, Warren Willmot
August 02, 2022

End of the line for Hilux Mako special

August 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
End of the line for Hilux Mako special

NZ-developed special won’t wear changes to donor SR5 Cruiser.

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August 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Hilux, Steve Prangnell, SR5 Cruiser
August 02, 2022

Ranger’s shaky start sorted

August 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger’s shaky start sorted

Early issue for some V6 Rangers under control, Ford says

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August 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, T6.2, driveshaft, Ford NZ, Simon Rutherford
July 31, 2022

Everest interest hitting peak

July 31, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Everest interest hitting peak

Every example of the V6 flagship coming here this year is effectively accounted for.

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July 31, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Everest, Ranger, T6.2, Ford NZ, Simon Rutherford, V6
July 29, 2022

Euro EV to Ford NZ’s rescue?

July 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Euro EV to Ford NZ’s rescue?

VW co-share car could be on roster as Blue Oval looks to constrain CO2.

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July 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
EV, Clean Car Standard, Ranger, CO2
July 29, 2022

Kiwi call for electric Ranger being heard

July 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Kiwi call for electric Ranger being heard

More info on battery plan for NZ’s favourite truck set to reveal soon, top engineer suggests.

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July 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford, VW
Ranger, V6, Ford NZ, Simon Rutherford, Ian Foston, Ford Australia, T6.2, Raptor
July 27, 2022

Australian touch to EV6 GT set-up

July 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Australian touch to EV6 GT set-up

Kia’s incoming performance electric has undergone suspension finetune at the neighbour’s

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July 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV6, Kia New Zealand, EV6 GT, Graeme Gambould
July 27, 2022

Aceman previews next Mini electric

July 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Aceman previews next Mini electric

It’s ‘game on’ with a new design and lots of clever tech. Nothing yet about the performance or range.

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July 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mini
Aceman, Mini NZ, Countryman, Clubman, Great Wall Motors
July 26, 2022

NZ set for petrol-electric X-Trail?

July 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
NZ set for petrol-electric X-Trail?

Clever drivetrain sees electric motors do the work with engine mainly as a power generator.

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July 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
X-Trail, Nissan NZ, e-Power, hybrid
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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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