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October 20, 2025

Omoda reveals new number

October 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Omoda reveals new number

Compact ‘4’ is set to represent a full span of drivetrain technologies.

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October 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Omoda
Omoda 5, Omoda E5, Omoda C5, Chery
October 20, 2025

GAC push starts with three cars

October 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
GAC push starts with three cars

PHEV, petrol and full electric sectors ticked off as China’s fifth largest car brand limbers up for NZ entry.

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October 20, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GAC
Guangzhou Automobile Group Motor Co, Emzoon, GS3, Aion V, M8
October 17, 2025

NZ-set small EV bashed by safety assessor

October 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-set small EV bashed by safety assessor

Euro NCAP’s issues with the Dongfeng Box included noting how numerous body welds failed in a standard frontal impact test.

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October 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Dongfeng
Box, Euro NCAP, three stars, welds, Armstrong Group, Auto Distributors, crash test
October 17, 2025

Opel under review: Low sales, EV slump has hurt

October 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Opel under review: Low sales, EV slump has hurt

Germany’s only mainstream brand returned in 2022 with a plan to exploit  Clean Car rebates - those have gone, it’s struggling. End of story?

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October 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel
Auto Distributors NZ, Simon Rutherford, Euro, Clean Car, electric, EV
October 17, 2025

Self-drive function among potentials for Leapmotor

October 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Self-drive function among potentials for Leapmotor

Leapmotor B10 has landed with an advanced technology suite, but self-drive requires one more ingredient.

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October 17, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Leapmotor
Stellantis, Snapdragon, Brian Carr, Simon Rutherford, Auto Distributors NZ, FSD, 4G, B10, C10
October 16, 2025

Concepts stack up for Tokyo reveal

October 16, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Concepts stack up for Tokyo reveal

Imagination-stretching design studies to the fore.

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October 16, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Subaru, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Mazda, Tokyo, Mobility Show
October 15, 2025

Navara to unveil on November 19

October 15, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Navara to unveil on November 19

NZ release timing? It’ll show some time in the first half of 2026.

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October 15, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Navara, Andrew Humberstone, Nissan NZ, November 19, Mitsubishi Triton
October 15, 2025

Jaecoo baby on horizon

October 15, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Jaecoo baby on horizon

J5 signalled for early 2026 regional release.

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October 15, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Jaecoo
J5, J7, Omoda, Chery
October 14, 2025

Six-wheeler LS and electric Corolla hinted

October 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Six-wheeler LS and electric Corolla hinted

Toyota and Lexus concepts suggest a wild ride for impending car show.

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October 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Corolla, Lexus LS, Century, Mobility Japan, Akio Toyoda
October 14, 2025

Corvette updates finally coming

October 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Corvette updates finally coming

Fresh cabin, more technology, stiffened stickers.

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October 14, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GMSV
Chevrolet, Corvette, 2LT, 3LT, Coupe, Convertible, Chevrolet Connected Services, MY26
October 11, 2025

No pressies for CR-V’s milestone birthday

October 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
No pressies for CR-V’s milestone birthday

A few mates around, some nice words but otherwise nothing special seems planned for the first born in Honda’s light recreational family.

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October 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
CR-V, Honda NZ, HR-V, ZR-V, Passport, Pilot, Carolyn McMahon
October 10, 2025

GWM’s high-up’s orange crush

October 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
GWM’s high-up’s orange crush

Donald Trump reference and ‘shit’ talk adds spark to tech briefing pep talk from Chinese make’s colourful top man.

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October 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
GWM, Parker Shi, Lang Lang, VinFast, Trubiani, Nicole Wu, James Yang, Donald Trump, tech day
October 10, 2025

Chery seven seat PHEV here soon

October 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Chery seven seat PHEV here soon

Flagship of Chinese make’s selection has latest drivetrain tech.

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October 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Chery
Tiggo 9, Lucas Harris, Chery NZ, CSH, NEDC, WLTP, Super Hybrid
October 10, 2025

Elettrica - Ferrari breaks battery car silence

October 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Elettrica - Ferrari breaks battery car silence

Technical detail about impending four-door that is unlike anything previously made in Maranello has shared. 

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October 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ferrari
Elettrica, Maranello, Italy, supercar, Sk On, Ferrari Forever
October 09, 2025

Wey open for MPV-favouring fan base

October 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Wey open for MPV-favouring fan base

Luxury MPV will be niche, but still a safe bet given likely customer familiarity.

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October 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Cameron Thomas, Wey, GWM, Tank 700, Steven Maciver, Haval, Ora, Cannon, Blue Mountain, Mocha, G9, Zeekr 009, Gaoshan
October 09, 2025

GWM confident challenging NZ market big guns

October 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
GWM confident challenging NZ market big guns

‘We are aiming to get into the top eight next year and the year after into the top five’ says highly-credentialed, newly-appointed country manager.

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October 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Cameron Thomas, John Kett, country manager, PHEV, electrified, hybrid
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
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