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March 02, 2026

Fronx still in limbo

March 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Fronx still in limbo

No word from Suzuki as to possible remedy for safety fault or when car can come back on sale

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March 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki
Fronx, ANCAP, Waka Kotahi, NZTA, Wanganui, seatbelt, retractor, warning, Maruti
March 01, 2026

BAIC big boss enthusiastic about NZ push

March 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
BAIC big boss enthusiastic about NZ push

The latest of China’s giant car makers, BAIC, has landed here, with its boss vowing full product support - including potentially even more choices than on distributor’s wish list.

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March 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
BAIC
Simon Rutherford, Auto Distributors NZ, Rick Armstrong, B30, B40, X55, ArcFox, Foton, Electric, REV, range extender, hybrid
February 28, 2026

EV3 snares NZ Car of the Year

February 28, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
EV3 snares NZ Car of the Year

Kia’s first winner of long-running national award cited for range, design excellence. 

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February 28, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
NZ Car of the Year
Kia EV3, Matt Hansen, Todd McDonald
February 27, 2026

Gone once, gone twice … and now Opel’s gone again

February 27, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Gone once, gone twice … and now Opel’s gone again

For Germany’s only mainstream brand, once again the phwoar is over.

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February 27, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel
Stellantis, Rick Armstrong, Auto Distributors NZ, Simon Rutherford, Russelsheim, PSA, Peugeot, Citroen, Leapmotor, BAIC
February 25, 2026

Electric edge JAC close to release

February 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Electric edge JAC close to release

Plug-in hybrid ute has just completed massive test programme across the Tasman.

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February 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
JAC
PHEV, Hunter, JAC, T9, JAC NZ, Fieldays
February 25, 2026

Bigfoot Toyota stumbles

February 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Bigfoot Toyota stumbles

Fire risk triggers recall of flagship Land Cruiser and Lexus equivalent.

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February 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Land Cruiser 300, recall, Lexus LX, Toyota NZ, Palmerston North
February 25, 2026

Call of the wild for Forester, Crosstrek

February 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Call of the wild for Forester, Crosstrek

Potential for local availability of Wilderness editions of Subaru’s other petrol off-seal-sorted SUVs has firmed.

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February 25, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Outback, Wilderness, Subaru NZ, Forester, Crosstrek, Solterra, Uncharted
February 24, 2026

Grok enabled for NZ Teslas

February 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Grok enabled for NZ Teslas

Rollout starts with HW3 cars, but latest models should also have A1 assist on board within days.

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February 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Grok, A1, Tesla, Elon Musk, Tesla NZ, assistant
February 24, 2026

Diesel-hybrid ute a Chery delight?

February 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Diesel-hybrid ute a Chery delight?

Could KP31 unveiled yesterday be the battery-assisted breakthrough rural NZ has been waiting for?

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February 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Chery
KP31, diesel, PHEV, hybrid, Chery
February 23, 2026

Everest range more of a mountain

February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Everest range more of a mountain

The pricing plan for the rejigged Ford Everest has announced. The peak model is more expensive, base camp establishes at lower elevation.

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February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Everest, Ranger, Ford NZ, biturbo, V6, diesel
February 23, 2026

Epiq indecision admitted

February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Epiq indecision admitted

Buyer trends for larger electrics expected to clarify NZ baby Skoda’s market potential .

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February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
Epiq, Enyaq, Elroq, electric, EV, Matthew Markby, Skoda NZ
February 23, 2026

Audi RS 5: A tonne (actually several) of talent

February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Audi RS 5: A tonne (actually several) of talent

The electric age is upon an Ingolstadt icon. It loads up on kiloWatts …. and kilograms.

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February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS 5, RS 4, RS 6, BMW M3, Mercedes-AMG C63, Ingolstadt, Audi NZ
February 20, 2026

Navara RRPs slim, donor still starts lower

February 20, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Navara RRPs slim, donor still starts lower

Nissan’s new utility will avail in four auto double cab 4x4 forms; two for work, two for play.

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February 20, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Navara, Mitsubishi Triton, SL, ST, ST-X, Pro-4X, GLX, GLXR, VRX
February 20, 2026

Tesla hands-free driving now a sub deep-dive

February 20, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Tesla hands-free driving now a sub deep-dive

Axing one-cost availability for monthly payments is in tune with trend change, brand says.

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February 20, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
FSD(S), Level Two, Model 3, Model Y, Hardware 4, Autopilot
February 20, 2026

Box safety improvements yet to be unpacked

February 20, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Box safety improvements yet to be unpacked

Dongfeng distributor says there’s no hiding from baby EV’s shortcoming. “It is what it is.” 

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February 20, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Dongfeng
ANCAP, VSR, European NCAP, Waka Kotahi, Simon Rutherford
February 19, 2026

Outback bulks up in size and price

February 19, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Outback bulks up in size and price

Wilderness keeps turbo vibe going, but pushes this wagon into new sticker territory.

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February 19, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
outback, Wilderness, XT, AWD, Premium
February 11, 2026

Palisade joins Hyundai’s hybrid gang

February 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Palisade joins Hyundai’s hybrid gang

Big fella’s diesel push is over and choice has reduced to a plush flagship.

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February 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
palisade, Leighton Agnew, Hyundai NZ, Santa Fe, hybrid, petrol-electric
February 10, 2026

Epiq unveil now close; NZ intention unclear

February 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Epiq unveil now close; NZ intention unclear

The smallest electric in Skoda’s stable is just months away from production start.

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February 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
Epiq, Enyaq, Elroq, EV, Skoda NZ, MEB, Alex Brown
February 09, 2026

Ups and downs of Ranger rejig

February 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Ups and downs of Ranger rejig

Dropping that well-supported biturbo four-pot diesel means a big pricing revision for Ford’s one-tonner.

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February 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, diesel, biturbo, V6, single turbo, Super Duty, XLT, Everest, Raptor
February 09, 2026

Premium play presumes for Tesla pair

February 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Premium play presumes for Tesla pair

Change of badging, no alternation to trim and stickers - so mainstream or something more upmarket?

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February 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Model Y, Model 3, Model X, Model S, Elon Musk, EV
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