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March 10, 2026

Urban expected as bigger, cheaper MG4 option

March 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Urban expected as bigger, cheaper MG4 option

Sino-Brit brand’s next model here has a familiar name, but otherwise is all new.

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March 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
MG
MG4 Urban, MG NZ, electric, EV, DC, MG3
March 10, 2026

Box price slimmed further

March 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Box price slimmed further

On original schedule, Dongfeng’s entry model should have cost more by now. Instead it’s become cheaper.

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March 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
March 10, 2026

Leaf gains jury’s gold

March 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Leaf gains jury’s gold

Will big award sway Nissan consideration of latest electric’s chances for NZ sale? 

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March 10, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Awards
WWCOTY, Sandy Myhre, Nissan Leaf, Ariya, electric, EV
March 09, 2026

‘Six’-y time: Tesla staple’s seat count climbs

March 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
‘Six’-y time: Tesla staple’s seat count climbs

The Model Y will land here later in the year with three rows of chairs.

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March 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Model Y L, Model Y, Tesla, Shanghai, China, Berlin, Germany
March 09, 2026

Battery-reliant fleet hits milestone, what next?

March 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Battery-reliant fleet hits milestone, what next?

Electric/electrified imprint hitting 100,000 new units would have been reached a lot earlier had support continued.

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March 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
EV, PHEV, Motor Industry Association, MIA, registrations, electric, electrified, battery, ICE, fossil fuel, Clean Car Standard, Clean Car rebate, Clean Car
March 06, 2026

Countdown to new i3

March 06, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Countdown to new i3

Electric Three Series has been dancing in ice and snow in lead up to mid-March reveal.

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March 06, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i3, iX3, BMW NZ, electric, 800v, Neue Klasse
March 06, 2026

Ariya’s history, clarity on new Leaf ‘coming’

March 06, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Ariya’s history, clarity on new Leaf ‘coming’

Nissan’s local electric car plans are still a grey area.

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March 06, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Leaf, Ariya, electric, Nissan NZ
March 05, 2026

New names, tech plus familiar powertrain for CX-5

March 05, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
New names, tech plus familiar powertrain for CX-5

Mazda NZ has shared detail about the product plan for its sales leader.

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March 05, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
CX-5, Mazda NZ, Paul Sherley, SkyActiv-G, SkyActiv-Z
March 05, 2026

With Ariya pulled, is Nissan NZ’s electric push in doubt?

March 05, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
With Ariya pulled, is Nissan NZ’s electric push in doubt?

Brand’s national outlet having nothing to say now about the new Leaf and updated Ariya raises big questions.

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March 05, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Ariya, Leaf, Nissan NZ, EV, PHEV, e-Power, electric, Clean Car Discount, Clean Car Standard
March 04, 2026

No Escape - medium SUV pulled

March 04, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
No Escape - medium SUV pulled

Ford has dropped its medium five-seater and says no substitute is pending.

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March 04, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Escape, Puma, PHEV, FHEV, hybrid, Tom Clancy
March 03, 2026

Slight rise is sales encourages MIA

March 03, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Slight rise is sales encourages MIA

Business and private buyer interest kept market alive in February and most went for ICE choices.

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March 03, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, Ford Ranger, Aimee Wiley, Hybrid, PHEV, EV, BEV, Hyundai Tucson, Toyota RAV4, Nissan Navara
March 03, 2026

Baby M’s whopper upgrade

March 03, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Baby M’s whopper upgrade

The M2 is a great choice for track days. An M2 with this extrovert kit? All the better, the brand says. 

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March 03, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
M Sport, M Performance, M2, BMW NZ, Germany, CS, Jorg Weidinger
March 03, 2026

Caddy’s three-phase power play a go

March 03, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Caddy’s three-phase power play a go

Compact five-seat Optiq and mammoth seven-chair Vistiq soon to join Lyriq.

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March 03, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Cadillac
Optiq, Vistiq, EV, electric, GM, General Motors, Jess Bala
March 02, 2026

Question mark over PHEV Tank’s efficiency?

March 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Question mark over PHEV Tank’s efficiency?

GWM is persisting with a calculator relegated to history here but still used in Australia. It has yet to explain why.  

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March 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Tank 300, PHEV, plug-in hybrid, WLTP, GWM Australia, GWM NZ
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
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