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October 08, 2025

Product push by GWM brand family

October 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Product push by GWM brand family

PHEV and electric are to the fore via Haval, Ora and a new entry, Wey.

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October 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Ora 5, Wey, Jolion Max, China
October 07, 2025

GWM enhancing diesel grunt

October 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
GWM enhancing diesel grunt

Big banger 3.0-litre is coming; our region has been chosen as the global launch pad.

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October 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Tech day, Richard Zhu, Nicole Wu, Tank 500, Tank 700, Cannon Alpha
October 07, 2025

BYD baby on price attack?

October 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
BYD baby on price attack?

The Atto 1 is coming and with it lends chance for the Chinese make to upset the established creche of Kiwi-favoured small cars.

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October 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BYD
Atto 2, Atto 1, Euro NCAP, Ateco NZ, ANCAP, Warren Willmot
October 06, 2025

Electric Cayenne a big screen attraction

October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Cayenne a big screen attraction

Not only does it have a giant centre display, but it’s also bendy.

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October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Cayenne, EV, Weissach
October 06, 2025

NZ set to learn from Toyota’s living lab

October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ set to learn from Toyota’s living lab

Woven City, an ambitious Toyota technology development process five years in the making, has opened - and Kiwis will benefit.

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October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Woven City, Japan, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Toyota NZ, Palmerston North, technology, robots
October 06, 2025

PHEV GWM Tank pips hybrid edition

October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
PHEV GWM Tank pips hybrid edition

On the one hand, it has full electric and a plug … on the other, there are fewer seats. 

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October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Hi-4T, Tank 500, PHEV, HEV, Tank 700, Lang Lang, Tank, Rob Trubiani
October 03, 2025

Hybrid not a hybrid - Hilux/Prado back in spotlight

October 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hybrid not a hybrid - Hilux/Prado back in spotlight

Toyota NZ’s desire to market its 48 volt-assisted diesel as a hybrid doesn’t wash with its Aussie counterpart, which is back on the attack about mis-labelling.

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October 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia, Toyota New Zealand, Hilux, Prado, Landcruiser 300, LandCruiser, Palmerston North, Manawatu, Hybrid Synergy Drive, EFficiency Hybrid, Performance Hybrid
October 03, 2025

Rear-drive Tesla M3 re-sets range hit

October 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Rear-drive Tesla M3 re-sets range hit

Adoption of battery previously restricted to AWD models boosts potential.

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October 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Model 3, NMC, LFP, Long Range
October 02, 2025

Kia EV4 slips in with low Cd, best range

October 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Kia EV4 slips in with low Cd, best range

Cheapest version of new fastback cites as Kia’s most efficient car here.

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October 02, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV4, EV3, Todd McDonald, EV
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
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