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May 17, 2023

Kiwi edge with Hyundai electrics looking solid

May 17, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Kiwi edge with Hyundai electrics looking solid

The neighbour becoming more interested in battery fare isn’t expected to see NZ lose special status with Seoul.

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May 17, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Ioniq 6, Ioniq 7, Ioniq 5 N, Ross Wenzlick, Hyundai NZ
May 16, 2023

Battery-fed Jeeps add to NZ line-up

May 16, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Battery-fed Jeeps add to NZ line-up

Long-awaited editions of Renegade, Compass and Grand Cherokee enable lean burn, low emissions and even some pure electric running.

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May 16, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Jeep
PHEV, 4Xe, Grand Cherokee, Compass, Renegade, Ateco Group, Jeep NZ
May 15, 2023

Clean Car a necessary hit, Opel’s local boss believes

May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Clean Car a necessary hit, Opel’s local boss believes

Opel will no longer achieve rebate qualification for every model it sells here, but that’s okay.

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May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel
electric, Noah Robertson, Opel NZ, Clean Car Discount, rebate
May 15, 2023

Cash, cars to driver training programme

May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Cash, cars to driver training programme

Toyota NZ is backing a national school-level driver education scheme.

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May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
RYDA, road safety, Toyota NZ, Corolla Cross
May 15, 2023

Raval expected to achieve strong NZ uptake

May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Raval expected to achieve strong NZ uptake

Cupra’s baby brother to the Born looks just right to Kiwi distributor

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May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Cupra
Raval, James Yates, Born, Tavascan
May 15, 2023

‘Sexy’ time over for Tesla

May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
‘Sexy’ time over for Tesla

Two models that kicked off Tesla’s international ambition here, blipped then all but blanked out seem to be gone for good.

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May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Model X, Model S, Model 3, Model Y
May 12, 2023

Smashing ANCAP result for EQE

May 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Smashing ANCAP result for EQE

Mercedes’ latest electric achieves optimal star count from region’s tester.

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May 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
EQE, ANCAP, Carla Hoorweg, crash test, five stars
May 11, 2023

Petrol Amarok a market test

May 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Petrol Amarok a market test

Aventura is taking a sporty Ford petrol powerplant – but it’s not the big one.

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May 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Amarok, petrol, Raptor, Ranger
May 09, 2023

MG4 also in Excite, bigger battery Essence

May 09, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
MG4 also in Excite, bigger battery Essence

MG continues to filter out additional info about its new electric.

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May 09, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
May 09, 2023

Karoq set to go electric from next year

May 09, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Karoq set to go electric from next year

Skoda has given a heads up on its next electric projects, starting with a battery-fed Karoq.

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May 09, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
May 08, 2023

Range improvement for e-2008

May 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Range improvement for e-2008

Peugeot’s petite electric sports utility achieves new smarts.

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May 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Peugeot
Peugeot, e-2008, electric
May 08, 2023

Thar reshape to avoid Jeep showdown

May 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Thar reshape to avoid Jeep showdown

Mahindra’s classic off-road champion will lose disruptive styling in export guise

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May 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mahindra
Thar, Wrangler, Jeep, Moitra, Roxor
May 05, 2023

Clean Car a dirty taste for more than ute crowd

May 05, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Clean Car a dirty taste for more than ute crowd

The rebate eligibility club becomes more exclusive, the penalty zone more heavily populated – including with Green zone emigres holding good eco credential.

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May 05, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
Honda ZR-V, Toyota NZ, Clean Car, e-Power, Nissan NZ, rebate, penalty
May 05, 2023

Range improvement for UX300e

May 05, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Range improvement for UX300e

 Bigger battery for compact Lexus electric tops list of 2023 changes.

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May 05, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
Lexus NZ, Andrew Davis, UX300e, EV, battery
May 03, 2023

Ranger’s big shot sixes staying

May 03, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger’s big shot sixes staying

Ford NZ says harsher incoming Clean Car penalties won’t kick popular powerplants from play.

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May 03, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Ford New Zealand, Raptor, Clean Car Discount, Clean Car Standard
May 02, 2023

Electric future enforced by Clean Car revisions

May 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electric future enforced by Clean Car revisions

Mild hybrids losing funding, utes set to be clobbered even harder, carbon neutral zone all but wiped.

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May 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
Toyota NZ, Motor Industry Association, Clear Car, Michael Wood, rebate, penalty, Ford NZ, Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux
May 02, 2023

Special edition Stinger announced

May 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Special edition Stinger announced

The car that quietly departed has unexpectedly come back … in a louder, but very limited showing.

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May 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
May 01, 2023

Amarok ahead of Ford twin on safety score

May 01, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Amarok ahead of Ford twin on safety score

Side impact and whiplash protection scores slightly better than Ranger’s.

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May 01, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Amarok, Ford Ranger, ANCAP, VW NZ, VW Commercials, crash test
April 28, 2023

Updated CX-8 kicks off family expansion

April 28, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Updated CX-8 kicks off family expansion

Revisions for diesel stalwart precede broader CX drive.

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April 28, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
CX-8, Mazda New Zealand, CX-90, CX-60
April 26, 2023

Mac attack – new 750S unveiled, priced

April 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Mac attack – new 750S unveiled, priced

Enhancements bring more oomph for final pure internal combustion model.

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April 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
McLaren, McLaren NZ, 750S, V8, Bruce McLaren
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