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March 07, 2025

Paw-sitive outcome from dogs in EV study

March 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Paw-sitive outcome from dogs in EV study

No fumes, less noise, less stress … battery cars are a best friend to travel sensitive pooches, study suggests.

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March 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
EV, Scott Miller, Skoda, Mango, Top Gear, study, anxiety, dog
March 06, 2025

Baby ID ‘for everyone’ revealed

March 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Baby ID ‘for everyone’ revealed

VW’s small car styling study lends insight into a 2027 electric it intends to sell for less than $38k.

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March 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
ID, VW New Zealand, ID.Ever'1, ID.1, ID.2
March 06, 2025

ES90 revealed, not for NZ

March 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
ES90 revealed, not for NZ

Sweden’s latest, a big luxury electric, has just unveiled. Kiwis will have to admire it from afar.

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March 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
ES90, EX90, Volvo New Zealand, electric, Gothenburg
March 06, 2025

Tesla down - but are Musk politics to blame?

March 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Tesla down - but are Musk politics to blame?

Elon’s EV brand was already in doldrums here before he raised his right arm.

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March 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Model 3, Model Y, Elon Musk, Swasticar, Nazi
March 06, 2025

Hot Buzz: Amped GTX heads ‘electric Kombi’ family

March 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hot Buzz: Amped GTX heads ‘electric Kombi’ family

It's been the longest time coming, but the hubba-hubba Dub is finally about to hit the road.

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March 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
ID.Buzz, VW NZ, VW NZ Commercials, Kevin Richards, GTX, Bus, Kombi, Microbus, EV
March 05, 2025

PHEV Ranger priced, three versions coming mid-year

March 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
PHEV Ranger priced, three versions coming mid-year

Electric assist drivetrain’s premium more pronounced for XLT than with Wildtrak.

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March 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, PHEV, Ford NZ, Annaliese Atina
March 04, 2025

Petrol hybrid comes to Carnival

March 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Petrol hybrid comes to Carnival

Kia’s familiar 1.6-litre petrol unit is a pepped version of a unit already serving Sorento and Sportage.

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March 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Carnival, MPV, Kia NZ, HEV, diesel
February 28, 2025

CLE begins AMG journey

February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
CLE begins AMG journey

Six-cylinder ’53’ seems ultimately set to be joined by a V8 ’63’.

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February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG
AMG53, CLE, Mercedes Benz NZ, Coupe, CLE200, CLE300
February 28, 2025

Shark attack - five stars but also bite marks

February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Shark attack - five stars but also bite marks

Safety auditor ANCAP gives BYD’s new ute a strong score, but also questions elements of the design and technology.

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February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Shark 6, BYD NZ, ute, ANCAP
February 28, 2025

Lyriq order book opens

February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Lyriq order book opens

Provisioned home charger incentive for early birds.

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February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Cadillac
Lyriq, Experience Centre, Auckland, Jess Bala, GMSV
February 28, 2025

Kia goes for triple treat with EV roll-out

February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Kia goes for triple treat with EV roll-out

National distributor resolutely mum on local potential for EV5 van, EV4 medium car and city-specific EV2 concept. 

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February 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
PV5, EV4, EV2, Kia New Zealand, Seoul, Kia, Spain
February 27, 2025

Terramar teed up for NZ, but what of Tavascan?

February 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Terramar teed up for NZ, but what of Tavascan?

Two key sports utilities for VW Group’s Cupra sub-brand are en route, but only one has been detailed.

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February 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Cupra
Terramar, Tavascan, Nataliya Ellingham, Cupra NZ, Giltrap Group, VW NZ
February 27, 2025

Rossi celebration M4 revealed

February 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Rossi celebration M4 revealed

No.46 has turned 46 … so BMW has created a special road-legal edition of the car he races.

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February 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
M4, BMW NZ, M4 Competition, Valentino Rossi, GT3
February 26, 2025

Third Smart model prime number

February 26, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Third Smart model prime number

The #1 and #3 are here now, the potentially more vital #5 is still en route.

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February 26, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Smart
#1, #3, #5, Smart NZ, Armstrong Group
February 25, 2025

Tough terrain-tuned Everest set to shake

February 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Tough terrain-tuned Everest set to shake

Tremor treatment delivers a seismic shift for off-road addicts seeking an alternate to a certain Toyota.

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February 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Everest, Rachel White, Ford NZ, biturbo, Ranger
February 24, 2025

Hitch to X3’s towing readiness

February 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hitch to X3’s towing readiness

Latest BMW model’s integrated towball has been rendered inactive until local fix for heavy-duty compliance enables. 

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February 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
BMW NZ, Towing, tow ball, automated tow hitch, X3, Mike Thompson
February 20, 2025

Kia begins big box development

February 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Kia begins big box development

The first of a series of different-sized, lookalike electric vans has been shown off - what chance for NZ?

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February 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV5, Kia NZ, PBV
February 20, 2025

Updated XC60 here later this year

February 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Updated XC60 here later this year

New grille the most obvious external styling change, cabin gets a new screen for faster infotainment action.

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February 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
XC60, Volvo NZ, Snapdragon, Qualcomm
February 19, 2025

Sealion 7 set to join BYD push

February 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Sealion 7 set to join BYD push

New model comes as China’s most successful car maker seeks to regain health here.

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February 19, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Sealion 7, BYD NZ, Atto3, EV, Tesla, Model Y
February 18, 2025

More Ranger PHEV detail revealed

February 18, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
More Ranger PHEV detail revealed

Blue Oval’s electric assist tray deck will go cab-chassis as well as dual cab.

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February 18, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Ranger PHEV, Ford NZ, BYD, Shark 6, GWM, Cannon Alpha PHEV
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