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January 17, 2024

RUC rumblings in EV sector

January 17, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
RUC rumblings in EV sector

Government intent to make good on road tax for electrics sparks diverse comment.

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January 17, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Electric vehicles
Road User Charge, RUC, Simeon Brown, EV, PHEV, hybrid, tax
January 16, 2024

Bigger bang Born by year-end

January 16, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Bigger bang Born by year-end

An enhanced edition of Cupra’s electric hot hatch has been confirmed for NZ provision.

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January 16, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Cupra
Born, James Yates, Cupra, VW Group, MEB, MG4 XPower, ID.3 GTX
January 15, 2024

Brabham family out of supercar project

January 15, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Brabham family out of supercar project

End of the road for collaboration that put BT62 on track here and overseas.

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January 15, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Brabham
Sir Jack Brabham, David Brabham, Mat Fitch, Brabham Group Limited, Fusion Capital, Shane van Gisbergen, BT62, BT63, Dwayne Carter
January 15, 2024

Nismo versions of NZ-cited Ariya revealed

January 15, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Nismo versions of NZ-cited Ariya revealed

Ultimate big banana B9 potentially as quick as a GT-R.

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January 15, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Nissan NZ, Ariya, Nismo, EV, Leaf
January 15, 2024

GR-lavished LBX 'Morizo' shown

January 15, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
GR-lavished LBX 'Morizo' shown

Impending small city sports utility envisaged as petite power player.

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January 15, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
LBX, Morizo, Lexus NZ, GR
January 15, 2024

Yaris GR Evolved: A sharpened slushy

January 15, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Yaris GR Evolved: A sharpened slushy

The change everyone knew was coming to Toyota’s baby rocket has given engineers excuse to alter so much more.

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January 15, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Gazoo Racing, Toyota NZ, Neeraj Lala, GR, GR Yaris, GR Corolla
January 12, 2024

Electric Macan sparking up media

January 12, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Macan sparking up media

Official images, independent test results are out.

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January 12, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Macan EV, 800v, Porsche NZ, electric, PPE, Audi, Q6 E-Tron
January 11, 2024

Car brands’ tech race at CES

January 11, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Car brands’ tech race at CES

Astounding next level electronic assists and some sweet electric rides are being showcased in Las Vegas.

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January 11, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas
January 10, 2024

Dirty vehicle buying habits to return after clean year?

January 10, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Dirty vehicle buying habits to return after clean year?

The organisation speaking for new vehicle distributors says it’s hard to say if a big upsurge in battery car buying will keep on in 2024.

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January 10, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Aimee Wiley, EV, PHEV, Ford Ranger, registrations, Model Y, Tesla, Toyota RAV4
January 10, 2024

Plainer designations for BYD’s NZ line determined

January 10, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Plainer designations for BYD’s NZ line determined

Verbose script across the back to go, in favour of a simple badge.

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January 10, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Build Your Dream, BYD, Warren Willmot, electric, Tesla, MG, registrations, script
January 09, 2024

BZ4X improvements explained

January 09, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
BZ4X improvements explained

Toyota has outlined changes it is certain will benefit the NZ-bound electric sports utility.

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January 09, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
EV, bZ4X, Subaru Solterra, Lexus RZ, range, battery
December 22, 2023

NZ Chevrolets steering clear of phone app change

December 22, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
NZ Chevrolets steering clear of phone app change

GM wants to drop Apple Car Play and Android Auto for an in-house set-up - but maybe not on product presently sold here.

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December 22, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Chevrolet
Ultifi, Apple Car Play, Android Auto, GMSV, GMSV NZ, Cadillac, Corvette, Silverado, Denali
December 20, 2023

LBX meets price leader promise - just

December 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
LBX meets price leader promise - just

Lexus baby now the cheapest buy - but only when the entry edition is considered.

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December 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
LBX, Lexus NZ, Andrew Davis, Yaris Cross
December 19, 2023

C-HR Toyota’s Turkish delight

December 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
C-HR Toyota’s Turkish delight

New sourcing point for second generation of popular compact crossover.

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December 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR, Toyota NZ, Steve Prangnell, Palmerston North, Turkey
December 19, 2023

Ariya snares epic top-to-bottom global drive

December 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Ariya snares epic top-to-bottom global drive

Cold zap! An electric model Kiwis are keen to see has become the first car to go from pole-to-pole.

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December 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Ariya, pole to pole, Chris and Julie Ramsey, Nissan NZ, EV
December 18, 2023

Countryman choice for NZ still under wraps

December 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Countryman choice for NZ still under wraps

What Kiwis will see from the spread laid out in Australia won’t be revealed until next year.

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December 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mini
Countryman, Mini, Mini NZ, JCW, Cooper
December 15, 2023

Mahindra: Scorpio okay for Kiwis, but updates coming

December 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Mahindra: Scorpio okay for Kiwis, but updates coming

Make’s head office responds to ANCAP’s stinging crash test consideration. 

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December 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mahindra
Scorpio, Mahindra, ANCAP, Global NCAP, crash test
December 15, 2023

Lexus baby’s likely format signalled

December 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Lexus baby’s likely format signalled

Front and all-wheel-drive editions with plenty of upmarket pizzazz could be the ticket for sub-UX offer landing in March.

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December 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
LBX, Yaris Cross, Andrew Davis, hybrid, Lexus NZ, Lexus Australia
December 15, 2023

MG3 PHEV, Cyberster heading this way?

December 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
MG3 PHEV, Cyberster heading this way?

Information share in NZ’s sister market reveals 2024 will be a busy year.

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December 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
MG
MG3, MG NZ, Cyberster, ZS
December 15, 2023

Scorpio staying despite lowest safety score

December 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Scorpio staying despite lowest safety score

Mahindra agent considering what to say in face of ANCAP’s zero rating call.

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December 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mahindra
ANCAP, Russell Burling, Mahindra NZ, Carla Hoorweg, crash test, Euro NCAP, zero stars
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