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December 14, 2023

Electric Range Rover in 2025

December 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Range Rover in 2025

You can sign up from now … but you won’t see one for some time yet.

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December 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Land Rover, Jaguar
JLR, Range Rover, Thomas Muller, Rangie
December 14, 2023

RAM’s sheepish entry ride

December 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
RAM’s sheepish entry ride

Big Horn adds to local line-up … btw, it’s named after a sheep.

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December 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
RAM
1500, Big Horn, Stellantis, RAM NZ, DT, DS
December 14, 2023

Hyundai Tucson updates revealed

December 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Hyundai Tucson updates revealed

N-Line treatment tops NZ-bound refresh for four-year-old design.

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December 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Tucson, Hyundai NZ, Santa Fe, Kona
December 14, 2023

C9 flagship heading Omoda family expansion plan

December 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
C9 flagship heading Omoda family expansion plan

Sharp-looking five-seater to provision in plug-in hybrid as well as full petrol form.

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December 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Omoda
C9, C5, E9, E5, C7, Omoda NZ, Sheldon Humphries
December 13, 2023

Nissan NZ still battling web attackers

December 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Nissan NZ still battling web attackers

Damage from last week’s cyberattack continues to impact national operations.

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December 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Cyberattack, Emily Fadeyev, Nissan NZ
December 13, 2023

Clean Car canning cost too high to consider, group believes

December 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Clean Car canning cost too high to consider, group believes

Pro electric vehicle lobby group says Government and country better to stay the course rather than abandon policies.

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December 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Electric vehicles, Industry
Clean Car Discount, Clean Car Standard, Drive Electric, Kirsten Corson
December 12, 2023

Solterra’s CCD-supported release stymied

December 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Solterra’s CCD-supported release stymied

Factory reducing Subaru NZ’s pre-Xmas allocation by 80 percent spoils launch pitch.

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December 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Solterra, Wallis Dumper, Subaru NZ, bZ4x, Toyota NZ, EV, Toyota Japan
December 12, 2023

Next Kia here first to come from China?

December 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Next Kia here first to come from China?

Sourcing EV5 from new plant conceivably means faster delivery, less cost.

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December 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV5, Kia NZ, China, South Korea, E-GMP, Hyundai Group
December 11, 2023

Mach-E pricing to drop … next year

December 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Mach-E pricing to drop … next year

Reduced pricing announced as Clean Car end date looms.

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December 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Mustang Mach-E, Ford NZ, Clean Car
December 11, 2023

Kona highlighted in Euro NCAP safety spray

December 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Kona highlighted in Euro NCAP safety spray

NZ-fresh model has copped an imperfect cast test result. 

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December 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Kona, Euro NCAP, ANCAP, four stars, Hyundai NZ
December 08, 2023

Megane E-Tech still possible, but this isn’t the time

December 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Megane E-Tech still possible, but this isn’t the time

Renault NZ’s boss explains why the brakes have been pulled on plans to put the car on sale from February.

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December 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Renault
Scott Kelsey, Renault NZ, Megane E-Tech, electric, Clean Car
December 08, 2023

Omoda, Jaecoo network explained

December 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Omoda, Jaecoo network explained

Additional South Island franchises still sought by new makes.

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December 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Omoda, Jaecoo
dealerships, franchise, Sheldon Humphries, Wayne Wei
December 07, 2023

Rodin’s fantastic hypercar fired up

December 07, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Rodin’s fantastic hypercar fired up

Billionaire’s self-designed astounding creation has begun laying down laps. 

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December 07, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Rodin
FZERO, V10, Mt Lyford, David Dicker, hypercar, Aston Martin
December 07, 2023

Renault’s next electric no longer shaping up as Kiwi choice

December 07, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Renault’s next electric no longer shaping up as Kiwi choice

Having had a Megane E-Tech on evaluation, the local distributor has now pulled the plug … for now.

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December 07, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Renault
Megane E-Tech, electric, Global Motors NZ, Scott Kelsey
December 07, 2023

Ora shock makes media, not recall site

December 07, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Ora shock makes media, not recall site

Notification of big issue for China’s budget battery model yet to hit Government’s site.

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December 07, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
December 06, 2023

Performance CLE coupe revealed

December 06, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Performance CLE coupe revealed

AMG lays hands on Mercedes’ replacement for the C-Class and E-Class coupes.

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December 06, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG, Mercedes Benz
CLE, AMG 53, Mercedes Benz NZ, C-class, E-Class
December 06, 2023

AMG’s most vital phwoar player here

December 06, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
AMG’s most vital phwoar player here

With its eight-cylinder engine having run its final lap, the C63’s future is now reliant on an electric-assisted four-pot.

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December 06, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
AMG, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes AMG
C63, Mercedes Benz NZ, V8, PHEV, four-cylinder
December 04, 2023

CO2 culprit Ranger smoking hot in 2023

December 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
CO2 culprit Ranger smoking hot in 2023

Emissions charges haven’t kept the Ford traydeck from holding its traditional dominance.

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December 04, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Ford Ranger, Waka Kotahi, Toyota RAV4, Ford, Toyota, Clean Car
December 01, 2023

Cybertruck silence for NZ scene

December 01, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Cybertruck silence for NZ scene

Tesla’s new model has finally reached production - but there’s no comment on whether it’ll get here.

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December 01, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Cybertruck, Tesla NZ, Model 3
November 30, 2023

Clean Car cessation certainty call

November 30, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Clean Car cessation certainty call

New vehicle industry group says it knows the emissions policy is dead - it just needs the funeral details ASAP.

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November 30, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
ute tax, Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley, Simeon Brown, coalition, rebate, penalty
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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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