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October 02, 2025

Camry down from three to one

October 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Camry down from three to one

Low demand for sedans has kiboshed all but the flagship grade, but Toyota is proposing this as a plus.

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October 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Camry, ZR, hybrid, GX, SX, Andrew Davis, TNZ, Palmerston North, Manawatu
October 02, 2025

Hybrid incoming for Torres

October 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hybrid incoming for Torres

Battery assist with petrol back-up is new direction for KGM crossover.

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October 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KGM
Torres, Inchcape
October 02, 2025

Brawny B5, B8 to kick off Denza push

October 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Brawny B5, B8 to kick off Denza push

BYD’s luxury brand is about to launch here, with a pair of dirt-ready plug-in hybrids.

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October 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Denza
BYD, B5, B8, Fangchengbao
October 01, 2025

Dongfeng joins China brand onslaught

October 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Dongfeng joins China brand onslaught

Another huge automotive entity out of China will represent by Armstrong Group; outlets opening soon.

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October 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Dongfeng
AutoDistributors NZ, Rick Armstrong, Simon Rutherford, Zhu Xun, Armstrong Group
October 01, 2025

Silverado warranty goes for gold

October 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Silverado warranty goes for gold

Stronger cover for GMSV’s volume seller. 

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October 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Chevrolet
GMSV, Silverado, LTZ, 2500 HD, ZR2
September 30, 2025

Neighbour’s new ASX an expensive Euro

September 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Neighbour’s new ASX an expensive Euro

Only the nameplate is the same. Otherwise Australia’s ASX is a very different proposition to ours. For a very different price.

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September 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
ASX, Mitsubishi Motors NZ, Japan, Renault, Captur, France, ANCAP, Euro NCAP, Reece Congdon
September 30, 2025

Magma development flowed into NZ

September 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Magma development flowed into NZ

Performance car from Hyundai’s Genesis brand has run in NZ. But will it sell here? 

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September 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Genesis
Hyundai, E-GMP, Ioniq 5, Southern Hemisphere Proving Ground, SHPG, Queenstown, Hyundai NZ
September 30, 2025

MG on charge with HS hybrids

September 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
MG on charge with HS hybrids

Flagship plug-in version cites significant range and EV-only abilities.

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September 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
MG
MG, Dean Sheed, Super Hybrid, Essence, PHEV, Outlander, Haval H6, RAV4
September 29, 2025

Supra to cut a track with special

September 29, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Supra to cut a track with special

Track Edition is less full out than the Final Edition going to other markets, but still looks special.

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September 29, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
GR, GR Supra, Walkinshaw, Toyota NZ, B58, six cylinder
September 29, 2025

EX30 swaps suit for swanndri

September 29, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
EX30 swaps suit for swanndri

Cross Country flagship bumps city slicker original formats and prices also slashed.

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September 29, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
EX30, Cross Country, Daile Stephens, Volvo Cars NZ, electric
September 26, 2025

JLR hacker attack impact on NZ unclear

September 26, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
JLR hacker attack impact on NZ unclear

With the production flow from UK factories ceased and the Slovakia operation supplying here also affected, what impact is there on NZ supply?

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September 26, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Land Rover
Defender, Discovery, Land Rover, JLR, Jaguar, Ben Montgomery, Motorcorp
September 26, 2025

Ranger ID challenge is about to get harder

September 26, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
 Ranger ID challenge is about to get harder

Badge delete decision makes it harder to pick one lone Ranger from another.

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September 26, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Ford NZ, Wildtrak, Raptor, Tom Clancy, XLT, Sport
September 25, 2025

A1 intent driving impending EV make

September 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
A1 intent driving impending EV make

Bullish new entry Xpeng is suggesting it will be different to other car makes out of China already in NZ.

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September 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Xpeng
AI, Damian Royce, technology, G6
September 25, 2025

Engine swap for entry Isuzus

September 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Engine swap for entry Isuzus

Bigger brawn, better living … that’s the promise from the new 2.2-litre turbodiesel.

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September 25, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Isuzu
D-Max, MU-X, Isuzu NZ, RZ4F
September 24, 2025

No noise, just fast … very, very fast

September 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
No noise, just fast … very, very fast

Driver of world record Chinese hypercar says success came from quiet resolve.

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September 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Yangwang, Germany, Papenburg
September 24, 2025

Next-gen ProPilot cruising Tokyo

September 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Next-gen ProPilot cruising Tokyo

Nissan’s response to Tesla’s FSD has more tech, including LiDAR. It’s cited for 2027 production.

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September 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
September 24, 2025

Updated Outlander upholds top score

September 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Outlander upholds top score

Extra safety ingredients help Kiwi favourite withstand tougher test

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September 24, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander, PHEV, ANCAP, Mitsubishi Motors NZ
September 23, 2025

Hydrogen X5 talked up regionally

September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hydrogen X5 talked up regionally

Munich confirms fuel cell edition will join EV, PHEV, petrol and diesel types - will we see it here?

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September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
iX5, X5, Munich, BMW NZ, BMW Australia, EV, PHEV, petrol, diesel, FCEV, Hydrogen
September 23, 2025

Impending MG ute an ANCAP star

September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Impending MG ute an ANCAP star

Independent national auditor says model’s LDV history helped sort score.

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September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
MG
ute, U9, LDV, Terron 9, ANCAP, five star, safety
September 23, 2025

Updated Corolla Cross signalled

September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Corolla Cross signalled

GR Sport edition adding to line-up, minor equipments tweaks, no prices yet.

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September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
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